I, Regress: The Complete Series 1-2

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

By: Matt Berry

Narrated by: Matt Berry, Alex Lowe, Katherine Parkinson, Steve Pemberton, Bob Mortimer, Daisy Haggard, full cast, Morgana Robinson, Amaka Okafor

All 10 episodes of the dark, surreal comedy featuring Matt Berry's twisted regression therapist.

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)

©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The surreal humor

Loved it. I didn't like it was so short. I need more of this!

Great!

I would recommend for anyone who enjoys Matt Berry’s Toast of London. Very funny indeeeed.

Great Laugh!

Matt Berry's voice and eccentricities make this a great audiobook! I highly recommend, especially if you need a good laugh.

Matt Berry is no fool (occasionally a buffoon tho)

I'm not sure excessive enunciation is problem warranting professional intervention. But BY GOD we must never allow any sort of intervention that might dissuade Matt Berry from that particular proclivity. An international treasure!

if only there were more than 2 series!

hilarious. i tripped into a state of hysterical laughter a couple times. so funny. omg

Another Great Matt Berry Production

If you love Toast or Laszlo, this is a total treat. Matt Berry is always gold and the supporting cast is perfect across the board - you'll recognize many of the voices from Toast. Loved it.

Brilliant

Definitely one of the funniest books that I have listened to in a long time.