[tv show] Ghosts is set to return to BBC One for a fourth series

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Link: Ghosts is set to return to BBC One for a fourth series [british Comedy Guide]

 

Ghosts is returning for a fourth series, star Katy Wix has confirmed.

 

The actor, who plays Mary in the BBC One sitcom, told rapper-actor Scroobius Pip on his podcast that production on the show resumes in January. The backstory of her character, a Stuart-era witch trial victim, is one of the few deaths yet to be the focus of an episode.

 

Martha Howe-Douglas, who plays the Edwardian former occupant of Button House, Lady Fanny Button, remarked of a fourth series last month that "there may be one in the offing", as she revealed Jennifer Saunders portrays her mother in the imminent Christmas special.

 

Also starring Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, Ghosts has been a critical and ratings hit with cross-generational viewing appeal.

 

Series 3 began with 2.7 million overnight viewers and averaged 1.84 million over the course of the series, though many more will have watched on catch-up. The show has also spawned a US remake on the CBS channel.

 

A BBC spooksperson declined to comment to British Comedy Guide on rumours that two further series have been commissioned.

 

Wix, currently starring in Stath Lets Flats on Channel 4, also told Pip that she will appear in writer-comedian Jack Rooke's semi-autobiographical sitcom Big Boys for the channel, "a really lovely, sweet show", alongside Derry Girls' Dylan Llewellyn, Plebs' Jon Pointing and King Gary's Camille Coduri.

 

Meanwhile, she is in discussions to adapt her recently published book, Delicacy: A Memoir About Cake and Death, for television, potentially starring in the project too.

 

In her acclaimed autobiography, which is structured around her experiences eating cake, she recounts the loss of loved ones and almost dying in a car crash. And she is hoping to write another book as well.

 

"I've written a script, kind of based on the book, roughly, that I'm just chatting to people about now" she told Pip. "It's got some interest, so we'll see. That would be a dream come true to write something and get it made. And I'm just sort of thinking about what another book might be."

 

Adapting Delicacy with another writer, she told the Sunday Post this weekend that: "I'm trying to write a few different TV scripts at the moment - it feels like a nice contrast from the solitude of writing the book. They are a bit more collaborative and it takes the pressure off.

 

"It also feels busier in your head, rather than just you and your thoughts going over and over.

 

"One script I'm working on just now, I feel I would be quite central in it as an actor, but I also like the idea of writing something for teenagers or people in their early 20s as the protagonists, so it's lovely to just be the writer and not worry about performing it. It's lovely to do both."

[TechMonkey]

SQUEEEEeeeeeeee!!!

 

I mean... Jolly good.

[paulkerton]

I don't know why they're using the TV ratings in this article. The entire series 3 of Ghosts was put onto iPlayer on demand. People will have binged that right up!!

[LeMarchand]

Has anyone caught any of the US remake? If so, is it as bad as the trailer made it look?

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BBC 1, tonight at 8:30.

 

"He Came!" [Ghosts Christmas special, 2021]

 

When they discover a man living in a tent on their grounds, Alison and Mike - with the ghosts’ help - learn that they have more to offer this Christmas than they realised.

[LeMarchand]

In related news, the US version of "Ghosts" seems to be doing quite well and has been given the order for "the back nine". If it makes it to a full US season, which seems likely, this means that there may soon be more Yankee episodes than UK ones.

 

I managed to track down the pilot ep: Not a patch on our opener, but it did have some promise.

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Link:

[bBC Press Office Picture Tweet]

 

👻 If you've got it, haunt it! The Ghosts are back for series 4, Friday 23 September from 8.30pm on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer 🏠 Watch series 1-3 ➡️ https://bbc.in/2WNLUnx

 

[LeMarchand]

Apparently the Beeb are close to finalising a deal to show the (quite good) US version of the show as well.

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BOO! A new series of Ghosts is creeping up behind you...

 

The critically acclaimed and much-loved sitcom Ghosts will be back for a fourth series.

 

When we return for Series 4, Button House is open for business, well, the gatehouse is. Can Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) make a success of the humble B&B or will the interfering ghosts once again scupper their plans? A grown-up comedy from the Horrible Histories team.

