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The League Of Gentlemen. Image shows from L to R: Tubbs (Steve Pemberton), Edward (Reece Shearsmith). Copyright: BBC
The League Of Gentlemen

The League Of Gentlemen

  • TV sitcom / sketch show
  • BBC Two
  • 1999 - 2017
  • 22 episodes (3 series)

Royston Vasey is an isolated Northern community where dark, perverted and horrifying things happen behind closed doors. Stars Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss.

  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 428

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TLOG: 'I can't believe we're back here doing this'

"Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never leave." That sign greeted visitors to The League of Gentlemen's fictional home town. And it's proving true for the cult sketch show's creators, who have been drawn back there for three Christmas specials after more than a decade away.

Ian Youngs, BBC, 28th November 2017

Picture: First look at League Of Gentlemen specials

It's been twenty years since dark comedy The League of Gentlemen first aired on BBC2, but the residents of Royston Vasey have barely changed at all.

The Mirror, 24th November 2017

Pauline Campbell-Jones has never been more relevant

In an age when Britain's convoluted, punishing benefits system is forcing people into food poverty, Universal Credit has come under fire and even Job Centres themselves are being closed in the name of austerity, Pauline's attitude to the unemployed has never been more ripe for a return to our screens.

Mark Butler, i Newspaper, 8th November 2017

The League of Gentlemen have just finished filming

The League of Gentlemen returns to BBC2 this Christmas.

Ellie Harrison, Radio Times, 20th October 2017

Gallery: 20 politically incorrect 'modern' comedies

Here are 20 recent comedies that wouldn't have been green-lit today.

Ed Power, The Telegraph, 17th October 2017

7 TV shows that started out on radio

Radio has always been the perfect testing ground for some of the biggest names in comedy today.

Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent, 27th September 2017

The League Of Gentlemen specials to be filmed in September

Further details have been revealed about the three new specials from The League Of Gentlemen.

British Comedy Guide, 26th August 2017

Welcome back League of Gentlemen, you work of genius

It was brutal, terrifying - and hilarious. After a 15-year break, we are more than ready to return to Royston Vasey with Edward and Tubbs and the local people.

Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 24th August 2017

BBC confirms new League Of Gentlemen

The League Of Gentlemen will return to BBC Two for a series of three new special episodes, it has been confirmed.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2017

The League Of Gentlemen: celebrating comedy genius

Are you local? If so, join us for a celebration of macabre, inventive, brilliant comedy series The League Of Gentlemen...

Catherine Pearson, Den Of Geek, 14th June 2017

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