Imelda Staunton joins the cast of Psychoville
Hold on to your hats/terrifying masks, Psychoville fans! Here's some hot news about what's coming up, straight from the press office...Star of stage and screen Imelda Staunton is to join the cast of the forthcoming Halloween Special and the second series of the award-winning, comedy thriller Psychoville.
For Imelda this marks a return to TV comedy, after her recent roles in the Harry Potter series, the Oscar nominated Vera Drake and the roving gossip Miss Pole in 91Èȱ¬ One's Cranford. Imelda will star as a sharp suited, shadowy figure with mysterious motives.
Imelda says, "There's nothing I enjoy more than hanging out with weirdos, freaks and undesirables, so of course I jumped at the chance to work on Psychoville with Steve and Reece'
And once again writers Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton take centre stage playing a range of loveable grotesques in a world that only they could imagine.
Reece and Steve say: "Imelda completely "got" the show and we felt really lucky to "get" her. She was fantastically funny as a slightly frustrated megalomaniac".
Commenting on her character they added: "She looks like a cross between Mary Quant and Louise Brooks in the role. She plays a powerful woman who is a little bit Jane Tennison from Prime Suspect but longs to be James Bonds' M."
In the sixty minute special the spirits are gathering at where TV researcher Phil from Dale Winton's Overnight Ghost Hunt is scouting locations. He is about to have a night that he will never forget - assuming he lives that long...
Set on the scariest night of the year, this gothic special features an anthology of terror that will both fright and delight. It will both trick and treat.
The cast for the second series also includes Jason Watkins (Being Human, Lark Rise to Candleford), Mark Bonnar (Casualty), Sarah Solemani (Him and Her), David Cann (Brass Eye) and Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd).
Filming on the Halloween special and series two has now finished. The Halloween special will air later this year and series two will follow in 2011, with another mystery set to draw viewers into the disturbingly weird and wonderful world that is Psychoville.
Keep an eye on this blog to hear about it first!
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At 9th Aug 2010, Tealeaf wrote:You have to love Imelda Staunton, and David Cann is one of the finest comedy actors around - particularly in the 'black' comedy arena. From his work with Chris Morris to the little cameo piece he did as Maitre d' in the last series of Derren Litten's Benidorm, he's just superb.
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