Psychobitches
- TV sketch show
- Sky Arts
- 2012 - 2014
- 12 episodes (2 series)
A Sky Arts sketch show that sees some of history's most famous women psychoanalysed. Stars Julia Davis, Rebecca Front, Sharon Horgan, Samantha Spiro, Frances Barber and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5
Further details
Kathy Burke reveals the secret behind Mona Lisa's smile and Mrs Alfred Hitchcock (Harry Enfield) opens up about her lack of sexual relations with her film director husband.
Sharon Horgan plays Boudica, who drops her carriage outside and brings her horse into the therapy room. She talks to Rebecca Front about how she would like to be remembered - "as long as they pronounce my name right, I don't care".
Julia Davis mimes her problems as silent movie star Mary Pickford while Catherine the Great (Frances Barber) worries that rumours of her many lovers will overshadow her legacy.
Sarah Solemani also takes to the couch as Anne Frank and Zawe Ashton plays an Eartha Kitt, who fails to let go of her role as Catwoman in her later years.
Plus, in the series' closing sketch, we take a peek into the dreams of Queen Victoria (Sam Spiro) as she questions what her raunchy fantasies about husband Albert might mean.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th June 2013
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Saturday 29th June 2013 | 10:00pm | Sky Arts |
Monday 1st July 2013 | 11:00pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 23rd January 2014 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 24th January 2014 | 2:30am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 11th September 2014 | 3:00am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 11th September 2014 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 9th October 2014 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 10th October 2014 | 3:00am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 12th February 2015 | 10:15pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 13th February 2015 | 3:30am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 27th May 2015 | 1:30am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 21st January 2016 | 9:30pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 24th January 2016 | 2:30am | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 26th January 2016 | 11:30pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 23rd February 2017 | 10:30pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 2nd March 2017 | 3:15am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 19th April 2018 | 2:00am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 | 12:30am | Sky Arts |
Cast & crew
Rebecca Front | Therapist |
Sharon Horgan | Boudica |
Samantha Spiro | Jackie Kennedy |
Julia Davis | Mary Pickford |
Zawe Ashton | Eartha Kitt |
Kathy Burke | Mona Lisa |
Sarah Solemani | Anne Frank |
Frances Barber | Catherine the Great |
Sheila Reid | Betty Ford |
Harry Enfield | 'Mrs' Alfred Hitchcock |
Samantha Spiro | Queen Victoria |
Tom Stuart | Prince Albert |
Jeremy Dyson | Writer |
Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
George Jeffrie | Writer |
Ali Crockatt | Writer |
Lucy Montgomery | Writer |
David Scott | Writer |
Pippa Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
Dan Swimer | Script Editor |
Derren Litten | Writer |
Kathy Burke | Writer |
Jeremy Dyson | Director |
Pippa Brown | Producer |
Saskia Schuster | Executive Producer |
Ben Cavey | Executive Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
Peter Hallworth | Editor |
Mo Holden | Production Designer |
Jeremy Holland-Smith | Composer |