A feature film adaptation of the Bafta-nominated TV comedy Ghosts, which tells the story of a young couple who acquire a dilapidated mansion with eerie occupants.
Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond, as well as performers Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Lolly Adefope, will all return to Ghosts: The Possession of Button House.
7.2 million people watched the show’s final episode, a Christmas special in 2023, during its five seasons on BBC One.”We had no intention of returning,” the show’s creators stated.
“But when we had the idea for this story, we all got so excited that we couldn’t resist returning to our haunted home for one more adventure.”We are eager to spend time together, meet some talented new people, and share this moving story of life and death.”
On Instagram, Howe-Douglas also wrote: “You’re going to need popcorn.”
The spectral occupants of Button House span a number of historical eras, from prehistoric times to the present.
In the last series, Ritchie and Smith-Bynoe portray Alison and Mike, a contemporary couple who recently welcomed a baby.
The new movie will be produced at West Horsley Place in Surrey, the same location as the TV show.
Simon Hynd, whose past television credits include Motherland, Ghosts, and There She Goes, will direct it.
Eva Yates, director of BBC Film, stated: “We are overjoyed to be bringing our beloved Ghosts back once again, this time for a hilarious and cinematic adventure, for the enjoyment of audiences on big and small screen alike.”
A popular US version of Ghosts was also created; it is currently in its fifth season and has already been commissioned for a sixth.
Distributed by BBC Studios, the format and series have also been licensed in six countries, most notably Czechia. Local versions have also been made in France, Germany, Australia, and Greece.
Monumental Television, a division of ITV Studios, was authorized by BBC Film, Lionsgate, and BBC Studios to produce the feature film.