All’s fair in love and new-build residential developments.

A ghostly time-loop is broken in surprising fashion and the interpersonal dynamics continue to entertain as much as the spooks.

An unlikely request from a rival estate agency enables Luke to demonstrate that the ‘gentle answer turns away wrath’ when he tackles the other-worldly threat to a new-build housing estate in a unique way that can already be recognised, four episodes in, as ‘very Luke’. The old professional rivalry also contributes to a rather amusing ‘High Noon’ moment and a mysterious past altercation. He is clearly a compassionate character, not frightened of standing up to those who would do wrong in either this life or the next… with one notable exception.

Very much a continuation of some of the elements in the last instalment, the tensions within the Roman team are still evident. In what feels like a slightly contrived, nevertheless plausible turn of events, Susan and Zooey are thrown together and forced to bond as they stay overnight to investigate a haunting. This is not the pillow-fighting, nail-painting stereotypical girlie sleepover though, and there is clearly more to Luke’s hiring of Susan than her ability to close a sale. When we get a hint at an answer, it’s as unexpected for us as it clearly is for Zooey!

This takes Susan’s character in a slightly different direction – or at the least shows that there is more to her unique skillset than her teenage poltergeist history. It’s a direction that fits well with the world that SurrealEstate has built. Not for the first time, when it seems as though some elements of the story are a little predictable, the writers come up with a surprise.

Verdict: A light in the darkness for the Roman agency teambuilding. 8/10

Claire Smith