Playhouse Presents

Season 1 Episode 11: Psychobitches

3 Seasons Jun 21, 2012 NR 30m 6.7

This comedy puts history’s most famous women into the psychiatrist’s chair. Starring Rebecca Front as the therapist, and featuring Catherine Tate as Eva Braun and Édith Piaf, Sharon Horgan as Jane Austen and Frieda Kahlo, Katy Brand as Joan of Arc and George Eliot, Sheila Reid as Mother Theresa, Sam Spiro as Mary Whitehouse and Judy Garland, Selina Griffiths as Beatrix Potter and Andy Nyman as Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Minor Character

1. The Minor Character

Aired: Apr 12, 2012

Drama written by Will Self and starring David Tennant as Will, the artist, wh...

Episode 2 Nellie and Melba

2. Nellie and Melba

Aired: Apr 19, 2012

Melba teaches ballroom dancing and likes to play whist. Her 51 year-old son s...

Episode 3 Nixon's the One

3. Nixon's the One

Aired: Apr 26, 2012

Comedy-drama starring Harry Shearer (This is Spinal Tap, The Simpsons) as Nix...

Episode 4 King of the Teds

4. King of the Teds

Aired: May 3, 2012

Tina works part time as a cleaner. Ron’s been made redundant by the bottle fa...

Episode 5 City Hall

Aired: May 10, 2012

Riding a wave of popular opinion after footage of her defiant stance against ...

Episode 6 Care

Aired: May 17, 2012

CARE stars Gina McKee as Natalie, a nurse whose relationship with an elderly ...

Episode 7 The Snipist

Aired: May 24, 2012

Set in a post-apocalyptic Britain, a lone sniper (Henshall) must fend off pla...

Episode 8 Walking the Dogs

8. Walking the Dogs

Aired: May 31, 2012

An intruder breaks into the Queen’s bedroom at dawn. They discuss love, famil...

Episode 9 The Man

Aired: Jun 7, 2012

Hidden in an exclusive hotel, a cabal of powerful individuals debates interna...

Episode 10 The Other Woman

10. The Other Woman

Aired: Jun 14, 2012

Life imitates art as a successful TV writer and his actress wife’s failing ma...

Episode 11 Psychobitches

11. Psychobitches

Aired: Jun 21, 2012

This comedy puts history’s most famous women into the psychiatrist’s chair. S...

Creators

Harry Shearer Creator

Kate Hardie Creator

Grayson Perry Creator

Stanley Kutler

Stanley Kutler Creator

Info about Playhouse Presents

Current Status: Ended

Network: Sky One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama