Synopsis
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…
Trivia about The League of Gentlemen
In 1997, they were awarded the Perrier award for comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and their radio series On the Town with the League of Gentlemen, debuted on BBC Radio 4.
They won a Sony Award for this six-episode run.
In 2003, its creators were listed in The Observer as among the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.
In 2004, Radio Times listed Papa Lazarou as the 8th funniest comedy sketch of all time.
In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests, the show was withdrawn from distribution on Netflix due to the character Papa Lazarou's makeup resembling blackface.
The stage show began in late 1994, and it was not long before the team took as their name the title of a 1960 Jack Hawkins film, The League of Gentlemen.
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Cast & Crew
Mark Gatiss
Various
Steve Pemberton
Various
Reece Shearsmith
Various
Jeremy Dyson
Various
Isabelle Estelle Corbusier
Various
Steve Bendelack
Director
Jon Plowman
Executive Producer
Jemma Rodgers
Producer
Mark Gatiss
Writer
Jeremy Dyson
Producer
Sarah Smith
Producer
Reece Shearsmith
Writer
Jeremy Dyson
Writer
Steve Pemberton
Writer
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