Annie's Ghosts: A Journey Into a Family Secret

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Fake Memories: Kitty has rewritten her own memories, forcing herself to believe that her sister was a kind person when in reality she was cruel. Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Mike Cooper – Alison's husband, who has grand plans for the house but is not very adept at putting them into action. Although at first believing the ghosts to be Alison's hallucinations, Mike comes to accept them and often tries to communicate with them despite being unable to see them. Blatant Lies: When Robin gets caught interfering with the lights on the set in 1x04 he claims "bigger boy made me do it." What would you do if out of the blue you discovered that your mother, a self proclaimed “only child,” had a sister? If you were Steve Luxenberg and an investigative reporter, you would start researching your family in earnest. Mathew Baynton as Thomas Angus Thorne – A melodramatic and easily infatuated Romantic poet, who was fatally shot in a duel in 1824, orchestrated by his cousin, Francis Button (who married Thomas' own love interest and whose descendants came to inherit Button House). He falls in love with Alison at first sight, despite her being alive, married, and distantly related to him. [10]

The programme is filmed at West Horsley Place in Surrey, England, a large country house unexpectedly inherited by the writer and former University Challenge presenter Bamber Gascoigne in 2014 from his great aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe, under circumstances not dissimilar to those depicted in the series. [14] [15] Some scenes were also filmed on London Road and Clandon Road in nearby Guildford [16] with outside images of the famous Bettys Tea Rooms in Harrogate, North Yorkshire rebranded as "Sandrine's" in the penultimate scene of the final episode of series three. En Francais" reveals that Robin is fluent in French, having learned by listening to Sophie Bone, Humphrey's wife...but he speaks modern French, which is very different from the 16th century French that Sophie would have spoken. Hair of the Dog: Julian suggests this as a cure for Alison's hangover in "About Last Night". He apparently made the suggestion the night before as well, which led to her drinking more booze...and getting even more drunk. Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: Some people who die, such as Alison's distant relative the last Lady Button, do this, while others become ghosts. The ghosts talk about the hope that they will eventually ascend to a higher plane themselves, but nobody knows why (or how) it happens. Mike mentions Jurassic Park when discussing with Alison and their lawyer about what they can sell their land for.Jennifer Saunders as Lavinia – Fanny's mother, who determinedly planned to marry off her daughter. [9]

a b c Butter, Susannah (15 April 2019). "Ghosts: Things that go bump in the night – a spooktacular house-hunting show". Evening Standard. Along the coastal area are some of the most breathtaking views in Cornwall and I loved sitting on the promenade with ice cream! Something Thomas is hoping for. Alison being alive is an obstacle but if she committed suicide, they could be together. Alison is not impressed. When Fanny states how she was supposed to go on RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage but couldn’t due to a fraudster, she mentions the motion picture about the ship.Depraved Homosexual: Most of the LGBTQ characters are portrayed in a positive light, but not Fanny's husband George Button. Fanny caught him not only cheating on her, but cheating on her with two men, an act that would almost certainly have been frowned upon in The Edwardian Era. Then, to make matters worse, he pushed her out the window because he couldn't trust her with his dirty secret. Ironically, she kept her death a secret from the other ghosts for more than a century (though the older ghosts admit that they already know, as they saw the whole thing go down). But You Were There, and You, and You: In Kitty’s retelling of her life, she imagines her fellow ghosts, Mike and Alison as people in her past. Subverted when she starts remembering her sister’s cruelty and father’s rage as they are played by different actors. Similar to what happened in episode two with Bridget Christie’s character Annie, Mary was seen passing over in the opening moments of the episode. She was taken by a ball of light and pulled into the air before being sent to the “proper” afterlife. In "Bump in the Night", Mike is terrified when the ghosts accidentally make him believe that there are twenty burglars in the house. Pedersen, Erik (12 July 2021). "CBS Fall Premiere Dates: New 'NCIS', 'CSI', 'FBI' Series Plus Returning Comedies, Dramas & Reality Fare". Deadline Hollywood.