The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen
TV Series
7.7
1999 3 Seasons

The League of Gentlemen

Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll Never Leave!

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The League of Gentlemen is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC Two over three series from 1999 to 2002. In the fictional Northern England town of Royston Vasey—based on Bacup, Lancashire—the lives are explored of dozens of bizarre citizens, much 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 titular comedy troupe in 1995. The programme was followed by a film in 2005, and a three-part revival miniseries in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.

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Specials

20 Episodes Aired 2000

No overview available for this season.

Christmas Special
56 min
E1

Christmas Special

Dec 27, 2000

Reverend Bernice is in a typically unfestive mood at Christmas time, haunted by a terrible Christmas memory, when three visitors appear at her church, each with a chilling tale to tell.

105 min
E2

Live at Drury Lane

Nov 19, 2001

The LoG's 2001 live show, which toured the country and included a run at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, comes to video & DVD. ACT ONE: Voodoo Lady: The guys make their entrance on stage and sing the classic Creme Brulee hit "Voodoo Lady" Hamlet: Steve and Mark watch a performance of Hamlet in the style of very vocal football supporters (""He's fat, he's bad, he murdered Hamlet's dad, Claudius!"") and hope this time the end will be different. Go Johnny Go-Go-Go-Go: A friendly game of cards

30 min
E3

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You

Nov 20, 2006

The League Of Gentlemen Are Behind You is a pantomime themed stage show by The League of Gentlemen. It was their second major UK tour and premiered in 2006. The show was a departure from the Gents' trademark dark humour, thanks to the whimsical pantomime nature of it. Almost all the material performed was new and original. A performance filmed at the Apollo Theatre, Manchester, was made available on DVD. Festive fun for all local people.

Return to Royston Vasey
30 min
E4

Return to Royston Vasey

Dec 18, 2017

Familiar faces return to Royston Vasey, settling old scores and digging up some old friends - with more bad blood than an abattoir with septicaemia. Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss star in scripts written by themselves and Jeremy Dyson.

Save Royston Vasey
30 min
E5

Save Royston Vasey

Dec 19, 2017

Royston Vasey is facing a threat more terrible than anything it has faced before - boundary changes that will erase the town from the map forever. The fight to save the community from administrative annihilation comes from unexpected and surprising directions, all of them local.

Royston Vasey Mon Amour
30 min
E6

Royston Vasey Mon Amour

Dec 20, 2017

The local authorities, the local paper and the local police all play their part as the developing situation in Royston Vasey reaches its earth-shattering climax. Can the genii be put back in the bottle? And what dark forces have been unleashed in the amphibarium?

30 min
E7

Live Again

Apr 21, 2019

The League of Gentlemen return to the stage for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their live show, featuring all the familiar faces from Royston Vasey.

30 min
E8

Series 1 - DVD Extras

Jun 29, 2026

30 min
E9

Series 2 - DVD Extras

Jun 29, 2026

30 min
E10

Making of Series 3

Jun 29, 2026

A behind-the-scenes look at the third series of The League of Gentlemen.

30 min
E11

Crème Brulee’s Voodoo Lady

Jun 29, 2026

The full ‘70s cock-rock horror that is Crème Brulee’s Voodoo Lady. A season 2 DVD extra.

30 min
E12

The Denton's House Rules

Jun 29, 2026

Singalong to The Dentons’ House Rules ditty (just follow the jumping toad). A season 2 DVD extra.

15 min
E13

All About Yves

Jun 29, 2026

In conversation with Yves Barre, costume designer. Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

5 min
E14

Season 3 End Sequence Storyboards

Jun 29, 2026

Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

12 min
E15

Season 3 Deleted Scenes

Jun 29, 2026

Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

8 min
E16

Season 3 Music Scores

Jun 29, 2026

Scores include: League of Gentlemen 2003, Her Nibs, Euston & That, Love Among The Hostas, Journeys End In Lovers' Meeting, While There's Still Time Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

2 min
E17

Season 3 SFX Footage

Jun 29, 2026

A behind-the-scenes look at some of the special effects used in the series. Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

7 min
E18

Season 3 Out-Takes

Jun 29, 2026

Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

27 min
E19

Season 3 Video Diary

Jun 29, 2026

A fly-on-the-wall look as the cast write Season 3. Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

7 min
E20

The Dean Tavalavouris Lecture

Jun 29, 2026

Lessons in close-up card magic...and other magic as well. Season 3 DVD Bonus Feature

Series 1

Series 1

6 Episodes Aired 1999

Dark, surreal comedy about the strange inhabitants of the small, northern town of Royston Vasey. Starring Reese Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton.

Welcome to Royston Vasey
30 min
E1

Welcome to Royston Vasey

Jan 11, 1999

Ben struggles to take in Auntie Val and Uncle Harvey’s incomprehensible house rules, while Martin poses a threat to the precious things in Tubbs and Edward’s Local Shop. At the local job center, Pauline is furious when someone lands an interview without her help. Taxi driver Babs makes middling progress through her sex change.

The Road to Royston Vasey
30 min
E2

The Road to Royston Vasey

Jan 18, 1999

Royston Vasey's new road is under construction: good news for all the town's inhabitants except Tubbs and Edward won't this bring strangers to the town? Judee is off to Antigua for a luxury holiday; Pauline is holding a workshop in selling the Big Issue (a newspaper for the homeless), and Ben is trying to use the telephone at the Dentons. We meet butcher Hillary Briss, Henry and Ally, the video-viewers and Reverend Bernice, Royston Vasey's outspoken lady vicar.

Nightmare in Royston Vasey
30 min
E3

Nightmare in Royston Vasey

Jan 25, 1999

An employee working on the new road stumbles into the lair of Edward and Tubbs, breakfast at the Denton's is not what Benjamin was expecting, and a tortoise has an unfortunate encounter with Dr. Chinnery.

The Beast of Royston Vasey
30 min
E4

The Beast of Royston Vasey

Feb 01, 1999

Chinnery examines the so-called "beast", but has he correctly identified it? Also, the Legz Akimbo Theatre Company arrives to perform a play at the local school.

Love Comes to Royston Vasey
30 min
E5

Love Comes to Royston Vasey

Feb 08, 1999

Ben tries to escape from the Dentons. Henry and Ally go to the wrong film but try to make the best of it. Geoff gives a very truthful and upsetting speech at Mike's wedding.

Escape from Royston Vasey
30 min
E6

Escape from Royston Vasey

Feb 15, 1999

Tubbs & Edward's son David returns. Ben leaves Royston Vasey. Ross reveals a secret.

Series 2

Series 2

6 Episodes Aired 2000

The award-winning second series of the classic horror-comedy from Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, set in the strange town of Royston Vasey.

Series 3

Series 3

6 Episodes Aired 2002

The third series of the classic horror-comedy from Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, set in the strange town of Royston Vasey.

The Lesbian and the Monkey
30 min
E1

The Lesbian and the Monkey

Sep 26, 2002

Ross springs Pauline from jail--provided she can find evidence to convict Mickey and get him off the Dole.

The One-Armed Man Is King
30 min
E2

The One-Armed Man Is King

Oct 03, 2002

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.

Turn Again Geoff Tipps
30 min
E3

Turn Again Geoff Tipps

Oct 10, 2002

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.

The Medusa Touch
30 min
E4

The Medusa Touch

Oct 17, 2002

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...

Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)
30 min
E5

Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour)

Oct 24, 2002

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.

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk
30 min
E6

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk

Oct 31, 2002

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.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

3

Episodes

18

Language

en

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