![]() In Ghosts UK, the central couple, Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) (Fig. It is in this interplay of past and present that both versions link (spiritually speaking) to Horrible Histories, engaging with themes of heritage to teach subtle lessons. Ghosts are drawn from across the histories of their respective countries, representing a range of constituent cultures and historic moments that have contributed to each nation’s present, whether or not these contributions are acknowledged by the wider society. The ghosts in turn are revealed to be an engaging community of characters slowly overcoming the flaws that prevented their immediate entry into the afterlife. Being financially trapped in their project to turn the house into a hotel, she and her husband learn to live with the ghosts. The woman suffers a severe head injury and awakes with the ability to see the ghosts who populate her house and – she learns – much of the rest of the world. The UK and US versions of Ghosts share their premise: a young woman and her husband unexpectedly inherit a mansion. ![]() Developed by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman, the US version of Ghosts found similar success. A US version, announced just six months after the first UK season, arrived on CBS in 2021. It did well enough to justify subsequent seasons, with its fifth to air later in 2023. The show premiered in spring 2019 with six episodes. After a comedy film based around the life of Shakespeare – titled Bill (Richard Bracewell, 2015) – the troupe’s next major project was Ghosts. In 2013, as the show began to wind down, the original cast moved from the BBC to Sky TV for three seasons of a fantasy sitcom, Yonderland (2013-2016), based around the 'portal to another world’ subgenre. Most episodes included songs that were artful parodies of contemporary genres while still illuminating their subjects, like when the four British King Georges sing a ballad, “Born 2 Rule”, in the style of a 1990s/2000s boyband. Horrible Histories gently mocked attitudes in both the past and present, such as when a witchfinder (Jim Howick) touted his services in the manner of a modern-day injury lawyer’s TV commercial. Ghosts (BBC, 2019-) emerged from the creative troupe behind the award-winning British children’s programme Horrible Histories (2009-2014), which across multiple seasons used some of the best sketch comedy since Monty Python to explore both British and world history.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |