Improvised comedy-crimebuster Murder In Successville returns to BBC Three on 19 April with Tom Davis back as DI Sleet. The guests in this series are Richard Osman, Martin Kemp, Lorraine Kelly, Professor Green and Reggie Yates. The cast also includes Kerry Howard, Luke Kempner, Colin Hoult, Cariad Lloyd, Marie Lawrence and Tom Bennett. Below is an episode breakdown. As Tom Davis says: "I'm over the moon to be jumping in my Capri Ghia and heading back to Successville, it's time to serve up a justice burger with a side order of fun with five brand new sidekicks." Strap in...
Episode 1 - The Brass Gnome
There’s been another Murder in Successville. This week a priceless piece of art is stolen from right under DI Sleet’s nose, and Bjork is murdered in the process. Sleet and his new sidekick Richard Osman wade into art’s black market underworld to catch their culprit. Find the art and they’ll find their killer.
Episode 2 - A Murder in Ye Olde Successville
This week we’re thrown back in time to Victorian Successville where guest rookie Martin Kemp is tasked with solving the very first Murder in Successville. Rita Ora has been found slayed in an alley and DI Sleet and Kemp are tasked with retracing her last steps around the cobbled streets of Successville.
Episode 3 - I Saw a Monster!
This week things are getting very strange in Successville. Reporter Harry Hill is found dead, covered with radiation burns and surrounded with weird footprints that look like they belong to a monster… DI Sleet and his new celebrity sidekick Lorraine Kelly delve into all things supernatural as they grill this week’s suspects.
Episode 4 - A Nest of Vipers
This week DI Sleet and his sidekick Reggie Yates are going undercover on a stag do, spending 24 hours in Successville’s top hotel. Sure there’s a murder to solve, but try telling that to an excitable murder detective who has found out there’s a karaoke bar. So, when undercover detective Noel Edmonds is found dead in a bedroom, in what looks like a sex game gone wrong, it’s up to Reggie to lead the investigation. The pair must infiltrate an assassins convention at the hotel, being held by the manager Michael McIntyre.
Episode 5 - A Rat’s Tale
This week new police recruit Professor Green enters Successville amidst an epic rivalry between the supervillain known as The Termite, and the town’s masked vigilante superhero The Rattman. The Termite has struck again, killing the new police commissioner Bear Grylls, and its up to DI Sleet and Pro Green to catch and unmask The Termite.
Episode 6 - The Big Sleet
Last week ended in an epic cliff-hanger, DI Sleet’s superhero alter-ego The Rattman was left in a life-or-death scenario at the hands of supervillain The Termite. Now, in this retrospective of Murder In Successville’s best bits, Sleet is having some self-reflection as he faces his toughest decision to date. He must turn his back on one of his personas forever. But will it be Sleet the cop, or Sleet the superhero?
