The League of Gentlemen
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The League of Gentlemen is a surreal British comedy horror sitcom that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The programme is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in northern England, originally based on Bacup, Lancashire ,[1][2] and follows the lives of bizarre characters, most 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 League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series originally aired for three series from 1999 until 2002, and was followed by a film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse and a stage production The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!, both in 2005.
The League of Gentlemen | |
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Genre | Black comedy Comedy horror |
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Directed by | Steve Bendelack |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Running time | 30–60 mins. |
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Network | BBC Two |
Release | 11 January 1999 (1999-01-11) – 31 October 2002 (2002-10-31) |
Release | 18 December (2017-12-18) – 20 December 2017 (2017-12-20) |
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The BBC announced in August 2017 that three new episodes would be produced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the group's first appearance on BBC Radio 4.[3] The aforementioned episodes aired on BBC2 on 18–20 December 2017.[4]
The series was filmed mainly in Hadfield, Derbyshire; other locations include Bacup, Lancashire; Glossop, Gamesley, and Hope Valley in Derbyshire; Marsden, Todmorden, and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire; and Mottram in Greater Manchester.[5]