Murder in Successville


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. 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.
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Cast

Celebrities who have participated include Jamie Laing, Greg James, Deborah Meaden, Dermot O'Leary, Chris Kamara, Richard Osman and Martin Kemp.
All episodes are set in the modern day, except the series 3 episode with Martin Kemp, who travelled back in time to the first murder in Successville.
ActorRole
Tom DavisDI Sleet
Liam HouricanGordon Ramsay, Simon Cowell
Luke KempnerAlan Carr, Brian Cox, Andy Murray, Russell Brand, Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Daley, Jeremy Kyle, Arsène Wenger, Bear Grylls, Declan Donnelly
Cariad LloydDarcey Bussell, Justin Bieber, Cheryl, Miley Cyrus, Angela Merkel, Claudia Winkleman, Hillary Clinton, Alex Jones
Colin HoultGary Barlow, Jimmy Carr, Ian McKellen, David Tennant, Tony Blair, Adrian Chiles, Piers Morgan, Ant McPartlin
Jenny BedeJessie J, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift
Tony WayHarry Styles, Paul Hollywood, Jamie Oliver
Rachel ParrisLady Gaga, Sarah Millican, Tess Daly
Marie LawrenceLana Del Rey, Kim Kardashian, Lorraine Kelly, Paloma Faith, Sharon Osbourne, Helen - DI Sleet’s Sister in Law
Jason LewisBarack Obama, Jay Z, Kanye West
Harry PeacockNiall Horan
Frances BarberMary Berry
Nick MohammedDynamo
Marek LarwoodBoris Johnson
Ricky GroverLord Alan Sugar
Tom StourtonVladimir Putin, Neil - DI Sleet's brother
Joseph MorpurgoShia LaBeouf
Yasmine AkramNigella Lawson
Justin EdwardsJeremy Clarkson
Paul KayeLouis Walsh
Kerry HowardKaty Perry, Madonna
Ellie WhiteCara Delevingne, Björk
Neil MaskellFrankie Boyle
Doc BrownLewis Hamilton
Paul WhitehouseLen Goodman
Kevin BishopJohn Bishop
Jess RobinsonLily Allen
Tom MeetenRichard Hammond
Dan Renton SkinnerBob Geldof
Gemma WhelanAdele
Nico TatarowiczSid Lowecroft
Jamie DemetriouZayn Malik
Tom BennettConor McGregor, Michael McIntyre
Terry MynottBill Nighy, Jonathan Ross, David Walliams
Perry FitzpatrickPhil Neville
Samson Kayowill.i.am
Leo ArmstrongDarren Lowecroft
Tim GrewcockCult leader
Nick OramCult leader
Jessica KennedyVenus Williams
Dominique MooreSerena Williams
Lydia FraserBeyoncé

American adaptation

In January 2022, it was announced that Netflix would be making an American adaptation of the series, titled Murderville. Murderville does away with the original series' concept of all the town residents being celebrity impersonations; instead, the townspeople are simply fictional characters.
The Netflix adaptation is produced by and stars Will Arnett as the character senior detective Terry Seattle and features guest stars Conan O'Brien, Annie Murphy, Ken Jeong, Kumail Nanjiani, Marshawn Lynch and Sharon Stone. All six episodes of Murderville premiered on 3 February 2022.