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
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Louisa Mellor, Rosie Fletcher, Elizabeth Donoghue, Jamie Andrew and Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 13th May 2022Murderville misses what made UK original great
Global markets have a tendency to replace local idiosyncrasy with the accessibly bland. Murderville, a US series based on BBC Three's Murder In Successville, is worse off for just that reason.
Den Of Geek, 3rd February 2022Will Arnett to star in Murder In Successville remake
Will Arnett has secured the rights to adapt the BAFTA award-winning BBC Three series Murder In Successville.
Hollywood Reporter, 13th January 2022Tom Davis calls time on Murder in Successville
"You don't want to be doing (series) four and five and it starts to creak and you start not loving it."
Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 28th March 2019BAFTA TV Awards 2018 winners
This Country, Murder In Successville, Toby Jones and Graham Norton were the winners at the BAFTA Television Awards 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 13th May 2018BAFTA TV Award nominees 2018
Catastrophe, Chewing Gum, This Country and Timewasters are amongst the BAFTA TV Awards 2018 nominees. Stars including Adam Hills, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and Sandi Toksvig have also been nominated.
British Comedy Guide, 4th April 2018Royal Television Society Awards 2018 nominations
The nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2018 include This Country, People Just do Nothing and Chewing Gum.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2018Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum win awards
Murder In Successville and Chewing Gum won awards at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2017Preview - Murder in Successville
I'm not a great fan of BBC schedulers and planners. Murder in Successville is one of the most creative and funny improv comedies today and yet it has been shamefully squirreled away on BBC3.
Gareth Hargreaves, On The Box, 28th May 2017Comedy shows in the running for Broadcast Digital Awards 2017
Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle, Chewing Gum, Fleabag, This Country, Celebrity Juice, Murder In Successville, Taskmaster and Unspun With Matt Forde are amongst the nominees in the Broadcast Digital Awards 2017.
British Comedy Guide, 18th May 2017