Laurence Rickard

Ghosts is a major new sitcom for BBC1, created, written by and starring Larry and his cohorts from Yonderland and Horrible Histories. The series centres around Alison and Mike – a young couple struggling to get on the urban property ladder – whose prayers appear answered when a distant relative bequeaths them a sprawling country estate. The catch? The old house is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of its former inhabitants.

Larry stars as two of these troublesome spirits - Robin, a wise but unpredictable caveman, and Humphrey, a decapitated Tudor locked in an endless battle to be reunited with his own body.

The show also stars Katy Wix (Not Going Out, The Windsors) and Lolly Adefope (This Time with Alan Partridge, Damned), with Charlotte Richie (Fresh Meat, Call The Midwife) as Alison, and Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Stath Lets Flats, Enterprice) as Mike.

The series was launched in 2019 to glowing critical reception, quickly becoming the most watched comedy on UK television, and was immediately re-commissioned for two further series. The series will play on HBO Max in America from 2020, and an American remake is already in development with CBS

Ghosts is produced by Monumental Pictures in association with Them There - a new production collective compromising the six-strong team who conceived the show and executive produce.

PRESS

★★★★★ “Wonderfully silly and hugely entertaining”
- TV Times

★★★★ “Will make you die laughing”
- The Guardian

★★★★ “A deliriously daft supernatural romp”
- The Telegraph

★★★★ “Lovely, funny, silly comedy”
- The Independent

★★★★ “The Horrible Histories gang add to their great track record for comedy”
- Daily Mail

★★★★ “A curiously life-affirming sitcom about death”
- The Times

★★★★ “If you are hankering after pure silliness, you’ve found your man”
- Mail on Sunday

★★★★ “Quite delightfully bonkers”
- The i Newspaper

★★★★ “Joyously, infectiously silly, yet at the same time whip-smart… It’s a treat”
- The Irish Independent

★★★★
- Heat

“Daft laughs galore”
 - The Sun

“Inventive and delightful… quirky, clever and fun”
- Daily Mirror

“This friendly primetime sitcom turns out to be a treat”
- The Observer

“Brilliantly imaginative, very silly and seriously funny”
- The People

“Silliness that soon becomes infectious”
- Daily Express

“Prepare for major hilarity”
- Daily Star

“Reminiscent of the heyday of British movie comedy”
- Chortle

"A whole new audience of admirers will take to this brilliantly funny series"
- On The Box

“Dead Funny”
- Radio Times