Scripted series · BBC Two
The League of Gentlemen
Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll Never Leave!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mark Gatiss
Various
18 eps
Steve Pemberton
Various
18 eps
Reece Shearsmith
Various
18 eps
Jeremy Dyson
Various
18 eps
Isabelle Estelle Corbusier
Various
6 eps
Paul Hays-Marshall
Barbara Dixon
9 eps
Frances Cox
Annie Raines
4 eps
Rosy De Wolf
Radclyffe Denton
5 eps
Megan De Wolf
Chloe Denton
5 eps
Helen Lambert
Eunice Evans
5 eps
Johnny Leeze
Inspector Cox
5 eps
Michael Gallagher
Barbara Dixon
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The League of Gentlemen actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The League of Gentlemen reads strongest on Bingeability, Humour and Character Depth.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 18 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200020 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Christmas Special
Season 1 · Complete
Series 1
19996 episodes
8.4IMDbDark, surreal comedy about the strange inhabitants of the small, northern town of Royston Vasey. Starring Reese Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton.
Best episode · S01E01 Welcome to Royston Vasey
Season 2 · Complete
Series 2
20006 episodes
8.5IMDbThe 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.
Best episode · S02E05 Anarchy in Royston Vasey
Season 3 · Complete
Series 3
20026 episodes
8.3IMDbThe third series of the classic horror-comedy from Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, set in the strange town of Royston Vasey.
Best episode · S03E06 How The Elephant Got Its Trunk
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E07
Live Again
S00E06
Royston Vasey Mon Amour
S00E05
Save Royston Vasey
S00E04
Return to Royston Vasey
S00E03
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You
S03E06
How The Elephant Got Its Trunk
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jeremy DysonProducer
- Jemma RodgersProducer
- Jon PlowmanExecutive Producer
- Sarah SmithProducer
Writing
- Steve PembertonWriter
- Jeremy DysonWriter
- Mark GatissWriter
- Reece ShearsmithWriter
Direction
- Steve BendelackDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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