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Ghosts Christmas special review
Charles Dickens knew ghosts made the perfect Christmas characters... and now the spookily successful BBC sitcom has followed suit.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2021Five of the best comedy podcasts
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Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th September 2021Fresh Meat at 10
A decade on from freshers, TV's top students remember their raucous heyday. "We were basically dirty, smelly Friends".
Beth Webb, NME, 23rd September 2021Last week saw the return of Ghosts (BBC One), the offbeat sitcom from many of the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland , in which young couple Alison and Mike (Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe) live in a crumbling mansion full of bickering ghosts, including a caveman, a trouserless Tory MP and a witch-burning victim.
The opening episode explained how one of the spectral residents managed to lose his head. By now, three series in, you either enjoy the innocent spookiness of Ghosts or you don't. My own barely concealed inner goth can't help but be charmed. The show has inconsistencies (ghostly hands slide through people but can pick up TV remotes), but whatever, it's not a documentary. Its superpower is that it's reminiscent of a lost Ealing film-style Britishness; so much so that I was surprised to hear that a US version is in production. Ghosts is about as scary as a ghost train ride in broad daylight, but it's always a hoot.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 15th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie interview
More flashbacks, more backstories, and a big emotional journey for Alison - that's a taster of what series three of Ghosts has in store.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 12th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie on Ghosts and Feel Good
The Ghosts actor on avoiding the egotistical side of showbusiness, her close relationship with Mae Martin and the potential for a Fresh Meat reunion.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 11th August 2021Why BBC's Ghosts doesn't need a fourth season
An action-packed blend of laughs and cultural references with a heartwarming bond running through it, Ghosts has been a delight to watch. It has truly peaked with its third instalment and that's why it's the right time to close the door.
Laura Denby, Radio Times, 11th August 2021Ghosts series three review
Hard-drinking toff Barclay Beg-Chetwynde seems set to be the next member of the phantom troop, in the only TV show that would benefit from bumping more people off.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th August 2021Ghosts, BBC1, review
Innocuously good fun undermined by too many storylines.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 9th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe interview
More flashbacks, more backstories, and a big emotional journey for Alison - that's a taster of what Series 3 of Ghosts has in store.
The Scotsman, 6th August 2021