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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 full episode list
Release Date:
19 June 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror more
Plot:
An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transsexual taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people.
Awards:
7 wins & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Mark Gatiss ... Various / ... (19 episodes, 1999-2002)
Steve Pemberton ... Tubbs Tattsyrup / ... (14 episodes, 1999-2002)
Reece Shearsmith ... Edward Tattsyrup / ... (14 episodes, 1999-2002)
Paul Hays-Marshall ... Barbara Dixon (9 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Herrasmiesliiga (Finland) [fi]
Le club des gentlemen (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
30 min (18 episodes) | 60 min (1 episode)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2006) (season 2 & 3) | Finland:K-7 (DVD) (2005) (season 1) | Australia:M

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Papa Lazarou is inspired by a landlord, of the same name, that the writers had when they were sharing a flat, who would frequently phone them up and ask to speak to Steve Pemberton. He would continue saying "Hello, Steve," "Is Steve there?". The League soon changed the name to Dave. more
Quotes:
Tubbs: Don't touch the things, this is a local shop for local people, there's nothing for you hear. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Have I Got News for You: (#32.5)" (2006) more

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The Most Warped Show Ever Created, 17 November 2003
Author: phantom-90 from California

My roommate's English girlfriend gave him a DVD of the League of Gentlemen. Being a huge fan of Monty Python (own the entire series on DVD), Black Adder (likewise), Fawlty Towers (likewise), and The Young Ones (likewise), I was greatly intrigued by the stories I had heard of this series. Then I watched it. Oh my goodness. When I first saw Monty Python, I thought it was bizarre. Then the Young Ones came along and upped the ante. But the denizens of Royston Vasey set the bar so high that I doubt it will ever be topped. Half the time you're watching LOG you're laughing because it's genuinely funny, the other half of the time you're laughing because you can't believe what you've just seen. This series is Stephen King meets the Twilight Zone meets Stanley Kubrick meets Monty Python. It's easy to be funny, and it's easy to be bizarre and sinister, but to combine them and be all of that at once is truly a feat of genius. So, providing you've got a taste for the dark and strange, settle down on the couch with a nice glass of "aqua vitae" and watch this series. Oh, and don't take your pet turtle to the vet.

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