League of Gentlemen Season 1 Boxset (DVD) Reviews

This is a great first season, it is slightly slower than the second. This allows us to get used to the weirdness. I must admit I was rather unsure when I first saw this on TV many years ago. However I'm now an avid fan and own every DVD I could find from these guys. The setting is a stange little village in the middle of nowhere in the ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT: The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy series originally transmitted in 1999. The series is set in the fictional town of Royston Vasey with the strangest 'locals' you are ever likely to meet. It stars Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss and was written by the cast and Jeremy Dyson. It is a mixture of dark humour, ...  Read the complete review

How do you even begin to describe The League of Gentlemen to someone who has never seen it? I suppose the closest you can get is that it's an alternative sketch show, linked by fact that all the characters live in the same village. It's a parody of the absurdities and parochialism of small town life, with narrow-minded, bigoted, self-obsessed and ...  Read the complete review

OK I have to admit it, when watching this the first time round on TV, I was terrified, I didn't get to the end of the episode, who were those people with the noses, ugh scary and creepy. So my other half has it on video and convinces me to watch it . To get over the fear he says(I'll put a spider in his bed and see how he likes ...  Read the complete review

For anyone unfamiliar with the purpose or events of the series, the League of Gentlemen is essentially a sketch show with a number of recurring characters, mostly played by the same three people; Steve Pemberton, Mark Gattis and Reece Shearsmith. The series' main purpose is to entertain through accessible gags, excellent and relatable characters ...  Read the complete review

The League of Gentlemen, while being an acquired taste, has been regarded as being one of the few truly unique and important British comedies of the past few years. The often debated "decline of the great British sitcom" through the 90s and beyond made newcomers like this even more enjoyable, and the first series definitely had an impact ...  Read the complete review

Introduction - When I first saw the trailers for this programme I saw it as another freaky and unfunny BBC 2 project. But as there was nothing else on the box I decided to tune in while channel hopping. I couldn?t have been more wrong. What is it about? ? Well the series is set in a small country village called Royston Vasey. It explores ...  Read the complete review

League of Gentlemen This is a local opinion for local people!! The league of gentlemen is made up by 3 – 4 stark raving mad people. They take the role as many characters. There are also lots or extras in the show but there not important. I bought they DVD as soon as it was released I got it form amazon.co.uk for great ...  Read the complete review

I have in the past been guilty of watching this DVD way too often but once you have witnessed this disc you will surely know why, I love anything dark and surreal when it comes to comedy and this show hits that mark time after time. Below is my opinion but I have tried not to give too much of the plot away as the shock value is what really makes ...  Read the complete review

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PAULINE: Now settle down, job seekers, settle down. You too, Mickey love. Okay, now today we’re going to have a very special Restart lesson. We’re not going to look at job searching or anything. ROSS: What’s the point of that then, Pauline. I thought the idea of coming here was to help us find jobs. ...  Read the complete review

Let me start by saying the League Of Gentleman dvd isn't a boxset, it's just one dvd that features the first series. The League of Gentleman can best be describes as Deliverance meets Emmerdale. It's one of the most bizarre and surreal comedies you'll ever come across. Set in the remote village of Royston Vasey you follow ...  Read the complete review

Fed up of 'Friends'? Tired of 'Two Pints of Lager...'? Bored of the 'Buzzcocks'? Well you could do a lot worse than tuning into The League of Gentleman. The only problem with this show is that it's so funny and so jam-packed with references that there's no way you can get them all first time, which is where this brilliant ...  Read the complete review

Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll Never Leave. This comedy started life on Radio back in 1998 under the title On The Town with the League of Gentlemen. Only one year, and an award, later it had transferred to the small screen, where it one several more awards. So, here it is on video, one of the most original, entertaining ...  Read the complete review

I missed The League of Gentlemen on it's first TV showing, and so bought this DVD to see what all the fuss was about...it doesn't disappoint! The series is a wonderful product of some bizarre minds, producing dangerously funny, twisted characters that fit into a backdrop of a seemingly normal, but unpleasant, town. Although ...  Read the complete review

The League of Gentlemen is, without doubt, the freshest, most innovative antidote to sit-com ever to grace our television. We are treated to the same chintzy wallpapers and drab sofas of such fare as 'Bread' or 'My Family', yet we see homes (and shops) inhabited by freaks, weirdos and all manner of undescribable persons. And they ...  Read the complete review