Psychoville: Series 1 - Episode guide
Scary, funny and bloody, BBC Two's Psychoville is a new comedy-thriller from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, two of the acclaimed creators of The League Of Gentlemen.
Steve and Reece are joined by a rich mix of talent, including Dawn French, Eileen Atkins, Nicholas Le Prevost, David Bamber, Janet McTeer, Christopher Biggins, Daisy Haggard, Debbie Chazen, Daniel Kaluuya and Adrian Scarborough.
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Episode 1
Thursday 18th June 2009
Mr Lomax, a blind recluse with an unusual hobby; Robert, a telekinetic dwarf; Mr Jelly, an embittered hook-handed clown; David, a serial-killer-obsessed man-child and Joy, a deranged but caring midwife – all receive the ominous message "I know what you did". As the past catches up with these five seemingly unconnected characters, we begin to delve into their present-day lives.
Episode 2
Thursday 25th June 2009
Mr Lomax enlists the help of his care worker, Michael, in the quest to complete his unusual collection of "commodities", and they soon enter into an eBay bidding war with the Crabtree sisters. David and Maureen try to cover up the events that took place at the Murder Mystery evening and Robert is surprised when Debbie asks him out on a dinner date. Meanwhile, a mysterious black-gloved figure contacts Joy, Jelly and the rest with another chilling message from the past.
Episode 3
Thursday 2nd July 2009
The plot continues to thicken this week as Mr Jelly, the one-handed children's entertainer, reveals how he ended up that way. He also reveals why his nemesis, Mr Jolly, is to blame for everything, including his red, raw stump. Mr Lomax, meanwhile, travels to the private auction of Snappy the Crocodile, in Dudley, and meets the Crabtree sisters – a pair of eBay-obsessed Siamese twins. 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.
Episode 4
Thursday 9th July 2009
David and his mum, Maureen, continue their killing spree - three people, one room, one body in a trunk. The pair are mid-murder when an unexpected visitor throws them into a panic. But who is the mystery caller and what if the body is discovered? Will Maureen finally get to try pyramid teabags? Inspired by Hitchcock's movie, Rope, this episode is shot virtually seamlessly in two long takes – challenging viewers to spot the cut.
Episode 5
Thursday 16th July 2009
David and Maureen lure their next victim to a waxwork museum and David finds himself treated to advice from some unlikely sources in tonight's episode. Meanwhile, Mr Jolly explains to Mr Jelly the reason why the blackmail letters are being sent. Could Joy's dreams for little Freddy finally be coming true?
Episode 6
Thursday 23rd July 2009
Robert uses Debbie's amnesia for his own purposes and more than cross words fly through the air. Mr Jelly is entertaining the folk at an old people's home when a phone call from Mr Jolly plunges him back into danger. Maureen, meanwhile, learns the truth about David while out shopping for a barbeque; and Mr Lomax has acquired a new home help after being betrayed by Michael.
Episode 7
Thursday 30th July 2009
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?
