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 The Complete League Of Gentlemen (DVD)
 The Complete League Of Gentlemen (DVD) ... DVD released 30 May, 2005 at 2 Entertain Video / Features of the DVD: Box set, PAL / The bizarre yet critically acclaimed BBC television series The League of Gentlemen is to sitcoms like The Good Life or even Friends what David Lynch's films are to Frank Capra movies. Instead of the usual one-family-in-suburbia or group-of-pals set-up, Gentlemen centres on the whole town of Royston Vasey. A Northern village of, to say the least, eccentric characters, the weird people of Royston Vasey (actually, the real name of lewd northern comic Roy Chubby Brown) look like they've been intermarrying for too long and are suffering from a particularly demented variety of xenophobia that drives them to extremes of tetchiness and psychosis. There are the local shopkeepers Edward and Tubbs, who go to murderous lengths to ensure their shop remains for local people only; the Denton family, toad-breeders obsessed with maintaining their household rituals at all costs; inept veterinary surgeon Dr Chinnery, who's never yet saved a patient; Barbara, the local transsexual taxi driver (one of the show's more well adjusted characters); Pauline the demonic Restart Officer at the local Job Centre; and Lance, the sadistic owner of Lance's Joke Shop which sells poisonous sweets and the ever-popular finger in a matchbox (with a real finger), among many others. Most of the characters are performed by the three core members of the group, sporting a disturbing variety of prosthetic demi-masks and latex make-up, who started the concept off with a stage show and then transferred it to radio before taking it on TV, which may explain why The League of Gentlemen seems blithely oblivious to normal sitcom conventions and has a stately air of surrealism that feels like The Archers as written by playwright Eugene Ionesco. Brilliant stuff. --Leslie FelperinNewest Review: ... them very funny, so I'm afraid Dr. Chinnery doesn't get the thumbs up from me. There is a great scene where Ross begins to ... more ... get the better of Pauline whilst acting out a mock job interview.
In the Local Shop Tubbs is confronted with a map, brought in by a workman and seems to be coming round to the idea that 'other' places may not be so bad after all. Though Edward has a plan to get rid of the road workers once and for all and the ending of this episode is pure horror movie.
Overall, a mixed episode, restart I think being the highlight for me.
Episode 4 - 'The Beast of Royston Vasey'
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The Complete League Of Gentlemen (DVD): No need to be rude, dear! (5758 words)
by - written on 24/09/09 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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After getting into Psychoville recently, I decided to re-visit Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith's first hit comedy series, The League of Gentlemen. I'd seen bits of the first and second series and really enjoying the LoG film, Apocalypse, I bought the box set and educated myself from beginning to end! The box set is a classy looking collection, including six discs featuring all three series, with extras and Christmas special. I purchased mine from tesco.com, but it's available form most online retailers for around £15, which I think it a great price. Some ebay sellers and shops do hike the price up selling it for upwards of £30, which I guess is the usual ... Read the complete review
Go johnny go go go go (1463 words)
by - written on 19/12/05 (Very useful, 340 readings)
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The League of Gentlemen, a kind of cross between a sitcom and a sketch show, first appeared in 1999. There were three series and one Christmas special, all of which are collected here. Since then they’ve made a film (which I haven’t seen yet), and it may be that they aren’t going to do any more TV shows. Before they were on the TV, they did a great radio series, and before that they were an acclaimed live act, doing well at the Edinburgh Festival, and wherever else it is that live comedy does well. The series is set in the (fictional) small northern town of Royston Vasey, and concerns the extensive cast of weirdos, freaks and psychopaths who live there. All ... Read the complete review
The Complete League Of Gentlemen (DVD): Welcome to Royston Vasey, You'll Never Leave... (1496 words)
by - written on 23/03/06 (Very useful, 565 readings)
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Welcome to Royston Vasey and The League of Gentlemen, you'll never leave. The League of gentlemen are Jeremy Dyson, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith, who after becoming friends when they all attended Bretton Hall Drama College, got together to do a comedy stage show, winning the Perrier award at the Edinburgh Festival, then going on to Radio scooping the Sony Silver Award and then a Talkie Award for best audio comedy. This was all before bringing their wonderfully dark humorous show to the small screen in early 1999, making three series, a Christmas special, live show and finally a movie on the silver screen in 2005. The box set ... Read the complete review
A local box-set, for local people (360 words)
by - written on 28/05/09 (Very useful, 12 readings)
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Containing all 3 seasons and the Christmas specials, this is a very well priced set for around £15. However, don't buy it if you haven't seen it before, as it's one of those shows you will either love or hate! This bizarre comedy sitcom follows the lives of the oddest people you can imagine, living in Royston Vassey. Each character is played by one of three of the creators of the show, heavily made up with make-up and prosthetics. The show is similar to a sketch show, in that it features different sketches, but these are held together (albiet tenuously) by a main storyline. This show is definitely not for everyone, and requires a VERY open mind to ... Read the complete review
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