Psychoville: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Psychoville is a BBC dark mystery psychological thriller television sit-com written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. It debuted on BBC Two on 18 June 2009. Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles. The first series was followed by a Halloween special, broadcast on 31 October 2010, which saw Imelda Staunton added to the main cast along with previously supporting actors Eileen Atkins and Daniel Kaluuya. The second series started broadcasting on 5 May 2011 and ended on 6 June. Reece Shearsmith has officially announced that there will not be a third series.

Series details

• Title: Psychoville
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2009-06-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2011-06-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 1257

Cast and credited roles

• Reece Shearsmith — Various Characters
• Steve Pemberton — Various Characters
• Daniel Kaluuya — Michael "Tealeaf" Fry
• Dawn French — Joy Aston
• Jason Tompkins — Robert Greenspan
• Eileen Atkins — Edwina Kenchington
• Imelda Staunton — Grace Andrews
• Vilma Hollingbery — Claudia Wren

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-06-18; final listed air date 2010-10-31; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-05-05; final listed air date 2011-06-06; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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