Psychobitches

[lolly smitten-downes]

Nobody else watching this on Sky Arts?

I'm not entirely sure how it's come about; from what I can tell it's from 'Playhouse Presents', a five part series that started last week, following a one off last summer.

Starring the ubiquitous (but at least for the time being, quite rightly so) Rebecca Front as the therapist to many of history's most famous women; Frances Barber and Mark Gatiss as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, the hairy Aunt from Grandma's House as Audrey Hepburn, Sheila Reid as Margot Fonteyn, Katy Brand and two others I forget as the Bronte Sisters. But best of all, Julia Davis as Sylvia Plath as Pam Ayres.

It's quite a chortle and I'm sure would be right up a lot of moopy's street. I'm just glad I stumbled across it as it would have been very easily missed.

 

[COB]

I've never heard of it but it sounds ASTONISHING

 

[GALA]

The trailer looked unbelievably bad. If I hear that the Julia stuff is good I'll give it a go.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I LOVED it. Mr L got bored after about the second sketch. I can see the concept could be IRKSOME, and think you'd struggle if you couldn't embrace it. It's possibly a bit too 'comedy for A level English literature students' for some as well.

 

[Daniel]

I thought this was good, if not as great as the premise sounded; the Audrey Hepburn and Eva Peron bits in particular got me going, although Julia Davis as Plath stole it.

The Bette / Joan slapstick stuff on the other hand got tiresome very quickly.

 

[Mel]

I need to catch this. My (New York) ex worked on the pilot last year.

 

[VoRonika]

I saw a clip of Bette and Joan and it didn't seem all that funny. Intrigued by some of the others though.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

Julia Davis as Sylvia Plath as Pam Ayres. How can it NOT be worth a go?

 

[COB]

Watching the first episode of this now - I LOVE Sylvia Plath and Bette/Joan

 

[kitty sanchez]

LOVE this,especially for the sort of League of Gentlemen reunion. Reece Shearsmith as a 17th century hag was quite something

 

[Mr Betty Draper]

God, isn't Katy Brand just FUCKING SHITE in every way?

 

[VoRonika]

There's a fair bit of this on Youtube now. Frances Barber as Doris Stokes is my favourite.

 

[Dinlo]

OMG Janice from the Book Group as Mary Queen of Scots, with EXTRA Scottishness. The subtitles!



'GO. FUCK. YERSELF. CUNT.... CUNT.'

It's how I imagine Tetris

 

[COB]

You're NOT FAR WRONG

I really need to catch up with this, both those clips are amazing...

 

[RobotBoy]

OMG! That Mary Queen Of Scots clip is essential!

 

[VoRonika]

THIS SHOW IS FUCKING AMAZING



"A PIG HUNG IN THE DARKNESS! IN THE DARKNESS! IN THE DARKNESS!"

 

[GNL]

I just watched the Pilot on Sky Go, but can't find any other episodes on there. It was amazing but didn't have Julia Davis in it I need to see more of her Plath Any idea where I would be able to find the rest of the series?

 

[VoRonika]

OMG!

 

[monsta]

SEB is appearing on this series.

 

[VoRonika]

I noticed Rebecca Front tweeting about filming more. YAY.

I only wish I had Sky Arts.

 

[VoRonika]

Sophie Ellis-Bextor will also be appearing as Nancy Mitford. The mind boggles.

 

[VoRonika]

I'm obsessed with this at the moment