The League of Gentlemen (TV series)

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Television series
German title The League of Gentlemen
Original title The League of Gentlemen
Country of production United Kingdom
original language English
Year (s) 1999–2002, 2017
length 30 minutes
Episodes 22 in 4 seasons
genre comedy
idea Jeremy Dyson ,
Mark Gatiss ,
Steve Pemberton ,
Reece Shearsmith
production Jon Plowman ,
Jemma Rodgers ,
Sarah Smith
music Joby Talbot
First broadcast January 11, 1999 (UK) on BBC Two
German-language
first broadcast		 March 14, 2002 on ProSieben
occupation
synchronization

The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy - television series , portrayed in the episodes in small events in the life of the inhabitants of the fictional town of Royston Vasey British. The series comes from the pen of the comedy group of the same name, which was founded in 1995 by comedians Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The outstanding feature of the series is that all of the main characters are played by the three comedians Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmith themselves. The series consists of four seasons with six episodes each and a Christmas special. The series was preceded by a series of radio clips on BBC Radio and after the series was completed, the film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse followed in 2005 . At Christmas 2017, three new episodes were created as a television special.

action

The residents of Royston Vasey in northern England like to be among themselves and do not like strangers. However, when a bypass road is to be built through their place, they fear a wave of non-residents ("not locals") and get everything in motion to prevent the construction of the road, especially the two shopkeepers Tubbs and Edwards. Meanwhile, job advisor Pauline prevents her course participants from having a chance on the job market so that their own job is secured. The local veterinarian Dr. Chinery suffers psychologically from the phenomenon that every animal he treats soon dies a terrible death. The young hiker Benjamin Denton finds accommodation with his uncle Harvey and his aunt Val, who no longer want to leave him out. And the three work colleagues Geoff, Brian and Mike try to find common ground in their dreary everyday life in the pub in the evening.

The figures

Here is an overview of the most important characters sorted according to the actors.

Mark Gatiss

Surname Role description
David Tattsyrup The missing son of the shopkeepers Edward and Tubbs, who is held prisoner in the attic after his return and develops monstrous features as a result.
Val Denton Runs a pedantic household with her husband Harvey, in which everything is in order. With him she has two daughters (twins)
Mickey M. Michaels The simple unemployed man is the favorite of job broker Pauline ("Mickey Luv") and would like to become a firefighter.
Brian Morgan A simple man who works in plastic molding with his colleagues Geoff and Mike. In the evenings they mostly spend their time in the pub.
Hilary Briss In addition to normal meat products, the Royston Vasey butcher also sells a special meat product (“Special Stuff”) that causes an epidemic in the town.
Tony Is the boyfriend of the late daughter of Charlie and Stella Hull
customer A customer in the Vinnie and Reenie charity shop
Sheila Wife of Peter Foot, who rehearses his own funeral every weekend.
Phil Proctor Gay member of the traveling theater group Legz Akimbo
Dr Matthew Chinnery All animals treated by Royston Vasey's veterinarian die horribly. The Christmas special reveals that it is an old family curse.
Les McQueen The former guitarist of the glam rock band Creme Brulée works as a temporary worker in the hospital, but always wistfully remembers his time as a musician.
Iris Krell Judee Levinson cleaning lady
Lance Longthorne Joke store owner with a perverted sense of humor.
Alvin Steele The owner of the Windemere Guest House suffers from his wife Sunny’s BDSM fetish.
Mrs. Beasley Dr. Ira Carlton
Owen Fallowfield An undertaker who loves his job but gets fired when this comes out.
Glen Baggs Debt collector without talent or success.
Al The son of the Greek landlord Pop suffers from his father.
Kenny Harris Operator of a dog cinema.
Professor Erno Breastpinch'd Do a poll on the streets of Royston Vasey to see if women like being nipped in the chest.
Murray Mint Mayor Vaughn's right-hand man is fired when he hires the Legz Akimbo theater company.
Mick McNamara A tourist guide in the Stump Hole Caves who feels responsible for the death of a boy named Jay.
Andrew Ward A banker who has an affair with the wife of farmer Jed Tinsel and who is gagged and tied up as a scarecrow.

Steve Pemberton

Surname Role description
Tulip "Tubbs" tattoo syrup Wife of Eward Tattsyrup and co-owner of the small souvenir shop of Royston Vasey, in which strangers are not welcome.
Harvey Denton The pedantic fanatic of order breeds toads in his cellar. Together with his wife Val, he holds his nephew Benjamin prisoner.
Pauline Campbell-Jones A job broker who does everything to ensure that her course participants do not get a job so that she does not become unemployed. Her passion is her pens.
Mike Harris Plastic molding factory worker, friends with Geoff and Brian.
Magistrates Maurice Evans Co-conspirator of butcher Hilary Briss and his illegal sale of "Special Stuff".
Charlie Hull Only feels hatred for his wife Stella.
Reenie Calver An elderly lady who runs a charity shop.
Ernest Foot The widower always tries to act politically correct.
Dave Parkes Member of the Legz Akimbo theater group, envies his colleague Phil and hates Ollie.
Mr. Wolf Lipp A homosexual English teacher from Duisburg who is on a school trip with his class in England and who falls in love with a student.
Barbara Dixon Transsexual manager of the taxi company Bab's Cabs , who is looking forward to her upcoming gender reassignment.
pop A seedy Greek who rents apartments.
Farmer Jed Tinsel A paranoid farmer who has lost many animals to the treatment of Mr. Chinnery
Henry portrait A teenage horror movie fan
Dr Ira Carlton An unsympathetic general practitioner who forces his patients to play party games in his house.
Jed Hunter Director of a commercial with Pamela Doove.
Barry Baggs Debt collector without talent.
Anne hand Religious fanatic who moves from door to door with Terry Lollard.
Oshi Kurosawa Works as a temp at Kenny Harris's dog theater.

