Asylum: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Surreal black comedy about an assortment of odd characters trapped in an asylum, in a quiet English countryside. It is run by staff whose sanity is decidedly suspect, as proved by their admission of the local pizza-delivery boy for trumped-up reasons. As the patients try bizarre escapes, we are left wondering whether the whole thing is a massive experiment, or just a cruel hoax.

Series details

• Title: Asylum
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1996-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1996-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Comedy Central
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31571
• IMDb ID: tt0123341
• TVDB ID: 81211

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Pegg — Simon
• Norman Lovett — Dr. Lovett
• Jessica Hynes — Martha
• Julian Barratt — Victor Munro
• Adam Bloom — Adam
• Mick O'Connor — Nobby Shanks
• Paul Morocco — Paul

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-11-05; final listed air date 1996-12-10; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Asylum on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.