Debuting on BBC One in April 2019, Ghosts is a British sitcom that concerns a haunted English country house. The house is haunted by several ghosts from different historical periods, doing their best to cohabitate with human occupants. The horror-comedy TV show concerns Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Michael Cooper (Kiell Smyth-Bynoe), a newlywed couple who inherit and move into the haunted English estate. Aside from the bickering ghosts who do not get along with each other, much of the humor derives from Alison’s ability to see and hear the ghosts following a brush with death, and Michael’s inability to do so, making him believe his wife is suffering delusions of grandeur.
The American version of Ghosts boasts the same storyline, substituting Alison and Michael for Sam and Jay. Sam and Jay move into her inherited family home, where horror and hilarity collide with jump scares and witty banter. As each show progresses, the ghosts become just as likable, if not more, than the human protagonists. In the British version, fans were upset to see Mary Guppy disappear before the series finale. Likewise, the sudden departure of Flower from the American version left a sour taste in people’s mouths.
