Production/transmission Timeline

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## 2012

Following the end of production of TV comedy sketch show Horrible Histories, the six main performers – Mat Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard and Martha Howe-Douglas – begin to exchange ideas about their next project. Although a haunted house series was one of the first ideas the writers developed, they were initially uncertain because, according to Baynton, there was "no jeopardy that we could write into it". This results in the team creating the fantasy inspired Yonderland for Sky One instead.

## 2017

During the winding down of Yonderland, the six writer-performers go back to their initial post Horrible Histories idea of a haunted house comedy. When Yonderland is completed, the troupe make a taster tape, which results in them abandoning the idea that they would each play multiple parts as in their previous work, to focus on six characters enduring each other’s company.

## 2018

### June

* 20: Initial cast photo released, showing Farnaby as Julian, Rickard as Humphrey's Head, Yani Xander as Humphrey's body, Baynton as Thomas, Howe-Douglas as Fanny, Willbond as The Captain and Howick as Pat.

### October

Filming starts

* 5: The miniseries bedroom scene (Free Pass).
* 18: The Captain explains his plans to Pat and Thomas (Who Do You Think You Are?).
* 22: Robin and Thomas try to console Pat (Happy Death Day).
* 24: Robin's disruption of the lights (Who Do You Think You Are?).
* 29: Alison talks to Pat about his family (Happy Death Day).
* 31: Mike tells Alison the results of the structural report on the House (Who Do You Think You Are?).

### November

* 1: The ghosts watch as Mike and Alison arrive at the house for the first time. (Who Do You Think You Are?).
* 14: Table scene (Getting Out)
* 20: Kitty at the dinner party. (Moonah Ston).

## 2019

### March

* 29: The official trailer is released on the BBC's YouTube channel

### May

* 20: Episode 6 is broadcast on BBC One.
* 27: The DVD of series one is released. In addition, the BBC confirms that series two has been commissioned.

## 2020

### January

* 13: Tom Kingsley tweets that series 2 is about to start filming; all 6 episodes will be shot in one continuous take. This approach is later abandoned and a traditional style of filming is used.

### March

* 18: Laurence Rickard and Martha Howe-Douglas confirm via Twitter that Season Two wrapped on 17 March, "by the skin of our teeth".

### July

* 20: The cast confirms that the second series will air later this year during #AskTheGhosts Q&A. Jim Howick suggests a possible air date of mid to late September.

### September

* 12: Ghosts Series 2 start date confirmed as 21 September, and the Series 2 trailer is released
* 21: The first episode of series 2 is broadcast on BBC One. All 6 episodes of series 2 are made available on BBC iPlayer.

## Notes

1. ↑ The listed dates are taken from the clapper boards, shown on the season 1 blooper reel)

## References

1. ↑ Ghosts Season 1 Blooper Reel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m6DOPitdVU
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/MarthaHD/status/1240319600279126016
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/Lazbotron/status/1240222422730711040
4. ↑ #AskTheGhosts Q&A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHdT1oh3J3g