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The League of Gentlemen(TV show/series, 1999-2002)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 3 seasons with 18 episodes

The League of GentlemenRating: 3.8/5 (with 50 votes)
The League of Gentlemen is a surreal British comedy horror sitcom that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The programme is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in northern England, originally based on Bacup Lancashire, and follows the lives of bizarre characters, most of whom are played by three of the show's four writers – Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith – who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series originally aired for three series from 1999 until 2002, and was followed by a film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse and a stage production The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!, both in 2005. The BBC announced in August 2017 that three new episodes would be produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the group's first appearance on BBC Radio 4. The aforementioned episodes aired on BBC2 on 18–20 December 2017. The series was filmed mainly in Hadfield, Derbyshire; other locations include Bacup, Lancashire; Glossop, Gamesley, and H... ()
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About The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Bacup, Lancashire. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, most of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series originally aired for three series from 1999 until 2002 followed by a film in 2005. A three-part revival mini-series was broadcast in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.

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The League of Gentlemen Seasons and Episodes

09/26/2002Season 3 - 6 episodes
The third series of the classic horror-comedy set in Royston Vasey.
#1 | 09/26/2002The Lesbian and the Monkey
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
springs Pauline from jail--provided she can find evidence to convict Mickey and get him off the Dole.
#2 | 10/03/2002The One-Armed Man Is King
4.0/5 (with 2 votes)
Lance bribes hospital disc jockey Mike King to arrange an under-the-counter arm transplant. Meanwhile, Glenn and Barry fail miserably in an attempt to recover outstanding debts.
#3 | 10/10/2002Turn Again Geoff Tipps
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Geoff is fired from his job and leaves in an attempt to make it as a stand-up comedian in London. There he runs into the Legz Akimbo team and Mike.
#4 | 10/17/2002The Medusa Touch
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
Regular Cast: Mark as Alvin Steele / Les McQueen Steve as Daddy / Nancy Glass / Barbara [voice] / Anne Hand Reese as Noel Glass / Judith Buckle / Terry Lollard B&B proprietors Alvin and Sunny invite their weekend 'Sexplorers' to join them in a voyage of auto-erotic discovery - although Alvin would prefer to be at the garden centre. But who is the mysterious femme fatale in the dwarf conifers and what is the secret of the fearsome 'Medusa'? The Ending: Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen is having a fag with his wig off in the backyard of the Windermere when the white van comes crashing through the wall, sending tons of bricks down on him...
#5 | 10/24/2002Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)
4.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Regular Cast: Mark as Tony / Iris Krell [voice] / Neds / Professor Breastpinch'd Steve as Charlie Hull Reese as Stella Hull / Judee Levinson / Keith Drop CHARLIE & STELLA / MRS LEVINSON: The Hulls' marriage seems to have disintegrated beyond repair and Stella's hooked on playing fruit machines. Meanwhile, Charlie starts working for Judee Levinson at her new beauty salon, the ""Spit and Polish"", doing massages on blindfolded clients, who think it's Judee doing them herself. His healing hands wow the customers, until an old man asks if he can do any ""extras"". Word spreads and the salon is packed with the men of Royston Vasey, blissfully unaware they are being w* off by Charlie. When Tony comes for one of the ""special massages"", Charlie becomes obsessed with him and falls in love with him, eventually telling Tony he's the masseur with the magic hands. Tony is disgusted and the s* hits the fan: Stella wins big on the fruit machines and jets off overseas, and Judee sacks him.
#6 | 10/31/2002How The Elephant Got Its Trunk
4.5/5 (with 2 votes)
After a bag is blown out the window of the Charity Shop Vinnie spots it on a country road and sets out in hot pursuit. Papa Lazarou returns and all the series' loose ends are tied up.
01/14/2000Season 2 - 6 episodes
01/11/1999Season 1 - 6 episodes
12/27/2000Specials - 21 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Made by: BBC Studios
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 9 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/11/1999
Last episode released on: 10/31/2002
Creator: Jeremy Dyson
Director: Steve Bendelack
Composer: Joby Talbot
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Pcin Dolny"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:2243, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024