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Psychoville is a British psychological horror-thriller black comedy mystery television series created and written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton for the BBC. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French, Jason Tompkins, Daniel Kaluuya and Eileen Atkins in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw Imelda Staunton and Jason Watkins added to the main cast. The second series was first broadcast on 5 May 2011[2] and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has said that there will not be a third series.[3] In February 2020, Shearsmith and Pemberton's follow-up series, Inside No. 9, crossed over with Psychoville and brought back five of the characters for the episode "Death Be Not Proud".[4]
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The series revolves around five different characters from different parts of England: David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a serial killer-obsessed man-child who still lives with his mother Maureen (Shearsmith); Mr. Jelly (Shearsmith), an embittered one-handed children's entertainer; Oscar Lomax (Pemberton), a blind millionaire who collects stuffed toy animals; Joy Aston (French), a midwife who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child; and Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a panto dwarf in love with his Snow White who believes he has the power of telekinesis. All five are connected by a mysterious blackmailer who has sent them a letter each with the message: "I know what you did". The series is named after the title given to The League of Gentlemen when the series was sold to Japan and Korea.[5]

Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)

Eileen Atkins in Psychoville (2009)

Elizabeth Berrington, Dawn French, Vilma Hollingbery, Reece Shearsmith, and Stacy Liu in Psychoville (2009)

Steve Pemberton and Daniel Kaluuya in Psychoville (2009)

Daisy Haggard and Jason Tompkins in Psychoville (2009)

Debbie Chazen and Alison Lintott in Psychoville (2009)

Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Dawn French in Psychoville (2009)

Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)
 
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Psychoville is a British psychological horror-thriller black comedy mystery television series created and written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton for the BBC. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French, Jason Tompkins, Daniel Kaluuya and Eileen Atkins in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw Imelda Staunton and Jason Watkins added to the main cast. The second series was first broadcast on 5 May 2011[2] and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has said that there will not be a third series.[3] In February 2020, Shearsmith and Pemberton's follow-up series, Inside No. 9, crossed over with Psychoville and brought back five of the characters for the episode "Death Be Not Proud".[4]
PREMISE
The series revolves around five different characters from different parts of England: David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a serial killer-obsessed man-child who still lives with his mother Maureen (Shearsmith); Mr. Jelly (Shearsmith), an embittered one-handed children's entertainer; Oscar Lomax (Pemberton), a blind millionaire who collects stuffed toy animals; Joy Aston (French), a midwife who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child; and Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a panto dwarf in love with his Snow White who believes he has the power of telekinesis. All five are connected by a mysterious blackmailer who has sent them a letter each with the message: "I know what you did". The series is named after the title given to The League of Gentlemen when the series was sold to Japan and Korea.[5]

Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)

Eileen Atkins in Psychoville (2009)

Elizabeth Berrington, Dawn French, Vilma Hollingbery, Reece Shearsmith, and Stacy Liu in Psychoville (2009)

Steve Pemberton and Daniel Kaluuya in Psychoville (2009)

Daisy Haggard and Jason Tompkins in Psychoville (2009)

Debbie Chazen and Alison Lintott in Psychoville (2009)

Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)

Those images are pure poetry. Thanks for the recommendation, it must be a unique viewing experience.
 

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I was dismembered in a bathtub during the second series. It was due to an unfortunate misunderstanding involving a disability parking badge, as I recall.
 
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