Psychoville

2009 • BBC

4.5

117 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (7)

1 Episode 1

6/18/09

A blind recluse with an unusual hobby, a telekinetic pantomime dwarf, an embittered hook-handed clown, a serial killer-obsessed man-child and a deranged but caring midwife all receive the ominous message 'I know what you did'. The past catches up with these five seemingly unconnected characters as they go about their darkly comic present-day lives.

2 Episode 2

6/25/09

Mr Lomax enlists the help of his care worker in the quest to complete his unusual collection. Things go from bad to worse when a misunderstanding leads David and his mum to cover up for his incompetence at the murder mystery evening. Robert is surprised when Debbie asks him out on a dinner date and midwife Joy enlightens the morning group with the perils of choosing a water birth.

3 Episode 3

7/2/09

This episode reveals the story of how Mr Jelly, the one-handed children's entertainer, ended up the way he is. Mr Lomax travels to the private auction of Snappy the Crocodile in Dudley. David and his mum dispatch their next victim disguised as beauticians, and Robert wreaks his revenge on Debbie during a midweek matinee of Snow White.

4 Episode 4

7/9/09

David and his mum are mid-murder when an unexpected visitor throws them into panic. Who is the mystery caller? What will happen to the body in the trunk? And will Maureen finally get to try one of those pyramid teabags?

5 Episode 5

7/16/09

Midwife Joy is left alone with her demonstration doll Freddy when a Pinocchio-like miracle happens. David and his mum lure their next victim to a waxwork museum, and Mr Jolly explains to Mr Jelly the reason for the blackmail letters.

6 Episode 6

7/23/09

Robert uses Debbie's amnesia for his own ends. A battle of wills ensues with more than cross words flying through the air. Mr Jelly is entertaining an old people's home when a phone call from Mr Jolly plunges him back into danger. Maureen learns the truth about her killing spree. Mr Lomax has acquired a new home help.

7 Episode 7

7/30/09

All of the characters are drawn back to the scene of their crime. Who has summoned them there and for what terrible purpose? Meanwhile, Kerry takes Robert from the theatre to the heart of the deep, dark woods. Will anyone survive the great day of judgement?

About this show

From the team behind cult classic The League of Gentlemen, this bizarre gothic comedy sees a chain of events triggered when a mysterious masked stranger contacts five seemingly disparate characters with the chilling message: 'I know what you did'. An embittered hook-handed clown, a desperately misguided midwife, a lovestruck telekinetic dwarf, a blind avaricious collector and a murder-obsessed man-child: all are affected in different ways by the letters, and their already bizarre lives are hilariously turned on their heads.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

117 reviews

Jon Carthy

September 30, 2018

I was a fan up until the episode with John Landis's cameo. He was responsible for the death of three people during a late night scene for one of his films, two of whom were children. Landis contravened child labour laws and was advised against shooting the scene due to its danger, but he pressed ahead regardless. To have him as a cameo is a huge stain and thoughtless in the extreme to the families of those who lost loved ones. I would have expected better insight.

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Freddie LeCat

October 30, 2014

Weird, mad and funny.

Simon Brookfield

February 6, 2015

Without doubt one of the funniest series ever especially love the Tina Turner impression

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