Ghosts Movie: Original Cast Returns

0:00UK Stories Making News on February 27, brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description. Fans of the hit BBC Comedy Ghosts have big news to celebrate. The beloved series is returning as a feature film called Ghosts, the possession of Button House. All the original creators and writers are back, including Matthew Bainton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe Douglas, Jim Howick, Lawrence Rickard, and Ben. Will Bond, main star Charlotte Richie, Keel Smith-Bino, and Lali Adafope, were reprised their roles too. The original show aired five series on BBC One, wrapping up with a Christmas special in 2023 that drew 7.2 million viewers. Creators say they never planned to come back, but this new story idea got everyone so pumped they had to dive back into the haunted world of Button House. The ghostly resident span history, from prehistored times to the present day, haunting a modern couple played by Richie and Smith-Bino, who welcomed a baby in the final series.

1:06Fans are buzzing online, with cast members hinting at thrills that demand snacks. The movie shoots at the same serious state used for the TV show, directed again by Simon Hind, known for Motherland, and there she goes. BBC Film calls it a hilarious cinematic adventure for theaters and streaming. Meanwhile, the ghost format thrives globally, with a popular US version in its fifth season and more coming, plus local adaptations in places like France, Germany, Australia, and Greece. This film from monumental television promises fresh haunts for longtime fans everywhere.