Mark Johnson/Monumental Pictures. Copyright Monumental Television. All Rights Reserved.The BBC comedy that inspired the hit CBS series Ghosts makes its debut on CBS Thursday, Nov. 16, at 9pm ET/PT.
Ghosts first aired on BBC One in 2019, and it’s had a total of four seasons aired with a fifth and final season on the way. Many of the cast members previously worked together on other series, and they were looking for a new project when the idea for Ghosts materialized.
“Something clicked and we realized the boredom of eternity and the existential aspects of the ghosts idea was unique. The stories could be really petty!” says Mathew Baynton, who plays the ghost of melodramatic poet Thomas Thorne. Laurence Rickard, who plays the spirit of caveman Robin, says, “All of those house-share sitcoms contain people that are in a situation they are stuck in. Ghosts is the ultimate version of that: They are stuck together for hundreds of years and none of them can leave.”
Other ghosts inhabiting Button House are Georgian-era noblewoman Kitty (Lolly Adefope), disgraced politician Julian (Simon Farnaby), former Button House lady of the manor Fanny (Martha Howe-Douglas), polite scout leader Pat (Jim Howick), closeted World War II Army officer Captain (Ben Willbond) and 17th century witch-burning victim Mary (Katy Wix).
In the Ghosts UK series premiere, “Who Do You Think You Are?,” Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike Cooper (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), a cash-strapped young couple, inherit a country house only to find it is falling apart and haunted. Then in “Gorilla War,” Alison is recovering from a near-fatal accident when she finds herself hounded by the ghostly gaggle.
With the SAG-AFTRA strike over, CBS announced Season 3 of Ghosts will premiere on Feb. 15, 2024.
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