Psychoville (League of Gentlemen fans look here)

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I know a few of you like jackhammer, CA and possibly some of the Brits are fans of the League of Gentlemen. For those who aren't familiar, it's a brilliantly twisted black comedy from the 90s about the village of Royston Vasey and its inhabitants. It's my favourite show ever and for me, nothing touches it (not even Black Books). For those who are uninitiated, I've just posted some clips over here.

Recently I heard about Psychoville, a new comedy/drama/thriller created by two of the four Gents (Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton). Here's the description from the LoG site:

An embittered one-handed clown; a desperately misguided midwife; a lovestruck telekinetic dwarf; a blind avaricious collector; and a serial-killer-obsessed man-child... five seemingly unconnected characters share one thing in common.

Despite coming from different parts of the country and having different backgrounds and interests, each one has been sent an anonymous, black-edged card bearing the chilling message: "I know what you did..."

Having created the kind of northern town that nightmares are made of, The League Of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return to BBC Two with a spine-tingling, jaw-dropping, thrilling comedy serial. Like the best whodunnits, each episode draws viewers deeper and deeper into the kind of world that only Reece and Steve could dream up.

Joining them in Psychoville is 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.

The world of Psychoville is expanded via an online experience, specially written by the show's creators Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. Principal characters will be supported by their own websites, exclusive videos and extra comedy, while users get the chance to interact with the mystery blackmailer.

Here's the official Psychoville site - I can't view the videos on account of not being in Britain, but I found a Shearsmith / Pemberton interview about it. Sounds like their cliffhanger comedy concept could be interesting - a marriage of 24/Lost/Heroes and LoG. Incidentally, the first episode is due to launch on the 18th.