Murder in Successville
| Murder in Successville | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Andy Brereton Avril Spary |
| Directed by | James de Frond |
| Starring | Tom Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Andy Brereton Ed Sleeman |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Approx) |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 6 May 2015 – present |
Murder in Successville is a British sitcom with improvisational elements created by Andy Brereton and Avril Spary. The series aired on BBC Three from 6 May 2015. Murder in Successville stars Tom Davis as DI Sleet who is partnered with a guest celebrity every episode to solve a murder.[1] The cast of every episode includes impersonations of various celebrities who live in the fictional Successville. Celebrities are transposed into fictional versions that fit into the setting of Successville, such as Alan Carr who in Successville's universe is a mobster and brother to Jimmy Carr.[2] Liam Hourican appears as Chief Gordon Ramsay in each episode, introducing the guest celebrity at the start and revealing whether they have picked the correct killer at each episode's conclusion.
Cast
Episodes
Series 1 (2015)
| Episode no. |
Title | Guest star | Original air date | UK viewers (in millions) | |
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| 1 | "The Mob" | Jamie Laing | 6 May 2015 | TBA | |
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When Bruno Tonioli is murdered, DI Sleet and new recruit Jamie Laing must interview Tonioli's ex-wife Darcey Bussell and explore the underworld of Successville's Mobs headed by the Carr twins (Jimmy and Alan), and their rivals Harry Styles and his One Direction gang. | |||||
| 2 | "Bunch of Cults" | Greg James | 13 May 2015 | TBA | |
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When Reese Witherspoon is found murdered, Greg James teams up with DI Sleet to uncover the culprit. Reverend Gary Barlow, Justin Bieber and Mary Berry are all suspects in the case. | |||||
| 3 | "Dead, Rich and Famous" | Deborah Meaden | 20 May 2015 | TBA | |
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A call to Lady Gaga's mansion over a case of topiary vandalism soon leads to the discovery of a murder and its time for new recruit Deborah Meaden to partner with DI Sleet and discover whether Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Jay-Z, Boris Johnson or Nicki Minaj is responsible. | |||||
| 4 | "Mayor the Force Be with You" | Dermot O'Leary | 27 May 2015 | TBA | |
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The murder of Amanda Holden leads DI Sleet and Dermot O'Leary to discover that Mayor Simon Cowell has been kidnapped. Miley Cyrus, Jessie J and Alan Sugar are all suspects and its up to O'Leary to find the culprit. | |||||
| 5 | "Dr Death" | Kimberly Wyatt | 3 June 2015 | TBA | |
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D.I. Sleet tries to track down a killer at Successville Hospital with the help of guest star Kimberley Wyatt. This week's murder suspects include Nurse Adele, Doctor Obama and Surgeon Bob Geldof. | |||||
| 6 | "Orangefinger" | Louis Smith | 10 June 2015 | TBA | |
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Our detectives learn that pharmacist Lindsay Lohan has been spray tanned to death, before tonight's beauty pageant organized by businessman Russell Brand. A pageant in which Sleet and gym owner Vladimir Putin are judges, and psychopathic killer Kim Kardashian is a contestant. Forensic Pathologist Richard Hammond shows them the body and PC Lily Allen is murdered during the case. | |||||
Series 2 (2016)
| Episode no. |
Title | Guest star | Original air date | UK viewers (in millions) | |
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| 1 | "Vigilante" | Vicky Pattison | 15 June 2016 | TBA | |
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On his birthday, Sleet's arrested for the murder of Nick Knowles' when the body is discovered in the detective's car. Rookie cop Vicky Pattison breaks him out and together they hunt the real killer. Interrogating politician Len Goodman, breaking into Sleet's former lover's apartment, and questioning Sleet's rival Lewis Hamilton. | |||||
| 2 | "Miranda" | Mark Wright | 22 June 2016 | TBA | |
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D.I. Sleet and Mark Wright visit Daniel Radcliffe to find out who's dealing a new drug, nicknamed ‘Miranda’. Radcliffe is killed so they start their investigation by going undercover to interrogate biker gang leader Paul Hollywood at a bar. Mark heads to Successville's most notorious drug lord Frankie Boyle's house to interrogate him. Finally heading into scumville to question low-life druggies Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. | |||||
| 3 | "A Horse Called Alan" | Chris Kamara | 29 June 2016 | TBA | |
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D.I. Sleet and Chris Kamara discover that Sleet’s close friend, Successville’s most successful race horse, Alan Shearer has been murdered. | |||||
| 4 | "Incognito" | George Shelley | 6 July 2016 | TBA | |
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D.I Sleet and George Shelley investigate the murder of the hacker Ed Sheeran. Suspects include tech CEO Shia LeBeouf, DeathCorp honcho Sarah Millican and banker Jeremy Kyle. | |||||
| 5 | "Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes" | Emma Bunton | 13 July 2016 | TBA | |
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This week D.I. Sleet is joined by Spice Girl Emma Bunton, investigating the death of James May, a cop from North Successville. May’s police partner Jeremy Clarkson explains the details of the crime, while Sleet takes a shine to Chief of Police Nigella Lawson. Suspects include Fisherman Ian McKellen, cafe owner Katy Perry and wild man Louis Walsh. | |||||
| 6 (Finale) | "Memoirs" | 'Clip Show', Jamie Laing | 20 July 2016 | TBA | |
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Sleet reflectively takes us through his colourful memoirs as we see previously unseen moments from his life as a cop. | |||||
References
- ^ "BBC Three takes a trip to 'Successville'". Tiger Aspect Productions. 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Comedy Carr-nage time: Alan and Jimmy Carr sent up by comedy duo". The Sun. 5 May 2015.
