Ghosts film confirmed as BBC comedy returns with The Possession of Button House

BBC Film, Lionsgate and BBC Studios have greenlit a big-screen adaptation of the hit BBC comedy, titled Ghosts: The Possession of Button House.

The feature-length family adventure will be produced by Monumental Television, which is part of ITV Studios.

Original stars and creators Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond have written the screenplay.

Hit BBC comedy becomes movie (Picture: BBC)

Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe are also set to star in the film.

The story marks a return to Button House after the BBC sitcom concluded its fifth and final series.

Who is directing the Ghosts movie?

Simon Hynd will direct the film after previously working on Ghosts, Motherland and Can You Keep a Secret?.

Producers include Alison Carpenter and Andy Brunskill, while Alison Owen and Debra Hayward also serve as award-winning producers on the project.

Executive producers include Jill Forbes for Monumental, Eva Yates for BBC Film, Marie-Claire Benson and Emma Berkofsky for Lionsgate, and Richard Acton for BBC Studios.

What have the Ghosts creators said about returning?

The creators said: "We thought we had said goodbye to Button House at the end of the final series. We never planned to come back.

"But when we had the idea for this story, we all got so excited that we couldn't resist returning to our haunted home for one more adventure. We can't wait to be together and to welcome some brilliant new faces, to tell this soul-stirring tale of life and death."

Button House returns on big screen (Picture: BBC)

Producers Owen and Hayward added: "We are thrilled to be bringing this hit comedy to the big screen for an even bigger audience to enjoy."

Carpenter said: "We couldn't be more excited to be working with this exceptionally talented team once again, and with Simon at the helm. Die-hard fans and newcomers are in for a real treat".

Eva Yates said: "At BBC, we are overjoyed to be bringing our beloved 'Ghosts' back once again, this time for a hilarious and cinematic adventure, for the enjoyment of audiences on big and small screen alike."

Where is Ghosts: The Possession of Button House filming?

The film will shoot at West Horsley Place in Surrey as well as surrounding locations.

How successful was Ghosts on BBC One?

The original series ran for five series on BBC One and its final episode attracted 7.2 million viewers.

It was the most-watched comedy series in the UK in 2023.

An American adaptation is currently in its fifth season, with a sixth already commissioned, while the format has also been licensed internationally in multiple territories.