Series 2 of Ghosts aired on 21 September 2020. The season features six half-hour episodes and a Christmas Special.
Cast[]
- Lolly Adefope as Kitty
- Mathew Baynton as Thomas
- Simon Farnaby as Julian
- Martha Howe-Douglas as Fanny
- Jim Howick as Pat
- Laurence Rickard as Robin/Humphrey
- Charlotte Ritchie as Alison
- Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Mike
- Ben Willbond as The Captain
- Katy Wix as Mary
Episodes[]
| # | Episode | Air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Grey Lady" | 21 September 2020 | 201 |
| With the plans to convert Button House into a hotel on hold, Alison and Mike advertise the property as a wedding venue to generate an income. However, ghost hunters are drawn to the manor after a photographer accidentally captures a photo of Fanny and shares it on social media. The couple takes advantage of the situation when offered payment for admission. Pat and Thomas try to host a radio show on EVP equipment. Alison struggles to convince the other ghosts to help out, leading her and Mike to attempt to recreate the ghosts' unique powers. Eventually the scheme is revealed when Alison tries to impersonate Fanny. They are forced to refund the ghost hunters' money, and Button House is labeled a hoax. | |||
| 2 | "About Last Night" | 28 September 2020 | 202 |
| After a heavy night of partying, Alison and Mike awaken with severe hangovers and must race against the clock to prepare the house for a wedding planner to view. Alison has misplaced Fanny's beloved stuffed dog, Dante, and frantically retraces her steps. Thomas has renewed hopes of romance with Alison after something she said last night. Kitty is upset that she felt ignored during the party, despite Alison's efforts to explain the situation. Mike gets stuck on the roof with shoes and Sir Humphrey's head, which were tossed up there during drunken revelry. Because he's lost his voice, Mike can't call out for help. The still hung-over Alison throws up in front of the wedding planner and ruins any future bookings. | |||
| 3 | "Redding Weddy" | 5 October 2020 | 203 |
| Alison and Mike find a new wedding planner, who tells them to clear their garden so it can be "wedding ready." Mary thinks she's finally ready to talk about her witch trial. The Captain warns Alison not to dig in a specific area of the garden, as something potentially explosive is buried there. Fanny reads Lady Chatterley's Lover and develops sexual feelings for Mike. The Captain recalls being commanding officer of a troop in Button House, and when his lieutenant Havers left for the war front, the Captain was unable to admit his romantic feelings. Back in the present, a bomb is set off in the garden and starts a fire, undoing Mary's progress. No one is physically hurt, but Alison thought "explosive" was metaphorical. The Captain explains he buried a limpet mine with its blueprints. After some scrambling, the client arrives and books the house. As everyone settles in for Film Club, the Captain remembers Havers saluting him before leaving the house, and Fanny overcomes her feelings for Mike after watching him messily eat nachos. | |||
| 4 | "The Thomas Thorne Affair" | 12 October 2020 | 204 |
| Mike is nervous about encountering Alison's ex-boyfriend, Kevin, at her school reunion because she has claimed she left Kevin for Mike. Thomas reveals to Alison that he died in a duel over a woman named Isabelle. Robin, Mary, and Kitty all recall the events differently. Humphrey helps Thomas realise that his cousin, Francis Button (the namesake of the house), engineered the duel and deceived Thomas into losing so Francis could court and marry Isabelle. Thomas did not die unloved, as he believed, yet this only makes him feel worse about the situation (especially as he cannot get rid of a forged letter that put Francis's plan into effect, as it forms a part of his being). Mike discovers on Facebook that Kevin is an ex-convict and boxer. Alison explains to Mike that she lied and Kevin actually broke up with her. His fears assuaged, they leave for the reunion. | |||
| 5 | "Bump In The Night" | 19 October 2020 | 205 |
| Alison has a night out, leaving Mike alone in the house for the first time. Two burglars break in, and the ghosts phone 999 to alert the police. When the thieves cut the power and landline, the ghosts wake Mike. He phones Alison, and the ghosts tell her about the situation. Alison struggles to get home quickly. Mike tries to call the police, but his phone's battery dies. The Captain orders Kitty and Mary to keep an inventory of the stolen loot, although they have trouble with mnemonics to remember the items. Unheard by the burglars, Pat implores the younger of the two to not pursue crime, while Lady Fanny berates them for the various errors and oversights they make while stealing. Mike attempts to scare away the burglars by dressing as a ghostly knight, only to fall over due to the suit of armour's weight. Robin howls to alert the neighbouring dogs, catching Beg-Chetwynde's attention, and he uses a shotgun to stop the burglars from driving away as Alison returns home. The police arrive and arrest the criminals, although Pat is outraged to learn they will only receive probation. | |||
| 6 | "Perfect Day" | 26 October 2020 | 206 |
| A blizzard strikes on the day of the house's first wedding. Fanny is disgusted that a lesbian couple is getting married, stemming from her homosexual husband killing her after she discovered his affairs. Humphrey convinces her to accept the marriage, citing his own unhappiness from his arranged marriage. Fanny considers she may not have been murdered if her husband could have been open about his sexuality. One of the brides has doubts, but goes ahead with the wedding after a conversation with Alison, who recalls having doubts of her own. Mike overhears this and is angered. Pat recognises one of the guests as the boy that accidentally killed him and flies into a rage, but finds closure when the now-grown man pays respect to Pat outside the mansion. Mike and Alison reconcile at the reception. | |||
| 7 | "The Ghost of Christmas" | 23 December 2020 | 207 |
| Mike is playing host to his family, and is desperate to get everything right. Alison also works to arrange the best Christmas, for both the living and the dead. However, their efforts are undermined when Mike's father takes charge of everything and Mike's sisters disparage the idea of singing traditional Christmas carols which Alison had been looking forward to; while Mike and his father reconcile, the ghosts join Alison in singing In The Bleak Midwinter. Julian reflects on how he neglected his wife and daughter and feels guilty that he never saw the latter grow up. He then bonds with Nancy, the baby of Mike's sister Angela, as infants can see ghosts. Julian later looks up his daughter Rachel on the Internet and discovers that she grew up to be a Green Party MP. Though he disapproves of her politics, he's still proud of her. | |||