| Murder in Successville | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Andy Brereton Avril Spary |
| Directed by | James de Frond |
| Starring | Tom Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producers | Andy Brereton Ed Sleeman |
| Running time | 30 minutes (approx) |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Three |
| Release | 6 May 2015 – 24 May 2017 |
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Murder in Successville is a British sitcom with improvisational elements created by Andy Brereton and Avril Spary. The series aired on BBC Three from 6 May 2015 to 24 May 2017. Murder in Successville stars Tom Davis as DI Desmond Sleet who is partnered with a guest celebrity every episode to solve a murder.[1] The cast of every episode includes impersonations of various celebrities who live in the fictional Successville.
Celebrities are transposed into fictional versions that fit into the setting of Successville, such as Alan Carr who in Successville's universe is a mobster and brother to Jimmy Carr. Liam Hourican appears as Police Chief Gordon Ramsay in each episode, introducing the guest celebrity at the start and revealing whether they have picked the correct killer at each episode's conclusion.