The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is an English black comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Alston, Cumbria. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, all of whom are played by the show's writers—Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series ended in 2002, and was followed by a film (The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse) and a stage production (The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!) in 2005.

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is an English black comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Alston, Cumbria. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, all of whom are played by the show's writers—Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series ended in 2002, and was followed by a film (The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse) and a stage production (The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!) in 2005.