British Comedy Guide
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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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

Simon 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 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

The 20 Best TV Shows of 2020

Includes Staged, Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe and Ghosts.

Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th December 2020

The 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 2020

I 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 2020

As 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

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