Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Starring: Charlotte Ritchie, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lolly Adefope, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Katy Wix
Where to watch: BBC/Prime Video
To watch or not to watch: Of course it is a must watch! Why is that even a question!?

Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) are an average couple looking for a new place to move into. As luck would have it, Alison’s distant relative passes away, and Alison being the only living relative left, she inherits an estate manor. Of course it seems like lady luck has finally shone her light on the couple and their life can finally take off, but no no, not so soon. There are a (couple of) group(s) of ghosts living their best afterlife in that manor who would rather the manor be left to themselves. In this pursuit, they try to push Alison from a first storey window (and this works only in this series) and she wakes up with the ability to see and hear the ghosts as if they were a real people! Ooo! Excitement galore! Now Alison’s life has been changed forever. Since that land has been on earth since life began, there are ghosts from neolithic, regency, World War, etc time periods. We also have a Tory MP who dies in questionable circumstances and is destined to die out the rest of his death without trousers. We also have an Edwardian era royalty who was beheaded and is constantly losing his body. And wait, there are a bunch of ghosts living in the basement from the time they lost their lives to the plague, but then we can ignore them.

This series is super cool and funny. It moves and evolves along with the characters, and the said characters have depth, width and everything in between. We have a closeted war colonel, an enlightened milkmaid, and a politician who missed the birth of his child because he was busy cheating on his wife. This is handled with finesse, calling a spade a spade, but still maintaining a levity throughout. There is never a dull moment in the series, if it is not the fantastical money making schemes of the married couple, it is the opportunistic neighbour who adds excitement. There is also exploration of the themes of death and life. And it is this charm which wins the heart of Alison and the viewers too.

This series, like The Office, has been adapted into a US, German, French and Greek version too, with Australian production on the way. It is a good story, and comparing it with the American version, it is a tighter script with 5 seasons and 6 episodes each. It keeps the story rolling and viewer invested, and left wanting more. The actors and humour are also quintessentially British, without annoying pauses for laughter tracks. It can also be classified as absurd situational comedy. A must watch, and ensure it is the UK version.