Ghosts (2019 TV series)

Ghosts
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GenreSitcom
Created by
Written by
  • Mathew Baynton
  • Simon Farnaby
  • Martha Howe-Douglas
  • Jim Howick
  • Laurence Rickard
  • Ben Willbond
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes34
Production
Executive producers
  • Mathew Baynton
  • Simon Farnaby
  • Martha Howe-Douglas
  • Jim Howick
  • Laurence Rickard
  • Ben Willbond
  • Alison Carpenter
  • Debra Hayward
  • Alison Owen
  • Imogen Cooper
  • Pat Tookey-Dickinson
Producers
  • Matthew Mulot
  • Pat Tookey-Dickinson
EditorMike Holliday & Will Peverett
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • Monumental Television
  • Them There
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release15 April 2019 (2019-04-15) –
25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)
Related
Ghosts (American TV series)
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Ghosts is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from April 2019 to December 2023. It follows a group of ghosts from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing it with its new living occupants. It is written and performed by the collective group Them There, who had previously worked together on productions including Horrible Histories and Yonderland.[1]

Ghosts was the first post-watershed comedy by the ensemble, although some television critics said that it was suitable for adults and children alike,[2][3] and it was moved to a pre-watershed slot from series 2 onwards. Reviews were positive, with critics appreciating its high joke rate, premise, and strong ensemble. It is produced by Monumental Pictures, part of ITV Studios,[1] in association with Them There[4][5][6] and filmed on location at West Horsley Place in Surrey.[7] A tie-in book, The Button House Archives, was released on 26 October 2023.[8]

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  4. ^ "Ghosts". Laurence Rickard. 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Ghosts". BBC Media Centre. 18 September 2020.
  6. ^ Considine, Pippa (31 March 2023). "BBC hit comedy Ghosts to disappear after Season 5". Televisual.
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  8. ^ Bayley, Sian (10 May 2023). "Bloomsbury acquires companion book to BBC TV series Ghosts". The Bookseller.