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Ghosts co-creator Laurence Rickard has teased what fans can expect to see in the upcoming Christmas special<\/a> \u2013 including the return of a previously established character.<\/p>\n The beloved BBC sitcom is winding down after five seasons with this year\u2019s festive episode billed as the last ever, with viewers wildly speculating on how exactly Button House will close its doors.<\/p>\n Last night\u2019s season 5 finale<\/a> ended in dramatic fashion, as Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe) considered selling up over a dark secret<\/a>. Fortunately, their minds were changed by a passionate speech \u2013 from Julian (Simon Farnaby), of all people.<\/p>\n To mark the launch of the official tie-in book Ghosts: The Button House Archives<\/a>, series co-creator Laurence Rickard spoke to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about what to expect from the last episode \u2013 starting with the tone.<\/p> \u201cThe joy of being able to do it in this way and kind of end twice is that you get to scratch that [dramatic] itch a bit at the end of season 5, so that you can do something that\u2019s tonally slightly different [in the special],\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n Rickard, who plays both caveman Robin and beheaded nobleman Sir Humphrey Bone, went on to drop hints about the episode\u2019s storyline \u2013 including the return of a familiar face \u2013 and those fateful final scenes.<\/p>\n \u201cI think certainly the final three or four minutes will be quite unexpected,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd it\u2019s possible we\u2019ll get to see a character that we\u2019ve had before again and there\u2019s certainly a step change very early on \u2013 something that we haven\u2019t done before in the show.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the things we always hope that we do is keep things fresh and that we\u2019re never retreading the format, so hopefully it will still feel like we\u2019re doing things that we haven\u2019t done before right up until that final furlong.\u201d<\/p>\n Rickard added: \u201cIt\u2019s terrifying, though \u2013 it does feel very emotional. I know I\u2019m going to be affected by it even though, obviously for us, it finished nine months ago, I think seeing it go out will be quite an emotional moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n In another exclusive interview for The Button House Archives, co-creator Mathew Baynton confirmed that himself and Jim Howick are the credited writers on the final episode.<\/p>\n \u201cBut everyone\u2019s work goes into every script,\u201d he hastened to add.<\/p> \n