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: 476

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League Of Gentlemen TV special planned for Christmas

Steve Pemberton has confirmed that The League Of Gentlemen are reuniting, with a new TV special planned for this Christmas.

British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2017

League Of Gentlemen anniversary special confirmed

Mark Gatiss has confirmed that The League Of Gentlemen will be reuniting for an anniversary special.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2017

10 people you didn't expect to find in Royston Vasey

Given that the 100+ characters in the turn-of-the-century comedy horror The League Of Gentlemen are almost entirely played by three actors, you will probably be surprised to learn about these A-list cameos.

Jamie Pond, Anglonerd, 29th March 2017

League of Gentlemen eyeing 20th anniversary reunion

The comedy quartet of Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson will meet this year in a bid to mark 20 years since the TV debut.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 13th February 2017

BBC wants to bring back The League Of Gentlemen

The BBC is reportedly has said it would be "highly receptive" to bringing back comedy show The League Of Gentlemen for a new special or series.

British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2016

Mark Gatiss hoping to bring back League of Gentlemen

"We have become a local country for local people and I wonder if there is something Brexity in us that we can do"

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 12th October 2016

No laughing matter: the rise of the TV 'sadcom'

From Transparent and Master Of None to Fleabag and Flowers, the latest comedy series are ditching gags for harsh reality and breaking new ground in the process.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 11th October 2016

Great TV sitcoms that started at the Edinburgh Fringe

Here are seven sitcoms that would never have made it to our screens if it weren't for the Fringe.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 18th August 2016

How we made The League of Gentlemen

'When we were looking for locations on our first series, the producer was always stepping away to take calls. We learned later they wanted to cancel us'.

Steve Pemberton and Jeremy Dyson, The Guardian, 23rd June 2015

The League of Gentlemen feature

I distinctly remember the first time I watched the show, also being the first time it aired in America, premiering on Comedy Central sometime in 1999. I was into British comedy even then and was excited at what appeared to be a new, unique looking show. But I was not prepared for what I was about to see. Monty Python or Mr Bean this was not.

Chris Marchand, Post Consumer Reports, 14th January 2015

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