The cast and crew of the British sitcom Ghosts have confirmed they are making a film despite believing the show had ended for good when its final episode aired in December 2023.
Co-creator and star Mathew Baynton said the team had "genuinely no intention of coming back" after wrapping the series. "We were all in tears on the last day of filming," he explains. The show's conclusion tied up the central relationships between Charlotte Ritchie's character Alison and the ghosts haunting her inherited manor house, Button House, as she prepared to sell the property to a hotel developer.
The film will centre on an escaped phantom, according to the source material. Baynton, who plays the romantic poet Thomas in the show, was speaking ahead of the movie's release.
The source also indicates that a potential spinoff focused on Robin, a caveman character in the show who communicates by grunting, is being considered. No details on greenlight status or production timeline were provided.
The original series attracted millions of viewers during its run. Baynton's comment that "we'll keep doing this if people pay us" suggests audience demand and financial viability were key factors in reversing the decision to end the show permanently.
No release date for the film has been announced in the supplied material.