Talk:Ghosts (2019 TV series)

Ghosts of Motley Hall

This programme seems very similar to the 1970s show Ghosts of Motley Hall. Have the writers acknowledged this as an inspiration for their series86.8.145.87 (talk) 10:26, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Basement ghosts?

The main cast are also playing the plague victims in the basement; should this be in the article? - there's a tradition for the HH cast playing multiple characters in their projects. Apepper (talk) 15:43, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea. Go ahead and put it in - provided you can cite a reliable source for the casting, of course. Meticulo (talk) 16:13, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Shouldn't this be changed to cellar, as it's below ground? 109.154.115.243 (talk) 17:04, 28 December 2021 (UTC)

Basements aren't below ground? That's news to me. – AndyFielding (talk) 08:15, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Captain

The Captain appears to be wearing a WWI uniform, has a predeliction for singing WWI songs and in the flashback, the posters on the wall are WWI, so what is the reason for saying he is a WWII Captain?

Because a WW1 captain had his rank insignia on sleeves, rather than epaulettes (thus making this a WW2-era uniform). Bob talk 19:01, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

It says here https://ghosts-bbc.fandom.com/wiki/The_Captain that he's a solider from WWII. Also Jerry was a nickname given to Germans during the Second World War not the first. The Captain refers to the Germans of Jerry's. 86.186.255.174 (talk) 19:23, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure the documentaries he watches are about World War II as well.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.41.46 (talk • contribs) 20:41, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

I was thinking the same thing (about the documentaries.) 86.190.78.67 (talk) 22:07, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Luftwaffe Pilots

Did they die in midair as stated in the article or were they sitting in a tree that's been chopped down? 109.150.194.35 (talk) 18:53, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

Season 2 needs to happen

This show is hilarious. The TV critics need to get off their high horses and stop trying to over analyze a sitcom. Would you attempt to break down Reno 911 and organize its deeper meaning in the storyline? No, you wouldn't and guess what, the show was a huge success (and not nearly as funny as Ghost). So sit down, shut up and let's get season 2 started. 73.157.85.202 (talk) 05:40, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Err... I think you need the Ghosts (2021 TV series). This article is about the original UK series and we're already heading towards series 4. - X201 (talk) 08:46, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Series 4

Now that we have confirmation that the series will be airing in September, should it be added to the list of series? I know there's a policy on this but I don't know how specific the date needs to be. Potatoleopard (talk) 15:01, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

It depends. Confirmation from where? - X201 (talk) 16:19, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

It was confirmed at the Ghosts Masterclass in Edinburgh about a week ago (scroll down) https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/ghosts-2022-christmas-special-confirmed-newsupdate/ Potatoleopard (talk) 16:37, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 16 September 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. per discussion consensus. Moving (2019 TV Series) -> (2019 British TV Series), (2021 TV Series) -> (American TV Series), and (1995 TV Series) -> (1995 British TV Series). In consensus-via-compromise, we examine the choice which has the most broad-ranging support which offends the fewest participants, and which accomplishes the goals of disambiguation, giving readers what they expect, and respecting PTOPIC. In this discussion, most support votes were in support of this compromise, as were several oppose votes. Those opposed to the compromise did not offer specific policy-based rationale which was convincing to other participants. Therefore, the most policy-friendly compromise would be this collective rename. Ping my talk with questions/concerns. (closed by non-admin page mover) — Shibbolethink ^{(♔ ♕)} 13:07, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

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• Ghosts (2019 TV series) → Ghosts (British TV series)
• Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series)
• Ghosts (1995 TV series) → Ghosts (1995 British TV series)

– Per WP:NCTV, generally the preferred disambiguation is by country of broadcast. Slightly complicated by the fact there are two British TV series both broadcast by the BBC however, I would argue the 2019 series was the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC of the two British series and, as the American series is an adaptation of the 2019 British series, it makes sense that they be disambiguated together much like The Office (British TV series) and The Office (American TV series). I also think that disambiguation by year makes it harder for readers to find which series they are looking for as both aired in 2021, disambiguation by country of broadcast is clearer. I've suggested moving the 1995 series (mainly so it is not excluded from the discussion) but I feel the suggested title may be unnecessarily long so I welcome any other ideas. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 09:40, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Seems sensible. (See new opinion below) - X201 (talk) 10:23, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose - "Generally preferred" doesn't mean automatic, especially in cases like this where there are two series from the same country involved. The current titles are unambiguous and WP:CONCISE. Both British shows would need to include the year to be unambiguous, so really this move wouldn't accomplish much. Considering that the proposed destinations as of this vote are redlinks, there doesn't seem to be any current confusion. I suggest instead creating those redirects if there is such a genuine concern. -- Netoholic @ 12:41, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

  Added: On further consideration I would not oppose the singular move of Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series). A mixed solution is fine with necessary redirects and hatnotes. -- Netoholic @ 13:10, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose. PDABs are used in the rarest of circumstances, and this isn't one of them. 162 etc. (talk) 15:02, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
• Support. WP:NCTV is very clear on this. "When there are two or more television productions of the same type and name, use one of the following methods: Prefix the singular country of broadcast (adjective) – (American TV series),[a] (Argentine TV series),[b] (British TV series),[a] (Canadian TV series). Generally the preferred disambiguation when additional disambiguation is needed. [dubious – discuss] Used to distinguish shows with the same title from different countries. Only one country should be used. Prefix the year of release or program debut – (1997 TV series). Generally used when there are shows with the same title within the same country." (emphasis added).

