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.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - The Beast Of Royston Vasey
Further details
Chinnery examines the beast of Royston Vasey, but can he correctly identify it? Is it anything to do with the animals missing from Roundabout Zoo?
The Legz Akimbo Theatre Company - whose motto is 'Put yourself in a child' - arrive in town to perform a play at the local school, about homosexuality aimed at 9 to 12-year-olds.
At the Dentons, toad-loving Harvey displays his finest specimens, Sonny and Cher, to Benjamin. The pair will soon be entered in the Annual Croaker Parade, meaning the Toad Breeder Shield is finally within his grasp. Ben wants to get the next train home but must babysit the twins... which proves to be one of the worst experiences of his life.
Stella and Charlie Hull make one of their regular trips to Luigi's restaurant. They bicker about a holiday in Tenerife, when Stella allegedly took a man back to the hotel. Meanwhile, Edward examines his handy-work at the construction site through binoculars from the moors beyond. Has it halted the new road?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 1st February 1999
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Thursday 8th April 2010 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 12th July 2012 | 11:30pm | Gold |
Friday 13th July 2012 | 2:15am | Gold |
Thursday 27th September 2012 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Friday 28th September 2012 | 2:30am | Gold |
Friday 5th April 2013 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 6th April 2013 | 2:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 29th January 2014 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Thursday 30th January 2014 | 2:00am | Gold |
Saturday 5th April 2014 | 11:30pm | Gold |
Sunday 6th April 2014 | 2:30am | Gold |
Sunday 28th September 2014 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Saturday 7th March 2015 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Monday 13th July 2015 | 11:40pm | Gold |
Tuesday 14th July 2015 | 2:30am | Gold |
Monday 5th October 2015 | 12:20am | Gold |
Monday 5th October 2015 | 2:55am | Gold |
Sunday 24th January 2016 | 12:20am | Gold |
Sunday 24th January 2016 | 2:45am | Gold |
Sunday 3rd April 2016 | 1:20am | Gold |
Sunday 8th May 2016 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Monday 9th May 2016 | 3:20am | Gold |
Tuesday 31st October 2017 | 1:00am | Gold |
Wednesday 29th November 2017 | 10:30pm | BBC4 |
Thursday 15th March 2018 | 11:00pm | Gold |
Sunday 29th April 2018 | 10:40pm | Gold |
Monday 30th April 2018 | 2:00am | Gold |
Sunday 13th January 2019 | 12:20am | Gold |
Sunday 13th January 2019 | 11:25pm | Gold |
Friday 22nd February 2019 | 1:35am | Gold |
Friday 22nd March 2019 | 1:00am | Gold |
Cast & crew
Steve Pemberton | Tubbs |
Reece Shearsmith | Edward |
Reece Shearsmith | Benjamin |
Steve Pemberton | Uncle Harvey |
Mark Gatiss | Auntie Val |
Steve Pemberton | Charlie Hull |
Reece Shearsmith | Stella Hull |
Mark Gatiss | Mr Chinnery |
Reece Shearsmith | Ollie Plimsolls |
Steve Pemberton | Dave Parkes |
Mark Gatiss | Phil Proctor |
Reece Shearsmith | Mrs Levinson |
Reece Shearsmith | Bernice Woodall |
Steve Pemberton | Barbara Dixon (Voice) |
Edward McCracken | Colin (Job Seeker) |
Don Estelle | Little Don (Zoo owner) |
John Flitcroft | Foreman |
Keith Ladd | Policeman 1 |
Ian Ralph | Policeman 2 |
Glenn Cunningham | Blind Man |
John De Main | Luigi |
Megan De Wolf | Chloe Denton |
Rosy De Wolf | Radclyffe Denton |
Steve Pemberton | Farmer Tinsel |
Steve Pemberton | Ernest Foot |
Mark Gatiss | Andrew Ward (Scarecrow) |
Steve Pemberton | Inspector Shakespeare |
Mark Gatiss | Writer |
Reece Shearsmith | Writer |
Steve Pemberton | Writer |
Jeremy Dyson | Writer |
Steve Bendelack | Director |
Sarah Smith | Producer |
Jon Plowman | Executive Producer |
Jemma Rodgers | Associate Producer |
Adam Windmill | Editor |
Nick McPhee | Editor |
Sarah Kane | Production Designer |
Grenville Horner | Production Designer |