Reece Shearsmith

Surname Role description
Edward Tattsyrup Together with his wife Tubbs he runs the local souvenir shop.
Benjamin Denton A hiker who looks for a place to stay with his aunt and uncle for one night and is then held captive by the two of them, who always wanted a son.
Ross Gaines An undercover agent in the job center to find out if career counselor Pauline Campbell-Jones is doing her job well.
Geoffrey "Geoff" tips The choleric worker at the local plastic molding factory and friend of Mike and Brian thinks he's a gifted comedian, but he's anything but funny.
Councilor Samuel Chignell Co-conspirator of butcher Hilary Briss and his illegal sale of "Special Stuff".
Stella Hull Hates her husband Charlie and blames herself for the death of their own daughter Julie.
Vinnie Wythenshaw An elderly lady who runs a charity shop with her friend Reenie.
Peter Foot Rehearses his funeral every weekend.
Oliver "Ollie" Plimsolls Member of the Lekz Akimbo theater group. Hated by his two colleagues.
Rev. Bernice Woodall The local pastor does not believe in God and enjoys humiliating people during confession.
Papa Lazarou The creepy circus operator Papa Lazarou kidnaps several women in Royston Vasey.
Judee Levinson A middle-class housewife who indulges in the illusion of a luxury life, u. a. by humiliating her cleaning lady Iris.
Ally Welles Teenage horror movie fan, sidekick of Henry Portrait.
Olive Kilshaw Arrogant employee of the Attachments Dating Agency, who humiliates her customers.
Pamela Doove A wannabe actress who can't pronounce a single word correctly.
DJ Mike King The radio host of the house radio in the local hospital.
Mr Lisgoe The strict boss of the two debt collectors Glen and Barry
Richie Son of the Greek Pop, runs a newspaper kiosk
Christopher Frost A department store detective who takes his job a little too seriously and a. a pregnant woman accused of stealing a breakfast set in her belly
Terry Lollard A religious fanatic who moves from door to door with Anne's hand.
Shelley Shirley Assistant at Kenny Harris's dog theater.
Dean Tavalouris Untalented and unsuccessful street magician.
Judith Buckle Garden center worker falls in love with guest house owner Alvin.
Cathy Carter-Smith A career counselor who competes with Pauline.
Mr. Ingleby A small shopkeeper who insists on not being helped.

Cast and dubbing

The German dubbing was created by the dubbing company Splendid Synchron in Cologne .

role actor Voice actor
Various roles Reece Shearsmith Simon hunter
Various roles Steve Pemberton Peer Augustinski
Various roles Mark Gatiss Marcus Off
Dr. Mekos Alan Faulkner Jürg Löw
Gary Chris Freeney Norman Matt
Mayor Larry Vaughan Roy "Chubby" Brown Hans-Gerd Kilbinger
Pebble Gerald Staddon Renier Baaken
Simba Rusty Goffe Reinhard Schulat-Rademacher
Tik-tik Jon Key Frank Schaff
Tony Cluedo Ted Robbins Heinz Baumeister

production

The League of Gentlemen originally began as a stage show in 1994. The show won the 1997 Perrier Comedy Award for Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe . The show continued on BBC radio under the title On the Town with The League of Gentlemen . In 1999 the four comedians adapted their program for television and received a. a. the Royal Television Society Award and the Golden Rose of Montreux .

The shooting took place mainly in the British town of Hadfield ( Derbyshire ), which has seen a significant increase in visitor numbers since it was broadcast.

Episode list

season 1

1. Welcome to Royston Vasey
2. The Road to Royston Vasey
3. Nightmare in Royston Vasey
4. The Beast of Royston Vasey
5. Love Comes to Royston Vasey
6. Escape from Royston Vasey

season 2

7. Destination: Royston Vasey
8. Lust for Royston Vasey
9. A Plague on Royston Vasey
10. Death in Royston Vasey
11. Anarchy in Royston Vasey
12. Royston Vasey and the Monster from Hell

season 3

13. The Lesbian and the Monkey
14. The One Armed Man Is King
15. Turn Again Geoff Tips
16. The Medusa Touch
17. Beauty and the Beast
18. How the Elephant Got Its Trunk

Season 4

19. Return to Royston Vasey
20. Save Royston Vasey
21. Royston Vasey Mon Amour

Special offers

1. Christmas Special

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Splendid Synchron projects ; Retrieved September 6, 2012
  2. ^ The League of Gentlemen. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on September 6, 2012 .
  3. ↑ Film info. The League of Gentlemen Web Site, accessed January 8, 2012 .
  4. ↑ http://www.leagueofgentlemen.co.uk/hadfield5.htm Tameside Reporter / Glossop Chronicle Newspaper.