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Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Robin (Laurence Rickard), Humphrey (Laurence Rickard), Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Julian (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts

Ghosts

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2019 - 2023
  • 34 episodes (5 series)

Comedy about a group of ghosts inhabiting a crumbling country manor and its new living owners. Stars Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas and more.

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Series 2 - The Ghost Of Christmas

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Robin (Laurence Rickard), Pat (Jim Howick), Julian (Simon Farnaby), Captain (Ben Willbond), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Mary (Katy Wix), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
It's Christmas at Button House, and as Alison and Mike are hosting his family for the first time, Mike is determined to make it perfect.

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It's Christmas at Button House, and as Alison and Mike are hosting his family for the first time, Mike is determined to make it perfect. However his plan to make his parents relax may be optimistic. Alison is also determined to deliver the best Christmas ever for the living and the dead, although the latter aren't filled with festive cheer. It turns out Christmas just isn't that much fun when you're deceased. A new arrival in the house forces Julian to confront past wrongs and as he delves into memories of his former life, he has a revelation that could help the ghosts rediscover the real message of Christmas.

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Errol (Leon Herbert), Captain (Ben Willbond), Robin (Laurence Rickard), Betty (Sutara Gayle), Pat (Jim Howick). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Kitty (Lolly Adefope). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Angela (Samantha Pearl). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Angela (Samantha Pearl), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Errol (Leon Herbert), Betty (Sutara Gayle), Leila (Timmika Ramsay), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Julian (Simon Farnaby), Pat (Jim Howick). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Julian (Simon Farnaby), Captain (Ben Willbond), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Leila (Timmika Ramsay), Betty (Sutara Gayle), Angela (Samantha Pearl), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe). Copyright: Monumental Pictures
Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Pat (Jim Howick), Captain (Ben Willbond), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Errol (Leon Herbert), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe). Copyright: Monumental Pictures

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Charlotte Ritchie Alison
Kiell Smith-Bynoe Mike
Mathew Baynton Thomas
Simon Farnaby Julian
Martha Howe-Douglas Lady Button
Jim Howick Pat
Laurence Rickard Robin
Ben Willbond Captain
Lolly Adefope Kitty
Katy Wix Mary
Laurence Rickard Humphrey
Guest cast
Samantha Pearl Angela
Sutara Gayle Betty
Timmika Ramsay Leila
Leon Herbert Errol
Amy Maguire Rachel Fawcett MP
Writing team
Ben Willbond Writer
Simon Farnaby Writer
Annie Fawke Script Editor
Production team
Tom Kingsley Director
Matthew Mulot Producer
Alison Carpenter Executive Producer
Debra Hayward Executive Producer
Alison Owen Executive Producer
Kate Daughton Executive Producer
Mathew Baynton Executive Producer
Simon Farnaby Executive Producer
Martha Howe-Douglas Executive Producer
Jim Howick Executive Producer
Laurence Rickard Executive Producer
Ben Willbond Executive Producer
Imogen Cooper Executive Producer
Jill Forbes Line Producer
Mike Holliday Editor
Amy Maguire Production Designer
Kelly Valentine Hendry Casting Director
Alex Irwin Casting Director
Lucy Williams Costume Designer
Will Hanke Director of Photography
Jo Jenkins Make-up Designer
Arthur Sharpe Composer
Ralegh Long Composer
Peter Griffiths 1st Assistant Director

Press

Ghosts Christmas Special, BBC1, review

Reliably funny but a little too busy.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020

Ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas, review

One of the sweetest, funniest, most satisfying festive specials.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2020

Ghosts Christmas special will warm your heart

Mike from Ghosts, aka Kiell Smith-Bynoe, takes Den of Geek behind the scenes on the sitcom's terrific Christmas episode...

Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 21st December 2020

The ghosts from Ghosts on their favourite Christmases

The sitcom spooks, back for a one-off special, share their most cherished yuletide memories ... before they, you know, died.

The Guardian, 16th December 2020

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