Ghosts Christmas special confirmed
- There will be a new Ghosts Christmas special on BBC One this December
- The festive episode will follow on from the six-part fifth series, which is due to begin this Friday
- The Christmas special will mark the end. "It's time to wave goodbye to the inhabitants of Button House and focus on new projects"
It's been confirmed that hit sitcom Ghosts will conclude with a Christmas special.
The six-part fifth series of the comedy is due to begin this Friday (6th October), and will conclude its BBC One run on 10th November. The festival special then following in December.
The Ghosts team posted on social media: "The final series of Ghosts starts on Friday... but there might be one last present under the Christmas tree this year #BBCGhosts".
This will be the fourth Christmas special from the sitcom, with last year's special - titled It's Behind You - securing 5.9million viewers, making it the biggest scripted TV comedy of the year.
It was announced in March that the forthcoming fifth series will be the end for the show, thus the Christmas special will be the last episode of the comedy.
The BBC said at the time: "The team behind the smash-hit show have decided that after five series it's time to wave goodbye to the inhabitants of Button House and focus on new projects."
The Ghosts team - Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond - announced at the time: "After five incredible years haunting the halls of Button House, we have decided that the time is right to let our beloved sitcom Ghosts rest in peace. We have just wrapped filming on our fifth and final series and we can't wait to share it with you all later this year.
"We could never have imagined the reception the show has enjoyed, or the fun we have had making it, and we would like to thank our amazing cast and crew as well as everyone at BBC Comedy, BBC One and Monumental Television for their tireless support.
"But most of all we'd like to thank everyone who watches. Mathew, Martha, Simon, Jim, Laurence and Ben x"
Series 5 will see Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) begin exploring other means of making ends meet and contemplate a new chapter that could have a huge effect on the Ghosts' lives.
To tie in with the final series, the stars have written a companion book. The Button House Archives will be published on 26th October.
The stars talk further about their thoughts on the show ending in the Series 5 cast interviews