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Psychoville - Season 1 Reviews

2009

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From the team behind cult classic The League of Gentlemen, this bizarre gothic comedy sees a chain of events triggered when a mysterious letter writer contacts five seemingly disparate characters with the chilling message: 'I know what you did'. An embittered hook-handed clown, a desperately misguided midwife, a lovestruck .. Read more

Starring	Amanda Abbington, George Asprey, Eileen Atkins, Elizabeth Berrington
Director	Matt Lipsey
Genres	Drama, Horror, Television

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  - 1
  Sheer Genius
  
  Coming from the pen of two of the League of Gentlemen, you'd expect this series to be both dark and funny, both of which it most certainly is. Its also a ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - TheDramaMeister
  - 5 reviews
  - Gainsborough
  - 11 Aug 2009 at 19:34
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  - 1
  Awful, unwatchable
  
  I usually like dark humour so this seemed right up my street. How wrong I was...completely unfunny and painful to watch. This went way past dark comedy to just ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Nov 2011 at 13:16
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  Brilliantly funny
  
  I’m not sure how this passed me by when it was first aired in 2009, as I am a big fan of the League of Gentlemen and their subsequent creative endeavours, ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 Oct 2011 at 21:58
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  Great UK Comedy
  
  A fantastic series, packed with great characters, intrigue, laughs and jumps. It builds slowly so don't expect the constant laughs of League of Gentlemen ... read more »
  
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- - midget14
  - 2 reviews
  - Dursley
  - 22 Jul 2011 at 10:03
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  Worth a Watch :-)
  
  Definatly worth a watch, some famous faces along with a suprise appearance by one of the other League writers. Not as good as the League of Gentlemen but I dont... read more »
  
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- - Super-Luce
  - 2 reviews
  - 18 Jul 2011 at 14:48
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  just like the league of gentlemen
  
  people were sad that the league of gentlemen had ended .
  
  but then came psychoville as great and as good of a story .
  
  I recomend watching ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 06 Jul 2011 at 18:43
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  It's Jelly not Jolly
  
  One half of the League of Gentlemen's sitcom/horror/drama about a group of people who receive mysterious letters & the weirdness unfolds.
  
  As ... read more »
  
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- 1008191
- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 22 Jun 2011 at 09:01
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  - 0
  League Of Gentlemen revisited?
  
  After the success that was The League Of Gentlemen, it was always going to be a tall order for the writing team to come up with a new concept and a new set of ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - gigglanecraig
  - 15 reviews
  - Bury, Lancashire
  - 09 May 2011 at 11:39
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  COMPLETE RUBBISH
  
  This is a TV series that really should never have been made. it is total junk. Do not waste your time. (Half a star because system requires something is put, ... read more »
  
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- - Charlie2222
  - 6 reviews
  - Devon
  - 15 Feb 2011 at 20:19
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  Psychoville - Brilliant Stuff !
  
  Another simply brilliant show from Pemberton and Shearsmith, creators of the League of Gentlemen.
  
  It is impossible to underestimate how difficult it ... read more »
  
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- - TullsterUK
  - 5 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 21 Aug 2010 at 14:28
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  - 0
  Good Stuff
  
  This series Well what ive seen of it so far is fantastic And your getting a review from someone who didnt really like their other series (leauge of gentlemen) ... read more »
  
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- - Roachieuk1982
  - 9 reviews
  - Milton Keynes
  - 02 May 2010 at 15:00
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- - 30
  - 1
  Sheer Genius
  
  Coming from the pen of two of the League of Gentlemen, you'd expect this series to be both dark and funny, both of which it most certainly is. Its also a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 796641
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - TheDramaMeister
  - 5 reviews
  - Gainsborough
  - 11 Aug 2009 at 19:34
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  boooringville
  
  I dont know why people ever found the league of gentleman funny in the first place, the jokes are all designed to be slightly repulsive and yet they dont tickle... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 27 Aug 2009 at 19:58
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  Insult to injury.
  
  I received Disc 1 of this movie by accident. Never having heard of it and having no idea what it was I switched it on, At first, I thought I had gone mad, and ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 218 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 06 Sep 2009 at 12:40
- - 5
  - 1
  Awful
  
  Didn't realise this was a compilation of a TV serial. Couldn't wait for it to end. Full of lame gags and budget props. Don't bother unless canned ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Somerset
  - 15 Sep 2009 at 10:48
- - 4
  - 2
  Rubbish
  
  You obviously need to have a wierd sense of humour to enjoy this!!
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 18 Nov 2009 at 10:42
- - 3
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  Psychoville - Brilliant Stuff !
  
  Another simply brilliant show from Pemberton and Shearsmith, creators of the League of Gentlemen.
  
  It is impossible to underestimate how difficult it ... read more »
  
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- - TullsterUK
  - 5 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 21 Aug 2010 at 14:28
- - 1
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  Fantastic series
  
  Brilliant programme - had the mix of hilarious comedy, sinister drama and an unguessable plot. Definitely worth watching!
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 31 Aug 2009 at 15:01
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  Psychoville
  
  if anybody love ' the league of gentlemen' then they are going to love Psychoville. absolutly fantastic. great characters again & what a great story... read more »
  
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- - zafardina
  - 9 reviews
  - Wolverhampton
  - 08 Oct 2009 at 11:45
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  Sighcoville
  
  I was a fan of League Of Gentlemen and its scriptwriters style which instantly drew me to this series of Psychoville. I thought the series started very ... read more »
  
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- - MC
  - 23 reviews
  - Luton
  - 12 Nov 2009 at 20:18
- - 1
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  Great UK Comedy
  
  A fantastic series, packed with great characters, intrigue, laughs and jumps. It builds slowly so don't expect the constant laughs of League of Gentlemen ... read more »
  
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- 1020314
- - midget14
  - 2 reviews
  - Dursley
  - 22 Jul 2011 at 10:03

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- Psychoville - Season 1- Blu-ray
  
  From the creators of cult classic television series THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMAN comes this surreal comedy that centres on a letter writer who contacts five seemingly disparate characters' misguided wife, a hook-handed entertainer, a dwarf with telekinetic powers, a murder-fixated manchild and a blind ...

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- Psychoville - Season 1
  
  From the team behind cult classic The League of Gentlemen, this bizarre gothic comedy sees a chain of events triggered when a mysterious letter writer contacts five seemingly disparate characters with the chilling message: 'I know what you did'.
  
  An embittered hook-handed clown, a ...