The Canterville Ghost (2021 TV series)

For other uses, see The Canterville Ghost (disambiguation).

The Canterville Ghost is a 2021 British BBC Studios and American BYUtv television series based on the short story The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.^[1][2][3] In the UK, the series was broadcast on Channel 5 in 2022 and has been made available for digital purchase on Amazon Video.^[4][5][6]

The Canterville Ghost
Based on	"The Canterville Ghost" 1887 short story by Oscar Wilde
Screenplay by	Jude Tindall
Directed by	Paul Gibson Suri Krishnamma
Starring	Tom Graves Joe Graves Caroline Catz
Composer	Paul Englishby
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producer	Will Trotter
Producer	Sue Howells
Cinematography	Tom Hines
Editors	Louise Pearson Simon Prentice Amy Swan
Original release
Network	BBC BYUtv
Release	31 October (2021-10-31) – 21 November 2021 (2021-11-21)

Plot

Resident ghost Sir Simon de Canterville is none-too-pleased when an American family moves into his family’s grand English estate after tech billionaire Hiram Otis purchases it. Hiram has no idea that Simon has been haunting the grounds for five centuries nor that his family is about to face the enmity of the local aristocracy. This modern retelling of the classic tale focuses on three families: the aristocratic Cantervilles, the Romani Lovells and the American Otises.

Cast

• Caroline Catz as Lucy Otis
• Fred Fergus as Viscount Ralph Stilton
• Tom Graves as Theodore Otis
• Joe Graves as Franklin Otis
• Haydn Gwynne as Lady Deborah de Canterville
• Anthony Head as Sir Simon de Canterville
• Jack Bardoe as The Honorable Cecil Canterville
• James Lance as Hiram Otis
• Carolyn Pickles as Mrs. Umney
• Jeff Rawle as Duke George 'Bluey' Stilton
• Charlotte Robinson as Charity Lovell
• Harriette Robinson as Patience Lovell
• Harry Taurasi as Django Lovell
• Laurel Waghorn as Virginia Otis

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.K. viewers (millions)
1	"Spring/Summer"	Paul Gibson	Jude Tindall	October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)	N/A
2	"Summer/Autumn"	Suri Krishnamma	Jude Tindall	November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)	N/A
3	"Autumn/Winter"	Paul Gibson	Jude Tindall	November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)	N/A
4	"Winter"	Suri Krishnamma	Jude Tindall	November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)	N/A

Reception

The series won an award for Outstanding Makeup and Hairstyling in the 2022 Children's and Family Emmy Awards.^[7]