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MayBee70 Wed 12-Oct-22 23:26:04

Is anyone watching the new series? Although I liked the last couple of seasons I didn’t like them quite as much as season one. However I think they struggled with producing it with covid restrictions and imo season 4 is back to it’s brilliant best. I’m loving it. Trying not to binge watch it.

kittylester Thu 13-Oct-22 01:23:21

I love it

Grandmabatty Thu 13-Oct-22 08:31:14

I binge watched it and loved it all. It is both funny and sad in equal measure.

RichmondPark1 Thu 13-Oct-22 08:54:35

Absolutely love it. Touching, clever and very, very funny.

rubysong Thu 13-Oct-22 09:04:15

We have loved all of it and recommended it to our son and family in California.

MayBee70 Thu 13-Oct-22 11:21:55

rubysong

We have loved all of it and recommended it to our son and family in California.

There’s an American version isn’t there.

PinkCosmos Thu 13-Oct-22 11:29:22

I am planning to binge watch series 4 in the next couple of weeks.

I thought that, up to now, series 3 was the best so far. The characters became better developed and there was more of their back stories.

I understand Ghosts in made by and staring the people who made Horrible Histories, which was a great children's series.

I watched the film 'Will' a while ago, by the same group of people. It was about William Shakespeare who was played by the actor who plays the poet in Ghosts - sorry don't know his name

PinkCosmos Thu 13-Oct-22 11:31:12

Sorry not 'will'. It was 'Bill'

Witzend Thu 13-Oct-22 11:33:44

Which channel please?

Caleo Thu 13-Oct-22 11:41:26

Ghosts does not make me laugh it makes me feel good. It's a brilliant idea for a sit- comedy series.

MayBee70 Thu 13-Oct-22 11:44:46

It’s on BBC. I loved Horrible Histories. And my favourite podcast is You’re Dead to Me which is written by Greg Jenner who was the chief nerd on Horrible Histories.

RichmondPark1 Thu 13-Oct-22 12:14:55

"Wazzock"

Pat says it.

MayBee70 Thu 13-Oct-22 12:25:13

I’ve always wanted to watch Yonderland but I don’t think you can get it on dvd. Not many people realise that Simon Farnaby is the brains behind so many funny and feel good things eg Paddington

RichmondPark1 Thu 13-Oct-22 12:28:08

Loved Simon Farnaby in Jam and Jerusalem.

RichmondPark1 Thu 13-Oct-22 12:28:19

Oh, and Detectorists.

MayBee70 Thu 13-Oct-22 13:55:57

RichmondPark1

Loved Simon Farnaby in Jam and Jerusalem.

It was only when I Wikipedia’d him that I realised he was in Jam and Jerusalem. ( I loved that). And The Mighty Boosh. He’s one of he those writer/actors that make a series good but often in a subtle background sort of way eg in Detectorists. I’m on a Facebook Ghosts appreciation page and we’ve all got a crush on Ben Willbond blush. I must rewatch Bill. I’ve got it on dvd.

Callistemon21 Thu 13-Oct-22 14:03:50

RichmondPark1

Loved Simon Farnaby in Jam and Jerusalem.

And, of course, he was the footman when the Queen met Paddington. ?

MayBee70 Thu 13-Oct-22 14:05:52

Which he also wrote…

Callistemon21 Thu 13-Oct-22 14:07:01

Yes
Rather like Hitchcock, a cameo appearance ?

GrandmasueUK Fri 14-Oct-22 03:32:23

I was halfway through the second series when I realised that the ghosts in the cellar were being played by the same actors as the upstairs ghosts. Doh ?

Sparklefizz Fri 14-Oct-22 09:30:58

And, of course, he was the footman when the Queen met Paddington.

I ^wondered" where I'd seen him. Thanks for that Callistemon

MayBee70 Fri 14-Oct-22 09:33:55

GrandmasueUK

I was halfway through the second series when I realised that the ghosts in the cellar were being played by the same actors as the upstairs ghosts. Doh ?

The first time I saw plague girl in series one I was watching late at night and had to turn the tv off as she scared me.

volver Fri 14-Oct-22 09:36:40

I'm glad we got Mary's backstory. No spoilers now!

RichmondPark1 Fri 14-Oct-22 10:18:33

MayBee70 You're not the only one afraid of the plague girl. Don't you just love how the Captain jumps ever time he sees her.

If you're a fan of Ben Willibond, you might want to have a look at Martha Howe-Douglas's twitter page as she posts up 'treat' photos of him. All very fun and silly. twitter.com/MarthaHD

MayBee70 Fri 14-Oct-22 10:36:14

Thanks Richmond. I watched a utube interview with them when they were promoting Bill and they all work so well together. In fact I’m going to dig my Bill dvd out and watch it now.