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42. BBC Ghosts Christmas Special 2022

42. BBC Ghosts Christmas Special 2022

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It’s Alison and Mike’s third Christmas at Button House, and although they usually spend it at home, this year they’ve decided to spend it with Mike’s family. Nevertheless, Alison has still got the ghosts presents. This makes the ghosts wish they could give Alison something as well, and since the stage from the Absolute Tools Regional Christmas Rewards is still up, they decide to put on a pantomime, which they’ll perform for her when she gets home.

But in the early hours of Christmas morning, Pat catches Julian trying to get a sneaky peak at his Christmas present. He tries to convince him to leave, but is soon convinced to look at his own Christmas present as well, which is footage from his last Christmas.

Later on Christmas Day, the ghosts start rehearsing their pantomime, while also finding out what everyone will do. Pat decides to direct while also playing Buttons, while Kitty is cast as Cinderella. Robin and Humphrey’s Body are cast as Cinderella’s two Ugly Step Sisters, Fanny is cast as the Wicked Stepmother (as well as the Fairy Godmother), and Julian is cast as Baron Hardup. Lastly, Thomas is cast as Prince Charming and Humphrey’s Head is cast as Dandini. The Captain decides to stage manage.

Not too much time passes , however, before tensions start to rise. Not only can Julian not remember his lines, but the other ghosts also start mocking Pat, which results in him getting upset and storming off, and in Thomas taking over directing.

Robin is eventually able to convince Pat to come back, but not long after they start rehearsing again, Alison and Mike arrive back. To make things worse, Kitty starts suffering stage fright, but after The Captain talks her out of it, she gets over it instantly.

It is also then when the Fairy Godmother is recast, and The Captain takes on the role.

Alison, Mike and the Plague Ghosts sit down to watch the show, but Mike only sits down to watch it because he doesn’t like panto and wouldn’t see it anyway.

After the performance, the ghosts are invited into the gift room to see their presents. But after pressing play on Pat’s present, Alison gets confused. Pat tells her what happened and tells her how emotional seeing it made him feel. But he warms up to it moments later, when he sees footage of his son, Daily, carrying on his tradition on Christmas Day in 1988.


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