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.
- Series 4, Episode 5 repeated Sunday at 10pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 152
Press clippings Page 12
Last 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 2021Review: Ghosts will haunt our screens for years
If any current sitcom has a hope of being repeated 40 years from now, bet on Ghosts (BBC1). It's very funny - but so were lots of great comedies that have faded into obscurity.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th August 2021Ghosts remake: Meet US Versions of the UK characters
CBS will air an American take on BBC sitcom Ghosts this autumn. Here's how the characters have been translated from the originals, and some brand new additions...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 9th 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 2021Ghosts, series 3 episode 1 review
BBC One's supernatural comedy Ghosts, now in its third series, has the lived-in quality of old slippers.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 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