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Bloomsbury signs 'remarkable' behind-the-scenes look at BBC's 'Ghosts'
Bloomsbury has signed Ghosts: Brought to Life — The Making of a Classic, a "fascinating" behind-the-scenes look at the BBC sitcom "Ghosts".
Katy Follain, head of Bloomsbury General, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Paul Stevens at Independent Talent. Publication on 24th October 2024 will be supported by an "extensive" marketing and publicity campaign, including events with the actors from "Ghosts".
Written by the show’s creators and actors, Matthew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, Ghosts is pitched as "the ultimate celebration of the comedy favourite". The book will feature in-depth interviews with actors, the directors and the crew, and looks at what happened on set, bloopers, episode guides and character profiles.
Baynton, Farnaby, Howe-Douglas, Howick, Rickard and Willbond said: "Making ’Ghosts’ really was an extraordinary amount of fun, and we’re so excited to share the joy (and occasional pain) of that process with fans of the show. Revisiting those stories and characters has brought back many brilliant memories of that unique location and superb crew, and we can’t wait to take readers on a personal tour of our beloved Button House in all its ghost-filled glory.’
Follain commented: "We are over the moon to be immersing ourselves back in the world of the ghosts of Button House, who we adore. This is such a fun and remarkable book about the inner workings of the series – one that will help fill that ’Ghosts’-shaped hole in fans’ lives."
The Button House Archives, published by Bloomsbury, was shortlisted for the Non-Fiction: Lifestyle and Illustrated Book of the Year Award at The British Book Awards 2024.
