Psychoville

About Psychoville

Five strangers receive blackmail notes from an anonymous source, leading them on a dark and surreal journey as their lives unravel, featuring bizarre characters like a man-child, a one-handed clown, and a blind millionaire.

Psychoville is a comedy and mystery series that ran on BBC Two. The series is filed under surreal, psychological horror, psychotronic, and absurdist humor.

Its 2 seasons and 13 episodes were broadcast from June 2009 to June 2011. Seasons run to about 7 episodes.

Reece Shearsmith stars as Maureen Sowerbutts, Steve Pemberton as David Sowerbutts, Imelda Staunton as Grace Andrews, and Mark Bonnar as Detective Finney.

The League of Gentlemen, The New Statesman, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin make useful companions to Psychoville, all filed under dark comedy, multiple roles, and sitcom. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 107 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.