TV series
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman
2005, English, on BBC Three. Created by Marc Wootton.
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman is a British television comedy show broadcast on BBC Three It features character comedian Marc Wootton playing an effete and slightly vicious fake medium/psychic. It is narrated by Patrick Stewart, with animated sequences by Rex Crowle produced by onedotzero. The character of Shirley Ghostman is sometimes considered to be a parody of the supposed act of controversial psychic, Derek Acorah and contains actual satirical references to the television show 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry in Shirley's opening speech to the audience. The show was very successful on BBC Three and was set to move to BBC Two in the summer of 2005.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 2005
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Latest episode
S1 E8: Heaven And Back
Aired 19 April 2005
Seasons 1
Details
- First aired
- 1 March 2005
- Last aired
- 19 April 2005
- Network
- BBC Three
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman are there?
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman has 1 season and 8 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman finished?
Yes. High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman ended in 2005, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman?
High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman was created by Marc Wootton and stars Marc Wootton, Patrick Stewart.