 

Watch Ghosts on iPlayer from 23 September

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Link: Go behind the screams at Button Hall with Inside… Ghosts on BBC Sounds - Media Centre

 

Writer and actor Nathan Bryon is joined by the Ghosts themselves for a lively and informative chat through the twists and turns of every episode

 

I'm so happy to be hosting the Inside Ghosts podcast, it's my favourite show on TV! I am apologising in advance to you all, as most of the podcast is me laughing my head off.

 

— Nathan Bryon

 

Inside… Ghosts is the brand new companion podcast taking fans behind the scenes of BBC One’s haunted hit show Ghosts.

 

From the team behind the hugely popular paranormal podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist, Inside… Ghosts is hosted by writer and actor Nathan Bryon, who plays Mike and Alison’s friend Obi in the series. Each week Nathan is joined by the Ghosts themselves for a lively and informative chat through the twists and turns of every episode.

 

Guests including Mat Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Katy Wix, Laurence Rickard, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe will focus on a particular Ghost each episode, looking back at that character’s evolution throughout the four series and revealing the real-life inspirations behind them. They will also be joined by a mystery guest every week to play the surprisingly informative paranormal quiz Ghost… or Toast?

 

Presenter Nathan Bryon says: “I'm so happy to be hosting the Inside Ghosts podcast, it's my favourite show on TV! I am apologising in advance to you all, as most of the podcast is me laughing my head off.”

 

Inside… Ghosts is available from 23 September on BBC Sounds following each episode of Ghosts on BBC One. Watch series 1-3 of Ghosts now on BBC iPlayer.

 

Inside Ghosts… is produced for BBC Sounds by Bafflegab Productions, home of the award-winning Radio 4 podcasts Uncanny and The Battersea Poltergeist for BBC Sounds.

 

Ghosts, episode 1, series 4 is on BBC 1 tonight at 8:50.

 

Edit: Just found series 4, episodes 1 to 6 on iPlayer NOW!

Edited September 23, 2022 by 6Foot2

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Apparently the Beeb are close to finalising a deal to show the (quite good) US version of the show as well.

 

Link: 'Ghosts' Season 2 Amplifies the Laughs for Searingly Sharp and Funny Sophomore Return (Review)

 

After earning a sophomore renewal on CBS this past winter, Ghosts returns for Season 2 this Thursday and the single-camera comedy proves it's still as funny as ever and no doubt, here to stay. Based on the BBC One series of the same name, Ghosts amplified the network's comedy offerings following a record ratings win for its premiere season scoring an average of 8.4 million viewers across its 18 episodes. The Joe Port and Joe Wiseman-created series starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar among a playful ensemble enters its second year and continues to demonstrate that its masterclass in comedy writing deserves to haunt audiences for years to come.

 

Returning Sept. 29 at 8:30 pm. ET on CBS for Season 2, the whimsically wholesome network sitcom has become one of TV's brightest series across the primetime landscape. Featuring witty writing, a charmingly talented cast, and a cozy setting that feels like your own home, the 22-minute sitcom has artfully moved far from its BBC inspiration to reinvent itself as a bubbly kaleidoscope of joy and heart continuing its trek through American culture. With PopCulture.com having watched the first four episodes of the season (there are no spoilers ahead), it's most joyfully noted that not since The Office has there been a show that has most cleverly diverged from its source material in a way that feels naturally heartwarming and comforting.

 

Like The Office, Ghosts has in fact got even funnier thanks to the show's eccentric, diverse and authentic chorus of characters, never before seen on network television. Through its heart and comicness, this unicorn of a series features a roster of unique characters with backgrounds that bring their own humorous flair to situations they find themselves in week after week. Not to mention, Ghosts never features a lackluster moment nor loses its momentum in its humor from the Season 1 finale to the sophomore premiere, proving it's a series that is as relevant and fresh as ever thanks to a lovable story and cast.

