Ghosts · Season 5 · BBC One
Ghosts Season 5
Ghosts Season 5 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 8.0/10. 6 episodes on BBC One from 6 October 2023.
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What BollyAI Thinks
Series 5, airing October-November 2023 and concluding with a Christmas special on 25 December 2023, was received with widespread affection as the show's farewell. Critics who had followed Ghosts from the beginning found the finale series handled with the same lightness of touch and quiet emotional intelligence that had defined the run. The Observer's retrospective verdict - 'exquisite exemplar of British comedy rep theatre' - captured a critical consensus that the show had been something genuinely distinctive: an ensemble comedy that never needed to escalate or shock to retain audience affection. The Christmas special provided satisfying closures for individual ghost characters, with The Independent noting the show's 'sweet but with a little edge' quality holding to the very last.
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The Room
“Ghosts is sweet, but with a little edge, the special effects unobtrusively done.”
The Independent
Season Over Season
A fitting conclusion - the finale series delivers emotional resolution without sacrificing the lightness that made the show special.