Murder In Successville
- TV comedy
- BBC Three
- 2015 - 2017
- 18 episodes (3 series)
Hybrid semi-improvised comedy format in which celebrities join Tom Davis, as DCI Sleet, to solve murder investigations. Also features Liam Hourican, Nico Tatarowicz, Cariad Lloyd, Luke Kempner, Colin Hoult and Jenny Bede
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Vigilante
Further details
It's not the birthday D.I. Sleet was expecting when Nick Knowles's body is found in his car. With all evidence pointing towards him, Sleet is arrested and taken to prison. Vicky must now break him out of jail and clear his name.
Vicky Pattison is put through her paces as she and Sleet become renegades and meet three bizarre suspects who might have framed him for murder:
Sleazy Politician Len Goodman: Successville's most corrupt politician who has had beef with Sleet in the past. Now playing by their own rules, the pair kidnap Len and attempt to torture him for answers.
Lorraine Kelly: Sleet's ex-lover, who was emotionally scarred when he called things off. Was this enough motive for Lorraine to frame him for murder? Vicky breaks into her apartment to search for clues.
D.I. Lewis Hamilton: Sleet's main rival at cop school. Did Hamilton have something to gain from getting Sleet sent way? The pair break into the police station to get some answers.
After meeting all three suspects and still no closer to the answer, Sleet has reached breaking point. With a gun to Pattison's head he takes her up to the roof of Successville police station. Can she turn the tense situation around, save the day and clear Sleet's name once and for all?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th June 2016
- Time
- 10am
- Channel
- BBC Three
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tom Davis | DI Sleet |
| Liam Hourican | Gordon Ramsay |
| Nico Tatarowicz | Sid Lowecroft |
| Ben Bailey Smith | Lewis Hamilton |
| Marie Lawrence | Lorraine Kelly |
| Paul Whitehouse | Len Goodman |
| Vicky Pattison | Self |
| Nico Tatarowicz | Writer |
| Tom Davis | Writer |
| Liam Hourican | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Marie Lawrence | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ben Bailey Smith | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Whitehouse | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James De Frond | Director |
| Avril Spary | Producer |
| Andy Brereton | Executive Producer |
| Pinki Chambers | Executive Producer |
| Calum Ross | Editor |
| Antony Cartlidge | Production Designer |
| Waen Shepherd | Composer |
Video
Paul Whitehouse as Len Goodman
Sleet and Vicky Pattison kidnap Len Goodman in order to get some questions answered.
Featuring: Tom Davis (DI Sleet), Paul Whitehouse (Len Goodman) & Vicky Pattison.
Press
Murder in Successville, review
The show's format has the potential to get stale quite quickly. But it still feels like it's at the sharper end of comedy's cutting edge.
Gerard O'Donovan, The Telegraph, 16th June 2016Preview: Murder In Successville, BBC3
There is certainly a lot of improvisation about at the moment. We reviewed this yesterday and there is this show at the Soho Theatre. But there is nothing quite like BBC Three's Murder In Successville, which features real celebrities winging it to crack a fictional killing alongside comedians playing it for laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th June 2016