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The League Of Gentlemen: Season 1

The League of Gentlemen

The League Of Gentlemen: Season 1

BBC (1999)
DVD
15
5014503100728
TV Series | Comedy | Horror
UK | English | Color | 03:00

Bizarre comedy set in the fictional English town of Royston Vasey, whose inhabitants include a transsexual taxi driver, a family obsessed with cleanness that despise masturbation, an apathetic priest, a gypsy who kidnaps women to be his wives and a psychotic couple who runs a local shop for local people.

Theme song by Joby Talbot.


Episodes View details

1 Welcome to Royston Vasey 30 min | Jan 11, 1999

Ben struggles to take in Auntie Val and Uncle Harvey’s incomprehensible house rules, while Martin poses a threat to the precious things in Tubbs and Edward’s Local Shop. At the local job center, Pauline is furious when someone lands an interview without her help. Taxi driver Babs makes middling progress through her sex change.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
2 The Road to Royston Vasey 30 min | Jan 18, 1999

Royston Vasey's new road is under construction: good news for all the town's inhabitants except Tubbs and Edward won't this bring strangers to the town? Judee is off to Antigua for a luxury holiday; Pauline is holding a workshop in selling the Big Issue (a newspaper for the homeless), and Ben is trying to use the telephone at the Dentons. We meet butcher Hillary Briss, Henry and Ally, the video-viewers and Reverend Bernice, Royston Vasey's outspoken lady vicar.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
3 Nightmare in Royston Vasey 30 min | Jan 25, 1999

An employee working on the new road stumbles into the lair of Edward and Tubbs, breakfast at the Denton's is not what Benjamin was expecting, and a tortoise has an unfortunate encounter with Dr. Chinnery.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
4 The Beast of Royston Vasey 30 min | Feb 01, 1999

Chinnery examines the so-called "beast", but has he correctly identified it? Also, the Legz Akimbo Theatre Company arrives to perform a play at the local school.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
5 Love Comes to Royston Vasey 30 min | Feb 08, 1999

Ben tries to escape from the Dentons. Henry and Ally go to the wrong film but try to make the best of it. Geoff gives a very truthful and upsetting speech at Mike's wedding.

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
6 Escape From Royston Vasey 30 min | Feb 15, 1999

- Tubbs & Edward's son David returns. Tubbs is thrilled, but Edward is resentful of his son-especially when he reveals he is responsible for the construction of ""newroad""! - Ben leaves Royston Vasey, taking with him a gift from the Dentons: an itemised bill covering expences incurred during his stay (phone calls, use of toilet tissue, etc). - Ross Reveals that he is really an employee for the Social Services. He has Pauline sacked, forcing her to hand over her pens! - Edward and David have a little chat. Facing away from Tubbs, he tells her that he no longer wants to build the road. Turning around to reveal his pig-nose, he declares ""I want to live locally"". Tubbs deserts David and Edward and leaves the shop. - Ben approaches Tubbs out on the moors, asking if she is local. Tubbs replies ""Yes, I am"", and they both head to the shop. Ben tells Tubbs that his friend who went missing had a pair of shoes just like hers. The credits roll...

Director: Steve Bendelack
Writer: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Cast View all

Mark Gatiss Various Characters
Steve Pemberton Tubbs Tattsyrup/Pauline Campbell-Jones/Harvey Denton/Wolf Lipp/Pop/Charlie Hull/Mike Harris/Reenie C
Reece Shearsmith Edward Tattsyrup/Papa Lazarou/Ross Gaines/Benjamin Denton/Geoff Tipps/Ollie Plimsolls/Dean Tavalouri
Paul Hays-Marshall Barbara Dixon
Frances Cox Annie Raines
Megan De Wolf Chloe Denton
Rosy De Wolf Radclyffe Denton
Don Estelle Little Don
John Flitcroft Foreman
Edward McCracken Colin
Mike Flanagan Maynard
Ameet Chana Shack
Glenn Cunningham Blind Man
Ian Ralph Policeman #2
Judith Vause Pram Lady
Colin Parry Thom McQueen
Jeremy Dyson Shabsy
Keith Ladd Policeman #1
John De Main Carl
Patsy Maguire-Crawford Nurse Rich
Les Doherty Postman
Stephen Chapman Mr. Kidd
Richard Gardiner John the Construction Worker
Ruth Harrop Natalie
Myles Hindley Little Boy

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 1
Distributor 2 Entertain Video
Layers Single side, Single layer
Regions Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4

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Index 194
Added Date Jan 19, 2019 13:02:18
Modified Date Jan 19, 2019 13:02:18