Ghosts Series 1, Episode 4 - Free Pass - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
A TV company comes calling, looking for an old house in which to film their period drama.
Further details
Fortune smiles on a cash-strapped Mike and Alison when a TV company come calling, looking for an old house in which to film their period drama.
But, to get the money in the bank, Alison must ensure the shoot goes without a hitch, despite a horde of curious ghosts, the house's crumbling floorboards and her crippling crush on the show's lead actor. Meanwhile, Thomas and Lady Button learn the meaning of a 'free pass', and Julian tries his luck on the gee-gees.
Broadcast details
Date
Monday 6th May 2019
Time
9:30pm
Channel
Length
30 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Charlotte Ritchie | Alison |
|---|---|
| Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Mike |
| Mathew Baynton | Thomas |
| Simon Farnaby | Julian |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | Lady Button |
| Jim Howick | Pat |
| Laurence Rickard | Robin |
| Ben Willbond | Captain |
| Lolly Adefope | Kitty |
| Katy Wix | Mary |
| Laurence Rickard | Humphrey |
Guest cast
| Yani Alexansandrov | Humphrey's Body |
|---|---|
| Caoilfhionn Dunne | Director |
| Rory Fleck Byrne (as Rory Fleck-Byrne) | Toby Nightingale |
| Caroline Guthrie | Cathy |
| Elisabeth Hopper | Miss Jane |
| Tom Mackley | Manservant |
| Nicholas A. Newman (as Nicholas A Newman) | Sound Guy |
| John Omole | Best Boy |
| Richard Thomson | 1st AD Adam |
Writing team
| Mathew Baynton | Writer |
|---|---|
| Jim Howick | Writer |
| Hugo Lynch | Script Editor |
Production team
| Tom Kingsley | Director |
|---|---|
| Matthew Mulot | Producer |
| Alison Carpenter | Executive Producer |
| Debra Hayward | Executive Producer |
| Alison Owen | Executive Producer |
| Kate Daughton | Executive Producer |
| Mathew Baynton | Executive Producer |
| Simon Farnaby | Executive Producer |
| Martha Howe-Douglas | Executive Producer |
| Jim Howick | Executive Producer |
| Laurence Rickard | Executive Producer |
| Ben Willbond | Executive Producer |
| Jill Forbes | Line Producer |
| Mike Holliday | Editor |
| Amy Maguire | Production Designer |
| Kelly Valentine Hendry | Casting Director |
| Lucy Williams | Costume Designer |
| Will Hanke | Director of Photography |
| Marie Deehan | Make-up Designer |
| Arthur Sharpe | Composer |
| Kas Braganza | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
A solution to Alison and Mike's money worries is in sight as film-makers hire Button House for a costume saga. But can the ghosts be persuaded to play ball? Both funny and a feat of performance and direction - a drama within a comedy, but peppered with disruptive incorporeal beings from another dimension, too.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th May 2019
The only oasis of quality broadcasting I can detect on my advanced radar systems for Bank Holiday Monday is Ghosts, now halfway through its (I hope) first series. It's basically the Horrible Histories folk having yet more fun, but this time in the form of a sitcom, rather than the usual gentle exercise in history teaching for the young. Anyway, in case you've not caught up with it, it's quite witty and extremely well played by the Horrible Histories repertoire company. This week, the young couple who've unexpectedly inherited a crumbling Jacobean mansion, and their menagerie of accursed spirits, play hosts to a film crew. What could possibly go wrong? At least they weren't making a sequel to Ghostbusters.