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A 71-year-old pensioner who is being evicted from the estate she has lived in for nearly 20 years and where Ghosts was filmed has accused the owners of turning it into a 'holiday let for fans'.
Baschea Walsh has lived for nearly two decades on the grounds of West Horsley Place, a 15th-century Grade I-listed manor once owned by Henry VIII in Surrey.
But in July, she was told to vacate her cottage by mid-November so it could be converted into short-term accommodation.
The retired child protection worker said she was devastated to be forced out and believes the property will be marketed to fans of Ghosts, the hit BBC sitcom filmed on the estate.
The West Horsley Place Trust, which manages the property, confirmed it has asked her to leave and that the cottage will be rented out, but denied the decision was linked to the show.
The 71-year-old said: 'They came to my house and said, "Your home is being turned into a holiday cottage, you have four months to go."
'I was stunned, as you can imagine. I am 71. I am going to be homeless.
'It is not about me, it is about the injustice of throwing a 71-year-old out. It is about anybody who is getting these section 21s out of nowhere because of greedy landlords.
'I was in shock for two months. For the first week, all I could eat was potatoes, I couldn't even cook. I just felt completely lost. I didn't know what to do.
'It came out of nowhere undeservedly in everyone's opinion and I really don't know what is going to happen to me.'
West Horsley Place was inherited by University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne, who then decided to hand over the manor house and its assets to a charitable trust aimed at restoring the building.
It has since become a popular filming location for productions including Enola Holmes, Vanity Fair and Ghosts, in which it appeared as Button House.
The latter, which followed the adventures of a living couple sharing a house with a group of spirits, was a ratings hit for the BBC, with 6.2million people watching the final episode in 2023.
Ms Walsh moved into her cottage in 2006 and said she has devoted herself to maintaining the estate, even collecting litter with a converted pushchair.
She said: 'This has been my life and absolutely the place for me to be. I fell in love with it the first time I came here. I knew this was the place I wanted to be. I had dreamt about it.
'It was just perfect for me. It was a really harmonious place to be, and we all got on with each other really well.
'It was a privilege to live here. Bamber and Christina said I could live here forever, and we never thought to put it in writing. We never thought [the Trust] would sink so low.
'I treat visitors to the estate like visitors to my own home, because it has been my home. I value people, but nobody on the estate values me.'
Ms Walsh supported the filming of Ghosts despite the disruption it caused, believing the revenue would help fund restorations.
She added: 'It is disruptive when they film, especially at night with all the extra lights on really bright and the generators, extra mud, and people wandering around.
'But I embraced it because I wanted to support the house. It needed all sorts of things doing to it.
'Now I feel that I should have asked for a rent reduction for all the disruption, but I didn't because I thought it was for the good of the house.'
Now, a friend of the pensioner has started a petition to stop her eviction from the home, which has received over 2,000 signatures. Meanwhile, she has begun looking for a new home, but she will not leave her cottage until a suitable replacement is found.
She added: 'I am exhausted, my phone hasn't stopped ringing and buzzing. I am getting so much support.
'I don't know what will happen to me. I am obviously looking for somewhere new but I won't take less than what I am living in now. This is my life, I need the space and air.
'I can't go live in a bedsit in a council old people's home. If that happens, I will be dead within a year. I rely on nature.
'I am not making myself voluntarily homeless for a director's vanity project. I am digging my heels in. I am not taking anything just because she wants me out.
'I don't see why it is so urgent. She just wants it for a holiday cottage. If she told me that they needed it because they wanted to house refugees then okay, but it's a holiday let.
'I am not making a stand per say, but I won't go until I find the equivalent.'
The West Horsley Trust said: 'West Horsley Place Trust is an independent charity caring for a fragile heritage estate.
'To secure its future and continue our public mission, we are creating increased, diversified and sustainable income through carefully considered changes, including updating and converting two historic cottages into short-term lets.
'The cottages will allow people to stay on the estate to access and enjoy it, our heritage, our cultural activities and those of the wider region.
'The short term lets will also support our wider business activities such as weddings and events.
'We fully appreciate how significant an upheaval this is for the tenant. We have not taken the decision to end this tenancy lightly.
'We have provided an extended notice period and offered personalised support, including assistance in exploring alternative housing options.'