![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. 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](https://cdn.comedy.co.uk/images/library/comedies/300x200/g/ghosts_s2.jpg)
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 3, Episode 4 repeated Sunday at 10pm on Gold
Streaming rank this week: 246
Press clippings Page 14
Ghosts Christmas Special, BBC1, review
Reliably funny but a little too busy.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 23rd December 2020Ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas, review
One of the sweetest, funniest, most satisfying festive specials.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2020Previews of BBC Christmas comedy specials
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, Ghosts, Motherland, QI and King Gary.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2020Ghosts 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 2020Simon Farnaby on the politicians who influenced Julian
"Very early on, when we decided on this politician character, I had an impression of Tony Blair that I used to annoy my wife with," Farnaby recalled. "So, it was a bit Tony Blair and a bit David Cameron."
David Craig, Radio Times, 19th December 2020The 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 2020The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020
Includes Staged, Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe and Ghosts.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th December 2020The 50 best TV shows of 2020: No 10 - Ghosts
Written by the Horrible Histories crew, this must-see supernatural comedy bears their stamp of absurdity - and is full of feelgood spirit.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th December 2020I Talk Telly Awards 2020 nominations
After Life, Friday Night Dinner, Gavin & Stacey, Ghosts, Home, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the I Talk Telly Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2020As Mike and Alison prepare to attend her school reunion, Mike gets lost down a social media stalking hole and romantic poet Thomas recounts his demise in the 1820s. The other ghosts chip in with their own, highly subjective, versions and there's an enjoyable cameo to come for Stath Lets Flats fans.
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 12th October 2020