Burial of Ghosts: Heart-Stopping Thriller from the Author of Vera Stanhope

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Mathew Baynton as Thomas Angus Thorne – A melodramatic and easily-infatuated Romantic poet, who was fatally shot in a duel in 1824, orchestrated by his cousin, Francis Button (who married Thomas' own love interest and whose descendants came to inherit Button House). He falls in love with Alison at first sight, despite her being alive, married, and distantly related to him. [12] While I found the start of this book a little slow compared to the other Ann Cleeves books I have read once I got into it I wanted to keep reading and found myself saying just one more chapter. Richard Durden as Charles Worthing - Mike and Alison’s solicitor, who gives Allison the news that she had inherited Button House from her distant relative Heather Button. The story follows Lizzie who has a troubled past, from being abandoned at a church as a newborn, growing up in care through to an incident in her work life she’d rather leave in the past.

Geoff McGivern as Barclay Beg-Chetwynde – Alison and Mike's neighbour with whom they have a land dispute over Button House's access road. He always gets Alison's name wrong, calling her 'Annabel'.

Burial of Ghosts is a tense, twisty tale that introduces us to Lizzie Bartholomew, a young social worker who, after experiencing a tragic incident at work, takes a leave of absence to Morocco, where she indulges in some rest, relaxation and a one-night stand with an older man she believes she will never see or hear from again only to return from vacation to find a letter from his solicitor informing her that Philip has died and has left her a sizeable inheritance linked to a stipulated request that will ultimately turn her life upside down, make her a possible suspect in a grizzly murder, and will cause her own secrets from the past to rear their ugly heads. Burial of Ghosts is a tense, twisty tale that introduces us to Lizzie Bartholomew, a young social worker who, after experiencing a tragic incident at work, takes a leave of absence to Morocco, where she indulges in some rest, relaxation and a one-night stand with an older man she believes she will never see or hear from again only to return from vacation to find a letter from his solicitor informing her that Philip has died and has left her a sizeable inheritance linked to a stipulated request that will ultimately turn her life upside down, make her a possible suspect in a grizzly murder, and will cause her own secrets from the past to rear their ugly heads. Lolly Adefope as Katherine 'Kitty' Higham – An excitable, overly chummy, naïve Georgian noblewoman who wishes to be friends with everyone. She has repressed her unhappy memories of her adoptive family, particularly those of her sister. She died from the bite of a venomous spider concealed on an imported pineapple in 1780. The descriptions of the areas that the story unfolds in really added weight to the story for me, particularly just how different the lives of young people can be depending on the income earned by their parents.

Hogan, Michael (6 October 2023). "Ghosts, BBC One, season 5, review: proof that the late Queen had excellent taste in television". The Telegraph . Retrieved 7 October 2023. Charlotte Ritchie as Alison Cooper – A young woman who has inherited a mansion from Heather Button, a distant relative of unspecified relation. After a temporarily death-inducing experience caused by Julian pushing her out of a window, she is able to see, hear and interact with ghosts. [11]Ausiello, Michael (12 January 2023). " Ghosts Scares Up Early Season 3 Renewal at CBS". TVLine . Retrieved 31 May 2023. 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. Having run out of capital and enthusiasm for restoring Button House themselves, Alison and Mike are ecstatic to receive an offer from a luxury hotel chain. The ghosts would prefer the couple to stay, and are disappointed when they agree to sell. The couple looks for a house to buy, but Alison rejects the two which an estate agent shows them after seeing other ghosts haunting them. Eventually, she approves of a brand new building. Fanny offers a priceless jewel to Alison to solve Button House's money problems, but Alison discovers that Fanny's husband already sold it. The Captain devises a plan to get Alison and Mike to tell the hotel chain to survey the basement as a potential place for a swimming pool and spa. During the survey, builders uncover a plague pit in the basement, and the hotel chain withdraws its offer. Jennifer Saunders as Lavinia Colebrooke – Fanny's mother, who determinedly planned to marry off her daughter. [11] Another series of Ghosts is on the way to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2023". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 15 December 2022.

Stacey, Pat (23 April 2019). "Ghosts review: 'It's joyously, infectiously silly, yet at the same time whip-smart' ". Irish Independent. Furness, Hannah (21 March 2015). "Bamber Gascoigne to save 500-year-old manor after accidental inheritance". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 16 April 2019. At first, the ghosts are not happy with the living couple's plans and conspire to get rid of the newcomers. After various failed attempts to scare them, one of the ghosts pushes Alison from an upstairs window, resulting in her being clinically dead for three minutes. When she awakens from an induced coma two weeks later, Alison discovers that her husband has arranged a huge mortgage, and that her near-death experience has given her the ability to see and hear the ghosts. [10] Nelson, Alex (15 April 2019). "Ghosts: cast, when it's on BBC One tonight and all you need to know about the comedy from the Horrible Histories team". i News. Hit BBC comedy Ghosts creators announce series 5 will be the last". BBC Media Centre. BBC. 31 March 2023.Emma Sidi as Eleanor Higham - Kitty’s abusive adoptive sister. She only regrets her unkindness when Kitty is dying of a poisonous spider bite. Her descendants includes Isabelle, Fanny, Heather and Alison. An idealised version of Eleanor as remembered by Kitty is played by Charlotte Ritchie.

The couple has successfully saved up enough money through their jobs and event bookings at Button House to continue renovations for their hotel project. Alison reconnects with Lucy and offers to loan her money to help Lucy's failing business. However, the ghosts uncover Lucy's true intentions as a con artist when they discover Lucy faked the photograph of Alison's father, which she used as proof of their blood relation. Meanwhile, Mike receives unexpected help from Julian while trying to film a video to promote Button House. Alison and Mike expose Lucy's scam before she can take their money. Katy Wix as Mary Guppy (series 1–4) – A Stuart era witch trial victim who was burnt at the stake in 1612 and smoulders when stressed. The living can smell burning if she passes through them. Though Mary is timid and superstitious, she is outspoken in other ways. She has a gentle flirtation with and closeness to Robin, but ascends into the afterlife in the fourth series.

a b c d e Ben Allen. "Meet the cast of BBC One sitcom Ghosts". RadioTimes.com. Radio Times . Retrieved 2 February 2022. Andreeva, Nellie (24 January 2022). " 'Ghosts', 'The Neighborhood' & 'Bob ♥ Abishola' Renewed By CBS For 2022-23 Season". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 24 January 2022. Sujaya Dasgupta as Zara – A documentary presenter, who visits Button House to produce a show on the Bone Plot. For the National Year of Reading, Ann was made reader-in-residence for three library authorities. It came as a revelation that it was possible to get paid for talking to readers about books! She went on to set up reading groups in prisons as part of the Inside Books project, became Cheltenham Literature Festival's first reader-in-residence and still enjoys working with libraries.