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Fresh Meat at 10
A decade on from freshers, TV's top students remember their raucous heyday. "We were basically dirty, smelly Friends".
Beth Webb, NME, 23rd September 2021Last week saw the return of Ghosts (BBC One), the offbeat sitcom from many of the cast of Horrible Histories and Yonderland , in which young couple Alison and Mike (Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe) live in a crumbling mansion full of bickering ghosts, including a caveman, a trouserless Tory MP and a witch-burning victim.
The opening episode explained how one of the spectral residents managed to lose his head. By now, three series in, you either enjoy the innocent spookiness of Ghosts or you don't. My own barely concealed inner goth can't help but be charmed. The show has inconsistencies (ghostly hands slide through people but can pick up TV remotes), but whatever, it's not a documentary. Its superpower is that it's reminiscent of a lost Ealing film-style Britishness; so much so that I was surprised to hear that a US version is in production. Ghosts is about as scary as a ghost train ride in broad daylight, but it's always a hoot.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 15th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie interview
More flashbacks, more backstories, and a big emotional journey for Alison - that's a taster of what series three of Ghosts has in store.
Stevie Gallacher, The Sunday Post, 12th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie on Ghosts and Feel Good
The Ghosts actor on avoiding the egotistical side of showbusiness, her close relationship with Mae Martin and the potential for a Fresh Meat reunion.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 11th August 2021Why BBC's Ghosts doesn't need a fourth season
An action-packed blend of laughs and cultural references with a heartwarming bond running through it, Ghosts has been a delight to watch. It has truly peaked with its third instalment and that's why it's the right time to close the door.
Laura Denby, Radio Times, 11th August 2021Ghosts series three review
Hard-drinking toff Barclay Beg-Chetwynde seems set to be the next member of the phantom troop, in the only TV show that would benefit from bumping more people off.
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th August 2021Ghosts, BBC1, review
Innocuously good fun undermined by too many storylines.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 9th August 2021Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe interview
More flashbacks, more backstories, and a big emotional journey for Alison - that's a taster of what Series 3 of Ghosts has in store.
The Scotsman, 6th August 2021Queen of comedy Charlotte Ritchie on Ghosts
She got gross-out laughs in Fresh Meat, died superbly in Call the Midwife - and now she's back communing with spirits in Ghosts. Is Charlotte Ritchie getting too famous to buy her own leggings?
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 4th August 2021Review: Feel Good, Netflix
The second series of Feel Good, Mae Martin and Joe Hampson's metafictional comedy-drama (dramedy?) leapt back onto Netflix on Friday. Those with willpower, or busy lives, might manage eke out the episodes. But it'll take a lot to do so. A truly compelling storyline, that takes us even further into our protagonist's past than the first series, is matched by inventive camerawork and fast-paced, realistic writing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th June 2021