The reason for the country adjective rule is obvious. People searching are much much more likely to know they mean eg the British rather than the concurrently running American series as opposed to the 2019 vs the 2021 series. Indeed, I just experienced that, having ended up here googling for what I thought was a British series and not immediately sure which result to choose from. I had to think, which is something that usability guidelines say shouldn't happen to a user trying to navigate. Regarding WP:CONCISE, it says there "The goal of concision is to balance brevity with sufficient information to identify the topic to a person familiar with the general subject area". The original years of broadcast of two shows that overlap aren't sufficient. I would be open to the 2019 series being Ghosts (2019 British TV series) if people want to defend the honour of the 1995 series, but the current proposal is all the same much better than having the titles with no country of origin. I appreciate that the proposed titles aesthetically appear over-specific, but usability ultimately has to trump aesthetics. OsFish (talk) 08:08, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

• Support with amendment Ghosts (2019 TV series) → Ghosts (2019 British TV series) (to avoid a WP:PDAB). The current year disambiguators do the job poorly and contradict WP:NCTV. I agree with OsFish that usability ultimately has to trump aesthetics. No such user (talk) 07:49, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
• Support but with Ghosts (2019 British TV series) per above. -- Necrothesp (talk) 13:51, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose the moving either of the 1995 and 2019 British TV series; support for moving Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series).

WP:NCTVUK clearly states to use "one of the following methods", not both the year and country which is unnecessarily specific. The proposed new article titles's diambiguations are unnecessary as they would be unnatural, unconcise and unconsistent. Happily888 (talk) 02:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Nonsense. This is not "unnecessarily specific" since Ghosts (TV series) is ambiguous both by country and by year, so both disambiguators are necessary and the naming consistent. Guidelines cannot (and should not) predict every weird situation out there, but your proposed "solution" badly fails the WP:DAB requirement that a reader who searches for a topic using a particular term can get to the information on that topic quickly and easily. For someone not in the know of gory details, Ghosts (2019 TV series) could well be the American one. No such user (talk) 10:37, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

The 2019 British series quite clearly has a hatnote linking to the American series, as well as explicitly stating what the article is about: a British sitcom. I don't think that the years are really that ambiguous, and even if a reader for whatever reason doesn't initially find the right article, it is still abundantly obvious which article is which - a simple search would enable them to find the right one. Happily888 (talk) 01:39, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

So go to the search box and type "Ghosts"; when you see only "(British TV series)" in the drop-down, how would you know which one is it? If you see only "(2019 TV series)" and "(2021 TV series)" would you be sure which one you want? Why force users to do extra clicks and navigate around when all we have to do for crystal clarity is to add a single word (or year) to the disambiguator? Why such love for extra-short and confusing titles? WP:CONCISE is not a suicide pact. No such user (talk) 09:27, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

I supported moving Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series), just not moving the British series names, as per WP:NCTVUK (or User:X201's arrangement below). This would remove the ambiguity you keep brining up, so its unnecessary to move the British series articles. Happily888 (talk) 09:35, 27 September 2022 (UTC); edited 04:34, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

• Support but propose not moving the 1995 series. This would be similar to The Office disambiguation linked above. I see no reason to move all three, as one would figure very few people are searching for an almost 30-year-old series, nor a reason only to move the American series. Moving Ghosts (2019 TV series) → Ghosts (British TV series), Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series), and leaving Ghosts (1995 TV series) would suffice and differentiate between the three series. kc12286 05:44, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Had I looked more into The Office page titles, this is probably what I would have proposed. It sets a precedent and it keeps the titles more concise than the ones I ended up proposing. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:20, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose removing "2019"; clearly there are 2 British shows, so clearly neither can use just "British" per WP:AT/WP:PRECISE it is ambiguous disambiguaiton and should not be used. If we do move it, it should use Ghosts (2019 British TV series) -- 65.92.247.226 (talk) 06:35, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose The current titles fit just fine. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 17:28, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose moving the British series articles. WP:NCTVUK says "Prefix the year of release or program debut – (1997 TV series). Generally used when there are shows with the same title within the same country." (personally I'd be fine with moving to Ghosts (1995 British TV series), and Ghosts (2019 British TV series), but defer to WP:NCTVUK). --EarthFurst (talk) 23:45, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
  • Support: moving the American series, since WP:NCTVUK also says "Prefix the singular country of broadcast ... – (American TV series), ... (Canadian TV series). Generally the preferred disambiguation when additional disambiguation is needed. [dubious – discuss] Used to distinguish shows with the same title from different countries." --EarthFurst (talk) 23:45, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
• I support the following arrangement:

Ghosts (2019 TV series) → Ghosts (2019 British TV series)

Ghosts (2021 TV series) → Ghosts (American TV series)

Ghosts (1995 TV series) → Ghosts (1995 British TV series)

This is a very specific situation and we need to WP:IAR WP:NCTVUK in order to help users navigate to the article they want (and indeed, avoid the article that they don't want). - X201 (talk) 09:39, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Guest appearances

I think there are now too many characters listed in this section, including some who only have one or two lines in one episode. Could we limit it to, for example, characters who have a significant amount of dialogue and/or are played by an actor who actually has a Wikipedia entry? Mark and inwardly digest (talk) 22:28, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Fully agree. The current list fails notability criteria (significant coverage. i.e simply existing is not a warrant for inclusion) It's an unverified, indiscriminate collection of trivia. The definition of guest in this list has been stretched far beyond credibility. - X201 (talk) 08:48, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

OK, have pruned the list a bit. Mark and inwardly digest (talk) 06:20, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

UK series finished?

Do we know if the Christmas 2023 episode “finished” the UK run? Does that put an end date for it? Wally.hall (talk) 21:04, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

see refs at end of production section Indagate (talk) 21:47, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

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Inspiration for the series?

Ghosts appears to be inspired by this Bengali movie - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhooter_Bhabishyat 2601:646:9E02:D220:8BA5:5610:DD36:A464 (talk) 08:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC)