Psychoville

2009
7.9| 0h30m| TV-MA| en
Synopsis

Psychoville is a British dark comedy television . Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles.

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ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made
YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10
Dotbankey A lot of fun.
DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.
kriszti-83949 I watched the league of gentlemen and inside nr. 9 before this series and I enjoyed the first season very much. It has a sort of weird kind of humour which is exaggerated at times but all in all very enjoyable. My favorite characters were Dawn French and the theatre group which performed 'snow white'. So all in all I have a very positive opinion about the show but for me the story ended with season one. It left open some questions but for me it was complete that way. Nonetheless I looked forward to seeing season 2 and it was a bit of a disappointment. I watched only the first two episodes and that was enough. Maybe the killing of the former characters was a bit far-fetched for me. And the new characters were not so interesting either. So in my opinion the first season was great but the second not so much.
nathanjayremixes What is the point of this? Who is it for? Should a comedy make you laugh? How about smile? By episode 4 I realised I was watching nothing more than a few mates dressed up in silly outfits, acting like morons. There's more drama, laughs and compelling stories in an episode of The Bill on YouTube than in four shows of this dispiriting waste of time.
Jackson Booth-Millard I never saw The League of Gentlemen, I have only ever seen bits and pieces of it, so I decided I would give the same stars and writers, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, a chance in this new series. Basically the series is set in different parts of England and revolves are five different character story lines: serial killer-obsessed man-child David Sowerbutts (Pemberton) who still lives with his mother Maureen (Shearsmith); embittered one-handed children's entertainer Mr. Jelly (Shearsmith), blind millionaire Oscar Lomax (Pemberton) who collects Beanie Baby stuffed toy animals, midwife Joy Aston (Dawn French) who treats a practise baby doll as if was a real child, and (for the first series) pantomime dwarf Robert Greenspan (Jason Tompkins) in love with his Snow White who has the power of telekinesis. The five characters are connected by a mysterious blackmailer, they are all brought together by a message, and then they find out they were all once in the same institute under the watch of Edwina Kenchington (Eileen Atkins) for their conditions, the second series and Halloween special follow their exploits after as Grace Andrews (Imelda Staunton) tries to bring most of them together as part of a dark conspiracy plot. Also starring Daniel Kaluuya as Tealeaf, Daisy Haggard as Debbie, Lisa Hammond as Kerry, Daniel Ings as Kelvin, Mark Bonnar as Detective Finney, Adrian Scarborough as Mr. Jolly, Miranda's James Holmes as Simon, Christopher Biggins, David Bamber as Robin, Miranda's Dominic Coleman as Colin, EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy as Lorraine, Mark Gatiss as Jason Griffin, Richard Bacon as Interviewer, John Landis as Director, Andi Osho as Registrar and Katherine Parkinson as Fiona. The characters all have their amusing quirks and interesting individual story lines, especially Mr. Jelly and Oscar Lomax, Shearsmith and Pemberton are fantastic playing their numerous, French is almost terrifying in her part, Staunton is creepy as the secret organisation leader and the other supporting cast members do well, the interconnecting things going on work and come together well, it is both dark and funny, a terrific black comedy mystery psychological thriller. Very good!
Bento de Espinosa Maybe it's not as funny as The League, but it's brilliant! If you really are a fan of dark comedy, then nothing can please you more than Psychoville. It's the darkest and weirdest comedy I have ever seen! It never gets boring, since it's full of surprises. You never know what is going to happen next. So, apart from being funny, it's suspenseful as well. Amazing how many ideas two comedians can have. Rece's and Steve's abilities to play different characters are amazing. I bet most actors can't change that much.Production values are very high, it's movie quality. Pity it lasted only two seasons.