You may have missed it, but most characters in CBS’ popular Ghosts series are similar to those in Ghosts UK, the original British program. Ghosts UK and Ghosts US are both critically acclaimed in their own nations, and the shows’ similarities aren’t by accident. The series share the same creators, who originated and starred in the British Ghosts series. British actors Matthew Baynton (as Thomas), Simon Farnaby (as Julian), Martha Howe-Douglas (as Fanny), Jim Howick (as Pat), Laurence Rickard (as Humphrey, Robin), and Ben Willbond (as the Captain) are executive producers for both respective series.
When the American series launched in 2021, nearly every CBS ghost resembled their UK counterparts. Both series had a young couple move into a haunted mansion, with Allison and Sam figuring out they can see the dead in the second episode. Both subsequently realized that they had ghosts from various time periods and backstories living in their homes, groups of ghosts in their basement who died of a plague, and pesky neighbors who would try to overrun their B&B businesses. The US series significantly changed the UK version, distinguishing it as an American series.
9 Sam Arondekar
Based On Allison Cooper
Rose McIver’s Sam Arondekar draws inspiration from Charlotte Ritchie’s Allison Cooper of the British Ghosts series. Sam shares core qualities with Allison that define the UK program, primarily Allison’s ability to see ghosts after a near-death experience. That said, Sam’s unique abilities resulted from an accident in the American series, whereas one of the ghosts intentionally pushes Allison out a window in Ghosts BBC.
The spirits that Sam and Allison can see in their respective series make up a family they never had.
Allison and Sam have other similarities, including the dynamic of being surrounded by their spouse’s family while having little family of their own. In the American show, Sam’s mother is deceased, and Jay’s sister, Bela, often stays with the young couple. In the British series, Mike’s family visits throughout, but Allison has no family. As such, the spirits that Sam and Allison can see in their respective series make up a sort of family they never had, and it’s a defining quality of each series.
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8 Jay Arondekar
Based On Michael
Every Ghosts US Character Who Is Based On Someone From The UK Version
