Psychobitches

2012 • BBC
4.8
10 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 Episode 1
21/6/12
Season-only
The Bronte sisters come in for a family therapy session, Sylvia Plath's attempts to find a new creative direction for her poetry, Eva Peron battles her megalomania and there's an uncomfortable waiting room battle between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.
2 Episode 2
30/5/13
Season-only
Enid Blyton works through her issues with Goblins, Diana Dors thinks she is Marilyn Monroe, Mary and Jesus share a mother and son session, and Beatrix Potter has her dreams analysed.
3 Episode 3
6/6/13
Season-only
Joy Adamson is having trouble accepting that she is too close to her lions, Liz Taylor struggles with her inability to recognise she is addicted to marriage (and divorce), Amalia Freud comes to terms with her dysfunctional mothering skills and Barbara Woodhouse wants help with her addiction to eating dogs. With special guest stars Reece Shearsmith and Jack Whitehall.
4 Episode 4
13/6/13
Season-only
Eve can't fully come to terms with her one night stand, Helen of Troy complains about the problems caused by being so pretty, Barbara Castle reveals her sexual fantasies, and the therapist struggles to understand an incomprehensible Mary Queen of Scots.
5 Episode 5
20/6/13
Season-only
Jackie Kennedy has adopted the guise of TV detective, Columbo, to solve her husband's murder, Anne Frank discusses her issues with noise control, Mary Pickford struggles with her inability to pick appropriate men as boyfriends and Queen Victoria has her dreams analysed.
6 Episode 6
27/6/13
Season-only
Our therapist is tasked with trying to help celebrated women through various issues they may have from Judy Garland with her bi-polar mood swings and singing compulsion to Beatrix Potter who believes the animals really do talk to her, and Eva Braun who has trouble finding Mr. Right.

About this show

First premiered on Sky Arts, Psychobitches takes famous females from history and puts them in the psychiatrist's chair. All iconic, great women from the past have minds that are ripe for probing, so it falls to our therapist to get a rare, intimate insight in to the real person behind the legend. With such renowned comedians as Julia Davis, Sharon Horgan, Katy Brand and Kathy Burke playing the acclaimed females Psychobitches celebrates the outstanding women from history and all their gloriously bonkers issues.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
10 reviews
Robert Mahoney
6 August 2017
One of the funniest tv sketch shows ever.