Comedy ·Crime ·Mystery · United Kingdom · 2025 · 1h 40m

Schadenfreude

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Director
Simon Pickup
Cast
Ian McKellen as Continuity Announcer Martin Serene as Jeremy O'Reilly Steve Sweeney as Little Piss Head Ronald Pickup as The Gambler Virginia Denham as The Midwife Edward Tudor-Pole as The Landlord
Crew
Simon Pickup — Writer
Tagline

Who killed Paige Boston?

Synopsis

Jeremy O'Reilly, the self-important presenter of a TV news show, returns to a clueless East End community where a prank leads to the murder of a beautiful local actress and a savage Press that demands to know, "Who killed Paige Boston?"

Mood & Themes
satirewhodunitsatire comedy
Key Collaborators
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