Overkill

"Overkill" is an episode of the British comedy television series Murder Most Horrid. It was written by Steven Moffat, who had worked with director Bob Spiers on Press Gang and Joking Apart. Tina Mellish (Dawn French), a desperate social worker prepares to hang herself in a hotel room. As she concludes an audio recording of a suicide message intended for her mother, an assassin (Carmella Vessa, played by Amanda Donohoe) steps into her room and hol... more

"Overkill" is an episode of the British comedy television series Murder Most Horrid. It was written by Steven Moffat, who had worked with director Bob Spiers on Press Gang and Joking Apart. Tina Mellish (Dawn French), a desperate social worker prepares to hang herself in a hotel room. As she concludes an audio recording of a suicide message intended for her mother, an assassin (Carmella Vessa, played by Amanda Donohoe) steps into her room and holds her at gun point. Using the recording as blackmail, Carmella forces Tina to don a special coat that is equipped with various deadly gadgets. Tina sets out to find Doverson, the leader of a group that opposes the assassin, whose office is across the road from Tina's hotel room. Along the way, Tina commits several murders, often unintentionally. When Tina finally meets Doverson, Carmella uses a radio in the coat to announce that the jacket is equipped to explode kamikaze style. Furious, Tina grabs Doverson's rifle and shoots at Carmella,... less