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.

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Series 1, Episode 6 - Escape From Royston Vasey

Mr Chinnery has some bad luck with a calving cow. Edward's local shop receives an unexpected visitor.

Further details

Another stranger arrives at the Local Shop, but this time it is David, Tubbs and Edward's son. He drops a bombshell - the construction company responsible for the dreaded new road is in fact his. David wants to take his mum to London for the weekend, but his plan is foiled by Edward.

It is Barbara's special day - it's time for her operation! But not one to shirk, she is still working in the hours before. However, when she arrives at the hospital, she finds out her surgeon is Dr Chinnery.

Elsewhere it has come to the end of the restart course and Pauline has invented a new game called Shop A Scrounger. But there is a shock in store for her when Ross reveals his true identity.

Geoff is celebrating his birthday with Mike and Brian. His friends pretend they have forgotten, but their joke backfires when they hear a gun shot being fired in the toilet. Is it the end for Geoff?

And Ben escapes the Dentons and comes across Tubbs outside the Local Shop. He asks her for some food, noticing she is wearing hiking boots similar to Martin's, and follows her inside. Will he survive?

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 15th February 1999
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 22nd April 2010 11:00pm Dave
Thursday 19th July 2012 11:15pm Gold
Friday 20th July 2012 2:00am Gold
Monday 1st October 2012 11:40pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd October 2012 2:00am Gold
Friday 19th April 2013 11:00pm Gold
Saturday 20th April 2013 2:30am Gold
Friday 31st January 2014 11:10pm Gold
Saturday 1st February 2014 2:10am Gold
Saturday 19th April 2014 11:25pm Gold
Sunday 20th April 2014 2:20am Gold
Sunday 12th October 2014 11:00pm Gold
Monday 13th October 2014 2:50am Gold
Saturday 21st March 2015 11:40pm Gold
Monday 20th July 2015 11:40pm Gold
Tuesday 21st July 2015 2:30am Gold
Monday 12th October 2015 12:20am Gold
Monday 12th October 2015 3:00am Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 12:20am Gold
Sunday 31st January 2016 2:50am Gold
Sunday 10th April 2016 1:45am Gold
Saturday 14th May 2016 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 15th May 2016 2:45am Gold
Wednesday 13th December 2017 10:30pm BBC4
Thursday 22nd March 2018 11:00pm Gold
Sunday 6th May 2018 11:00pm Gold
Monday 7th May 2018 2:15am Gold
Monday 14th January 2019 12:40am Gold
Monday 25th February 2019 3:10am Gold
Tuesday 26th February 2019 1:00am Gold
Monday 18th March 2019 3:15am Gold
Saturday 23rd March 2019 2:55am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Steve Pemberton Tubbs
Reece Shearsmith Edward
Steve Pemberton Pauline
Mark Gatiss Mickey
Reece Shearsmith Ross
Reece Shearsmith Benjamin
Steve Pemberton Uncle Harvey
Mark Gatiss Auntie Val
Reece Shearsmith Geoff
Steve Pemberton Mike
Mark Gatiss Brian
Mark Gatiss Mr Chinnery
Reece Shearsmith Bernice Woodall
Steve Pemberton Barbara Dixon (Voice)
Guest cast
Megan De Wolf Chloe Denton
Rosy De Wolf Radclyffe Denton
Patsy Maguire Crawford Nurse Rich
Les Doherty Postman
Thomas Sherlock Postbox Boy
Ruth Harrop Natalie (Little girl)
Miles Hindley Little Boy
Steve Pemberton Farmer Tinsel
Mark Gatiss David Tattsyrup
Writing team
Mark Gatiss Writer
Reece Shearsmith Writer
Steve Pemberton Writer
Jeremy Dyson Writer
Production team
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
Rob Kitzmann Director of Photography
Yves Barre Costume Designer
Vanessa White Make-up Designer
Joby Talbot Composer

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