Beloved BBC comedy is returning after heartbreaking final – but there’s a twist.

BBC comedy series Ghosts is reportedly set to return for a film adaptation, more than a year after it was announced that the show would be coming to an end

Beloved BBC comedy is returning after heartbreaking final - but there's a twist
Beloved BBC comedy is returning after heartbreaking final – but there’s a twist(Image: BBC/Monumental Television/Steven Peskett)

BBC’s Ghosts is rumoured to return to screens after drawing to a close after five seasons on air, over a year ago. According to insiders, the series has been given the green light for a film adaptation.

A source spoke to the Daily Star’s Hot TV column, declaring: “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.”

The show, which starred Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Alison and Mike Cooper, followed the couple’s escapades in the ghost-filled house they inherited from a distant relative. Both actors are set to reprise their roles for the film, alongside a star-studded cast.

The beloved series is said to be made into a film
The beloved series is said to be made into a film(Image: BBC/Monumental/Robbie Gray)

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The source shares that producers want to get the original cast back together: “It’s hoped that most of the original cast will reprise their roles. Producers have already signed up a few and are in talks with the rest. They’re aiming for a dream cast.”

The series finale saw the ghosts persuading Alison and Mike to sell their home to a hotel company in exchange for leaving them alone, only for the ending sequence to show the family twenty years later, reunited with their spectral friends in their “favourite hotel suite.”

Ghosts
Ghosts came to a close after five seasons of critical acclaim(Image: BBC)

Since first airing back in 2019, Ghosts quickly garnered critical acclaim, including a BAFTA nomination for Best Scripted Comedy in 2021. Its success has inspired adaptations worldwide, with the US version now in its fourth season while French, Australian, and Greek versions are on the horizon.

All five series of Ghosts can be streamed on BBC iPlayer.