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- 2019
- TV-14
- BBC One
- 2019
- TV-14
- BBC One
Summary Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) inherit an haunted country estate in this British comedy from some of the people behind from Horrible Histories. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 April 2019; premiered on HBO Max in May 2020]
- 2019
- TV-14
- BBC One
- 2019
- TV-14
- BBC One
Ghosts
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 15, 2019
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8.2
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Summary Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) inherit an haunted country estate in this British comedy from some of the people behind from Horrible Histories. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 April 2019; premiered on HBO Max in May 2020]
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Wise, humane and warm-hearted, there are few more comforting comedies than Ghosts. This is a worthy way to lay it to rest – until Christmas, that is, when it will return for a final festive special.
It certainly doesn't feel too final, just in case there is ever any desire to revive it. Television has grown very tense in recent years, but there is a lot to be said for TV that is sweet, funny, clever and warm. I hope that one day Ghosts comes back to haunt us.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
4% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 24 User Ratings
8.2
92% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
4% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
Fun comedy, with a heartwarming story throughout the series with great characters that the show gives room for you to fall in love with them all. One of the better TV shows I've seen in a long time that consistently delivered from start to finish. MUST WATCH!!
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Perhaps it’s because Ghosts’ writers also penned and performed in Horrible Histories that this storyline felt like a primer on the Elizabethan age, as well as a revival of a regular segment on that show, namely Stupid Deaths.
No scene is left unmined for gags,with jokes that are clever and crude, often in the same breath, and an intelligence that is worn lightly. It is one of the least demanding sitcoms on television – and one of the most charming.
It works, in other words – which is quite special for supernatural-based light entertainment. Outside of Ghostbusters, spook-related comedies usually fail, as if they are themselves accursed. Ghosts is sweet, but with a little edge, the special effects unobtrusively done.
The result was a busy hodge-podge, with jokes not getting the space and time needed to land.
In lesser hands many of these gags could fall flat, but this show is all about the performances.
Ghosts is easily the best sitcom to come out of the U.K in some time (Besides Ricky Gervais'wonderful Afterlife) it's really the full package, great writing and fantastic characters played to perfection by the brilliant cast. There are moments of poignancy, but on the whole it's a comedy, and that it truly shines. great fun all round. Ghosts is now in it's second season which is equally as good if not better. do yourself a favour and give it a try.
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Production Company:
- BBC Studios
- Monumental Television
Initial Release Date: Apr 15, 2019
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Royal Television Society, UK
• 5 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
Bafta TV Craft
• 2 Nominations