 

Picking up on the events from "Farnsby & B" in the Season 1 finale, the Season 2 premiere titled "Spies" finds the couple finally opening up the Woodstone B&B after a disastrous debut, which found their home's entrance caving in. After discovering their first guests are an overly critical Midwestern couple (Don Lake and Meagen Fay) with complaints up the wazoo about every establishment they hit up, Sam (much to Jay's vexation) asks the ghosts to help her spy on the pair as a way to secure a good review and perfect their faults. Elsewhere in the episode, Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones) tries his best to integrate Nigel (John Hartman) into his friend group, which means also befriending Thorfinn (Devan Chandler Long) — a spirit who is as electric in personality as he is, power-wise. But knowing how things transpire at Woodstone, it won't be easy for Isaac.

 

But where "Spies" offers up a funny, charming escape of a return to refreshing humor after almost five months away, the show's second episode of the sophomore season titled "Alberta's Podcast" airing Oct. 6, truly establishes Ghosts as a force across the television landscape dominated by series like Ted Lasso, What We Do in the Shadows and newcomer, Abbott Elementary. Making us feel like we never left Woodstone, the series plays to its usual humor but amplifies its zeal tenfold thanks to luminous performances by Danielle Pinnock, Rebecca Wisocky and Sheila Carrasco and keenly witty writing from Talia Bernstein. With the episode bound to stand out in the 2022-2023 TV season while featuring one of the most essential dialogues surrounding women, it would be a lowdown dirty shame if the Emmys didn't consider this one next year, as well as its performances from Pinnock and Wisocky.

 

"Alberta's Podcast" is one of the best episodes of the four offered so far and speaks to a plethora of necessary conversations as it organically expands its own mythology, unraveling layers behind these Woodstone spirits — something we will, no doubt see explored more this season. Additionally, it's an episode that is incredibly funny with some very laugh-out-loud situations, including one very hilarious, hold-your-tummy kind of moment between Alberta's number one fan Todd (Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll) and three of the Woodstone Mansion ghosts, venting their frustration in a moment that will have you screaming along too.

 

Returning with McIver and Ambudkar is the large, ensemble cast of ghosts — played most brilliantly by Pinnock, Wisocky, Carrasco, Devan Chandler Long, Román Zaragoza, Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty and Asher Grodman — who, one can assume, would have their quips and moments spread thin across episodes. But everyone gets ample time in respective plots to show off their comedic chops without it ever feeling overdone. After all, one of the best things about Ghosts is that it's a soulful series comprised of main characters who experience their own troubles and triumphs, mostly living through common themes of regret and remorse. The beauty of a show like this is how it celebrates life after death through these characters, many of which are demonstrated through eclectic combinations, like Thorfinn (Long) and Isaac (Jones), Flower (Carrasco) and Trevor (Grodman), or Pete (Moriarty) and Sasappis (Zaragoza). These very refreshing blends of personality not only give audiences another lens in peeling back these layers of who these ghosts really are but provide more chances for the actors themselves to interact with each other and become a larger part of the main storylines.

 

Having attended the very hilarious table read for "Spies" and "Alberta's Podcast" in its rawness this past June and getting a first-hand look at primary moments thought up before the writing team fine-tuned the story for broadcast, it can be noted how the talented writers — led by Port and Wiseman — are a real blessing for the show, propelling the series to a game-changing model in comedy. Ghosts, in all its charm and effervescence, has set the bar for TV sitcoms to think outside the box with writing that is refreshingly sentimental and strikingly intelligent while offering genuinely laugh-out-loud dialogue packed with an arsenal of magnetic one-liners and charm, enough to make you want to watch it over and over. In taking one of the most inaccessible things in the world, like the afterlife through the eyes of these eight Woodstone ghosts and making them accessible to a point of it being relatable, Ghosts has most captivatingly become one of the most instantly joyful series to grace television and continues to prove it's a lively force here to stay...

[LeMarchand]

Looks like the BBC ghosts are getting "sucked off" soon: https://www.spoilertv.com/2023/03/ghosts-bbc-series-to-end-after-5th.html

[LeMarchand]

You can't keep a good ghost down. A feature film starts filming soon. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/ghosts-feature-film/

[Arthur]

On 04/03/2026 at 12:49, LeMarchand said:

You can't keep a good ghost down. A feature film starts filming soon.

 

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