HIT BBC comedy series making a comeback just one year after shock ending in major U-turn.
The BBC drama Ghosts left viewers devastated as it concluded with its fifth and final season on Christmas Day over a year ago.
The show starred Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as couple Alison and Mike Cooper who move into the inherited house.
Now, it’s been reported that both actors will return to reprise their roles in the movie, with bosses allegedly scouting A-list talent to bolster the cast.
An insider told the Daily Star: “‘A film has been written, and it’s been given the green light.
“Everyone involved is really excited that Ghosts will be on the big screen.
“It’s hoped that most of the original cast will be able to reprise their roles.
“Producers have already signed up a few of them, and they’re in talks with the others. They think it’ll be a dream cast.”
In the final episode of Ghosts, the ghouls persuaded Alison and Mike to sell their house to a hotel company, ensuring they wouldn’t disrupt the couple’s lives with their newborn daughter, Mia.
However, a flash forward showed Alison and Mike in their later years, frequently staying in their “usual suite” at the hotel to reunite with their spirit friends.
Fans admitted they were “weeping” and “not prepared for that ending” as they tuned in on December 25, 2023, for the emotional conclusion.
Taking to social media, one wrote: “‘The ending of #Ghosts destroyed me, I wasn’t ready I cried so much I’m gonna miss them.
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Ghosts first aired on the BBC in 2019 and garnered critical acclaim throughout its five-season run, earning a BAFTA nomination for Scripted Comedy in 2021.
The format was also successfully adapted in the US, where it is now in its fourth season, and is expanding to other countries including France, Australia, and Greece.
Meanwhile, actress Lolly Adefope, who plays the Georgian noblewoman Kitty, previously told Metro she would return to Ghosts if there was a reboot.
She said: “The ending was quite final in a satisfying way. I think it’s harder to cope with if it’s really open-ended, it’s nice to have that finality.
“But if there was another opportunity, definitely. It was so much fun.”
Before her critically-acclaimed performances on TV shows including Ghosts and Shrill, and roles in films such as Saltburn, Lolly began her career in stand-up comedy, performing in locations including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The actress stressed that while she feels that the comedy scene is “evolving in a very progressive, cool way” since her early career, there are also still big struggles that comedians have to face nowadays.
