Series 4 of Ghosts was released on 23 September 2022, with 6 episodes. A third Christmas Special was released in December.
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 (4 episodes)
Episodes[]
| # | Episode | Air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Happy Holiday" | 23 September 2022 | 401 |
| Alison and Mike have put their plans for the main Button House on hold and converted the gatehouse into Gatehouse Bed and Breakfast. When their first guests arrive, they worry desperately about how much they are enjoying the stay, while Pat takes the opportunity to teach Mary about what holidays are. Meanwhile, Thomas deals with the fallout of Alison's portrait of him making him an unexpected local celebrity with the plague victims, and Robin tries to convince the others that he was acquainted with a caveman whose remains' discovery has made the news. A documentary reveals that Hat, the caveman in question, died from hypothermia after giving away the pelts Robin now wears in exchange for a tool. | |||
| 2 | "Speak as ye choose" | 30 September 2022 | 402 |
| Mike meets up with a successful former college friend and his partner who have chosen to stay at Button House, but their offer for him and Alison to join them in a business growth meeting turns out to be more than a little suspicious. Mary finally opens up about how her earlier centuries as a ghost, with the help of her friend Annie, taught her to speak her mind, Kitty shows the Captain how to enjoy doing nothing, and Thomas struggles to get over his infatuation with Alison. | |||
| 3 | "The Hardest Word" | 7 October 2022 | 403 |
| Alison tells off the ghosts for their recent behaviour, so they try to work out how to apologise to her. After encouraging Alison to take a break from the ghosts and managing the bed and breakfast, Mike attempts to organise a tightly scheduled day off for her. Although the ghosts attempt to sing Alison a Band Aid-inspired apology song, she vents her frustration about how they demand a lot of her without ever thanking her; the ghosts then post a fake five-star review in recognition of what she does for them. | |||
| 4 | "Gone Gone" | 14 October 2022 | 404 |
| A booking mixup for a birthday party at Button House leaves Alison and Mike realising that they are not catering for two 86-year-olds, but 8- and 6-year-olds instead, and Mike is forced to organise the emergency change of plans. When Mary suddenly and unexpectedly ascends into the afterlife, Alison and the ghosts have to find ways to deal with their grief. Robin, who has grown accustomed to ghosts moving on and was watching a family of mice when Mary ascended, ultimately helps them by explaining that he remembers every ghost who previously haunted the land with him by naming a star after them, which he then does for Mary. | |||
| 5 | "Poached Guests" | 21 October 2022 | 405 |
| Barclay Beg-Chetwynde learns of Alison and Mike's new B&B and becomes determined to beat her at her own game by luring customers to his country estate by any unscrupulous means necessary, leaving Alison forced to turn for help from Julian, whom she considers Barclay's moral equal. While Mike is busy regretting buying miniature zorbing balls to liven up the B&B, the other ghosts are too busy to notice because they have discovered another ghost called Maddocks in the neighbouring field, much to his annoyance. | |||
| 6 | "Not Again" | 29 October 2022 | 406 |
| Having finally achieved a five-star rating for the B&B, Alison sends Mike to an auction to obtain some new chairs but he instead brings home a giant stuffed bear. While they argue about it, Robin is terrified of this new arrival. A flashback reveals that two of his friends were killed by a bear during a hunt; he escaped by climbing a tree but was then killed when the tree was struck by lightning. Alison and Mike keep moving the bear around the house, scaring Robin further, until Mike takes it outside as a thunderstorm hits and he shelters under the tree where Robin, whose real name turns out to be Rogh, died. Realising the danger, Robin runs out into the storm and draws the lightning to himself, thereby saving Mike. He and Alison then reconcile shortly before the Gatehouse is struck by lightning and catches fire. The Coopers and the ghosts stare at the burning wreckage of the Gatehouse, wondering how they can raise money to save it, and whether it is worth the effort. Meanwhile, Julian attempts to prove to the other ghosts that he is not morally vacuous, and Thomas and Pat become fascinated by the concept of veganism. | |||
| 7 | "It's Behind You" | 25 December 2022 | 407 |
| At an archery demonstration hosted at Button House, the organiser mentions to Alison that he knew Pat and still has several of his home videos. She agrees to digitise them, wishing to show them to Pat at Christmas. However, after being tempted by Julian into taking a sneak peek at the Christmas presents Alison bought all the ghosts, Pat is disheartened after watching his family apparently mock him. While the Coopers plan to spend Christmas Day with Mike's family, the ghosts take the opportunity to rehearse a pantomime as a present for Alison. With Pat still upset from the home videos, he abandons leading the rehearsals, which descend into anarchy as a result; Robin reassures Pat that even though his family made fun of him, they still loved him. After the Coopers spend Christmas Day trapped in a traffic jam, Alison and the plague ghosts watch the ghosts' pantomime of Cinderella (while Mike, who cannot see them, plays on his tablet). When Alison shows the ghosts their presents, Pat confesses that he already saw his; Alison cheers Pat up by showing him videos made after his death by his son, which show his family remembering him fondly. | |||