{"id":447066,"date":"2026-02-26T17:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/447066\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T17:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:48:13","slug":"ghosts-is-bbc-sitcom-coming-back-from-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/447066\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghosts: Is BBC sitcom coming back from the dead?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Comedy fans are speculating that hit sitcom Ghosts<\/a> is on the verge of being resurrected.<\/p>\n

The Bafta-nominated show drew to a close<\/a> after five series and a Christmas special in 2023 \u2013 and has since been adapted into a successful American remake. <\/p>\n

But if hints from the show\u2019s cast and writing team are to be believed, it seems the British original will be extending its run in some form.<\/p>\n

Several names affiliated with the show have been sharing a clip showing the door of Button House \u2013 the location haunted by the main characters \u2013 being opened by an invisible presence.<\/p>\n

So far, writers Simon Farnaby and Martha Howe-Douglas, who play poltergeist Julian Fawcett MP and Edwardian Stephanie \u201cFanny\u201d Button, have posted the video alongside Jim Howick (scout leader Patrick \u201cPat\u201d Butcher, Mathew Baynton (poet Thomas Thorne) and Laurence Rickard (caveman Robin).<\/p>\n

Fans are wondering whether this is confirmation of a new series or a one-off special, with one writing in response to Farnaby: \u201cWhat is the meaning of this?!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt must be coming back! Pleeeeeeeeeeeease??!!\u201d another viewer exclaimed.<\/p>\n

Many are theorising that the show will get a film adaptation: \u201cFingers crossed it\u2019s movie time for the sublime Ghosts,\u201d one excited fan said, with another chiming in on X\/Twitter: \u201cIs it Ghosts – the movie? Please say it’s Ghosts – the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The cast of ‘Ghosts\u2019, which appears to be on the cusp of return (BBC\/Monumental)<\/p>\n

Others urged the creators to hurry up and make an announcement, with one fan writing: \u201cWhatever the tease is for, please crack on with it! Your public is expectant!\u201d<\/p>\n

The series is centred on a group of ghosts from different historical periods who share a country house with a married couple, played by Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. <\/p>\n

The show\u2019s writing team, consisting of Farnaby, Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, announced the show\u2019s end in March 2023.<\/p>\n

They wrote: \u201cAfter 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. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have just wrapped filming on our fifth and final series and we can\u2019t wait to share it with you all later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

They added that they \u201ccould never have imagined the reception the show has enjoyed, or the fun we have had making it\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"'Ghosts'<\/p>\n

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‘Ghosts’ cast are sharing cryptic video hinting series is returning (X)<\/p>\n

The BBC<\/a>\u2019s director of comedy Jon Petrie added: \u201cWe are officially in mourning for the end of this BBC Comedy Classic. We can\u2019t thank the Ghosts team enough for five incredible series (not to mention some perfect Christmas Specials) and we can\u2019t wait for BBC viewers to see the final series. We look forward to working with the team on new projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

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