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I, Regress: The Complete Series 1 & 2
Unorthodox, unpredictable and verging on the unprofessional, Dr Berry is a deeply disturbing hypnotherapist. His experimental regressive technique is both strange and terrifying and involves taking unsuspecting clients on unsettling journeys through their subconscious.
Each episode sees him dealing with a patient who needs treatment for a particular problem. There's Karen House-Water, who's aquaphobic (and therefore afraid of half her own name); Ray Highknock, a smoking addict who wants to kick the habit; a pair of East End twins with unexpected past lives; and a man who's scared of everything about cats (including the musical).
As the doctor puts them into a trance, we take a trip into the deepest recesses of their minds, experiencing alongside them the dreamlike - or nightmare-like - situations that their brains (and Dr Berry) have created. But as they're faced with talking dolphins, an interplanetary voyage, the inside of a whale and the God of Thunder, they soon realise that the cure could be worse than the disease....
Brilliantly bizarre and an ideal late-night listen, this dark, Lynch-meets-Kaufman-style series won the 2012 Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. It stars Matt Berry (Toast of London, The IT Crowd) as Dr Berry, with a stellar cast including Katherine Parkinson, Simon Greenall, Morgana Robinson, Bob Mortimer, Steve Pemberton and Daisy Haggard.
Cast and credits
Written and performed by Matt Berry
With Katherine Parkinson, Tara Flynn, Alex Rivers, Paul Moriarty, Simon Greenall, Jack Klaff, Morgana Robinson, Derek Griffiths, Alex Lowe, Deeivya Meir, Nick Lucas, Simon Bubb, Alan Ford, Lewis MacLeod, Tracy-Ann Obeman, Bob Mortimer, Amaka Okafor, Steve Pemberton, Daisy Haggard, Steve Furst, Isabel Fay, Daisy Beaumont, Julia Deakin, Michael Shelford
Produced by Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3rd January-7th February 2012 (Series 1), 3rd-24th April 2013 (Series 2)
Each episode sees him dealing with a patient who needs treatment for a particular problem. There's Karen House-Water, who's aquaphobic (and therefore afraid of half her own name); Ray Highknock, a smoking addict who wants to kick the habit; a pair of East End twins with unexpected past lives; and a man who's scared of everything about cats (including the musical).
As the doctor puts them into a trance, we take a trip into the deepest recesses of their minds, experiencing alongside them the dreamlike - or nightmare-like - situations that their brains (and Dr Berry) have created. But as they're faced with talking dolphins, an interplanetary voyage, the inside of a whale and the God of Thunder, they soon realise that the cure could be worse than the disease....
Brilliantly bizarre and an ideal late-night listen, this dark, Lynch-meets-Kaufman-style series won the 2012 Writers' Guild Award for Best Radio Comedy. It stars Matt Berry (Toast of London, The IT Crowd) as Dr Berry, with a stellar cast including Katherine Parkinson, Simon Greenall, Morgana Robinson, Bob Mortimer, Steve Pemberton and Daisy Haggard.
Cast and credits
Written and performed by Matt Berry
With Katherine Parkinson, Tara Flynn, Alex Rivers, Paul Moriarty, Simon Greenall, Jack Klaff, Morgana Robinson, Derek Griffiths, Alex Lowe, Deeivya Meir, Nick Lucas, Simon Bubb, Alan Ford, Lewis MacLeod, Tracy-Ann Obeman, Bob Mortimer, Amaka Okafor, Steve Pemberton, Daisy Haggard, Steve Furst, Isabel Fay, Daisy Beaumont, Julia Deakin, Michael Shelford
Produced by Sam Bryant
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3rd January-7th February 2012 (Series 1), 3rd-24th April 2013 (Series 2)
3 pages, Audible Audio
First published January 1, 2012
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
May 25, 2023
Quite silly!
October 10, 2021
3 stars. Firstly, this is not a book, but Good Reads says it is so I'm counting it. It's actually a series of short radio plays about Matt Berry's regression therapist, each lasting around 15 minutes. The opening few minutes of each is often laugh out loud funny, but the rest is a bit hit and miss. If, as I do, you like Matt Berry it's definitely worth a listen, but if you're strapped for time I'd recommend just listening to the first five minutes of each episode...
June 11, 2023
Hilarious! If you love Matt Berry this is an audio book for you. My only complaint is that there weren’t more seasons. I’ve just had to make do with listening to the two available seasons on multiple occasions. Would have made a fantastic tv show!
June 27, 2022
This is OK. Mildly amusing, but not really laugh out loud.
October 12, 2022
Massive Matt Berry fan and have loved everything he has been in, this audiobook series is certainly unique but it perfects the format in a few episodes.
January 7, 2023
Probably actually 3 stars. Each episode is very short and the concept could have gone a bit further. But it is an excellent concept.
October 3, 2023
It's Matt BERry using his unUSyoual accent for five very funny sketches about hypnosis, and the first one has Katherine Parkinson, so what could be better?
January 19, 2024
I love how unhinged Matt Berry is.
January 31, 2024
Technically, it's more of a radio "prodcast" than a book, but Matt Berry is hilarious as ever, and it utilizes the best sound design I've heard in an audio production!
February 19, 2024
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May 7, 2024
Excellent audiobook reading by Matt berry and guests... I wonder if a live television show exists of this series, nevertheless very well done as only matt berry could do!
May 28, 2024
It's not as good as most MattBerry things, but definitely had some peak moments
August 26, 2024
Fun little series. Nothing spectacular but equally was a decent way to pass an evening.
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