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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkman" data-source="post: 409580" data-attributes="member: 23715"><p>Wikipedia;</p><p><em><strong>Psychoville</strong></em> is a British <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror">psychological horror</a>-<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller">thriller</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy">black comedy</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction">mystery</a> television series created and written by and starring <em><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen">The League of Gentlemen</a></em> members <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Shearsmith">Reece Shearsmith</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pemberton">Steve Pemberton</a> for the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC">BBC</a>. It debuted on <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Two">BBC Two</a> on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_French">Dawn French</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Tompkins">Jason Tompkins</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kaluuya">Daniel Kaluuya</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Atkins">Eileen Atkins</a> in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Staunton">Imelda Staunton</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Watkins">Jason Watkins</a> added to the main cast. The second series was first broadcast on 5 May 2011<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-2">[2]</a> and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has said that there will not be a third series.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-3">[3]</a> In February 2020, Shearsmith and Pemberton's follow-up series, <em><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9">Inside No. 9</a></em>, crossed over with <em>Psychoville</em> and brought back five of the characters for the episode "Death Be Not Proud".<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-4">[4]</a></p><p><strong>PREMISE</strong></p><p>The series revolves around five different characters from different parts of England: David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer">serial killer</a>-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 <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife">midwife</a> who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child; and Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime">panto</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism">dwarf</a> in love with his <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White">Snow White</a> who believes he has the power of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telekinesis">telekinesis</a>. All five are connected by a mysterious <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail">blackmailer</a> who has sent them a letter each with the message: "I know what you did". The series is named after the title given to <em><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen">The League of Gentlemen</a></em> when the series was sold to <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea">Korea</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-5">[5]</a></p><p></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDQxMjgzZGItMDYzMC00ZDVhLWFmNTAtOWIxZjc3NTZhNTk4XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMThkZDlhYWItMzdlNy00Mzg4LWFiOTQtYTM2ZjdkMmQyNGY5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg" alt="Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMGE2YzNkMjUtZTMyNi00NmYzLWE0NWMtYzQ4OGIwZGU4Yzk3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg" alt="Eileen Atkins in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDQyZmI2ZDAtYTlkZi00NzU3LTk1YWQtNjZkZjBjMDM4OTlmXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Elizabeth Berrington, Dawn French, Vilma Hollingbery, Reece Shearsmith, and Stacy Liu in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWZjYTk3YWItNmRjYi00NjQyLTk5N2QtNGM4NGJkYjdlZWJlXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Steve Pemberton and Daniel Kaluuya in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2EyMDM1N2MtNTE0My00ZmVkLWFlNTEtYWZiMDMxY2UwYzFmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg" alt="Daisy Haggard and Jason Tompkins in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTIxZGM5ZTctODcwZi00Y2E1LTg0NmUtM2E0MzZkNmRjMThmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg" alt="Debbie Chazen and Alison Lintott in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTE4ZWUyZjktZjdiMS00ZjM3LWE2ZTItYjg5NmExZjA1NTY3XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTRjNzlhOTktYjEwYS00YjkzLWFmZTUtZWEzMTUwZDYxM2U1XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTE5MjI2YTgtZDM5MS00YzE2LTk5MmUtYWM3NTkxMDkzMWZiXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg" alt="Dawn French in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmRiNGY1OWEtYzIzNC00MWViLTkyOGItMThiNGE0ODdmMjA5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg" alt="Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkman, post: 409580, member: 23715"] Wikipedia; [I][B]Psychoville[/B][/I] is a British [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_horror']psychological horror[/URL]-[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_thriller']thriller[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy']black comedy[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_fiction']mystery[/URL] television series created and written by and starring [I][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen']The League of Gentlemen[/URL][/I] members [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reece_Shearsmith']Reece Shearsmith[/URL] and [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pemberton']Steve Pemberton[/URL] for the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC']BBC[/URL]. It debuted on [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Two']BBC Two[/URL] on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_French']Dawn French[/URL], [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Tompkins']Jason Tompkins[/URL], [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kaluuya']Daniel Kaluuya[/URL] and [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Atkins']Eileen Atkins[/URL] in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imelda_Staunton']Imelda Staunton[/URL] and [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Watkins']Jason Watkins[/URL] added to the main cast. The second series was first broadcast on 5 May 2011[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has said that there will not be a third series.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] In February 2020, Shearsmith and Pemberton's follow-up series, [I][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_No._9']Inside No. 9[/URL][/I], crossed over with [I]Psychoville[/I] and brought back five of the characters for the episode "Death Be Not Proud".[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-4'][4][/URL] [B]PREMISE[/B] The series revolves around five different characters from different parts of England: David Sowerbutts (played by Pemberton), a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer']serial killer[/URL]-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 [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwife']midwife[/URL] who treats a practice doll as if it is her real child; and Robert Greenspan (Tompkins), a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantomime']panto[/URL] [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarfism']dwarf[/URL] in love with his [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White']Snow White[/URL] who believes he has the power of [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telekinesis']telekinesis[/URL]. All five are connected by a mysterious [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmail']blackmailer[/URL] who has sent them a letter each with the message: "I know what you did". The series is named after the title given to [I][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen']The League of Gentlemen[/URL][/I] when the series was sold to [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan']Japan[/URL] and [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea']Korea[/URL].[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychoville#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] [IMG alt="Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDQxMjgzZGItMDYzMC00ZDVhLWFmNTAtOWIxZjc3NTZhNTk4XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMThkZDlhYWItMzdlNy00Mzg4LWFiOTQtYTM2ZjdkMmQyNGY5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Eileen Atkins in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMGE2YzNkMjUtZTMyNi00NmYzLWE0NWMtYzQ4OGIwZGU4Yzk3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Elizabeth Berrington, Dawn French, Vilma Hollingbery, Reece Shearsmith, and Stacy Liu in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMDQyZmI2ZDAtYTlkZi00NzU3LTk1YWQtNjZkZjBjMDM4OTlmXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Steve Pemberton and Daniel Kaluuya in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYWZjYTk3YWItNmRjYi00NjQyLTk5N2QtNGM4NGJkYjdlZWJlXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Daisy Haggard and Jason Tompkins in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2EyMDM1N2MtNTE0My00ZmVkLWFlNTEtYWZiMDMxY2UwYzFmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Debbie Chazen and Alison Lintott in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTIxZGM5ZTctODcwZi00Y2E1LTg0NmUtM2E0MzZkNmRjMThmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTE4ZWUyZjktZjdiMS00ZjM3LWE2ZTItYjg5NmExZjA1NTY3XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Vilma Hollingbery and Reece Shearsmith in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTRjNzlhOTktYjEwYS00YjkzLWFmZTUtZWEzMTUwZDYxM2U1XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Dawn French in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTE5MjI2YTgtZDM5MS00YzE2LTk5MmUtYWM3NTkxMDkzMWZiXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [IMG alt="Steve Pemberton in Psychoville (2009)"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYmRiNGY1OWEtYzIzNC00MWViLTkyOGItMThiNGE0ODdmMjA5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MjYzOTIy._V1_.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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