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Yonderland. Laurence Rickard. Credit: Working Title Films
Laurence Rickard

Laurence Rickard

  • 49 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

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Ghosts Christmas special review

Charles Dickens knew ghosts made the perfect Christmas characters... and now the spookily successful BBC sitcom has followed suit.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd December 2021

We Are Not Alone alien comedy reveals top cast

Declan Baxter, Joe Thomas and Georgia May Foote will star in Dave's alien-based comedy We Are Not Alone. The cast list also features actors including Vicki Pepperdine, Mike Wozniak, Ellie White and Miles Jupp.

British Comedy Guide, 17th December 2021

Jennifer Saunders to guest star in Ghosts Christmas special

Jennifer Saunders is to guest star in the forthcoming Ghosts Christmas special, playing Lady Button's mother.

British Comedy Guide, 16th October 2021

Why 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 2021

Review: Ghosts will haunt our screens for years

If any current sitcom has a hope of being repeated 40 years from now, bet on Ghosts (BBC1). It's very funny - but so were lots of great comedies that have faded into obscurity.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 10th August 2021

Ghosts, BBC1, review

Innocuously good fun undermined by too many storylines.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 9th August 2021

BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations

Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.

British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021

Ghosts to be remade in America

American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.

British Comedy Guide, 1st April 2021

Ghosts: the Ghost of Christmas, review

One of the sweetest, funniest, most satisfying festive specials.

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 23rd December 2020

The 50 best TV shows of 2020: No 10 - Ghosts

Written by the Horrible Histories crew, this must-see supernatural comedy bears their stamp of absurdity - and is full of feelgood spirit.

Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian, 9th December 2020

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