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Overview
The League of Gentlemen is a British 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 Bacup, Lancashire. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, 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 followed by a film in 2005. A three-part revival mini-series was broadcast in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.
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Series 1
6 episodes • 1999Avg: 8.5Golden Era
Series 1
6 episodes • 1999Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome To Royston Vasey | Jan 11, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 2 | The Road To Royston Vasey | Jan 18, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Nightmare in Royston Vasey | Jan 25, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 4 | The Beast of Royston Vasey | Feb 1, 1999 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Love Comes To Royston Vasey | Feb 8, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Escape From Royston Vasey | Feb 15, 1999 | 9.5 |
Series 2
6 episodes • 2000Avg: 8.5
Series 2
6 episodes • 2000Avg: 8.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Destination: Royston Vasey | Jan 14, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Lust for Royston Vasey | Jan 21, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 3 | A Plague on Royston Vasey | Jan 28, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Death in Royston Vasey | Feb 4, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Anarchy in Royston Vasey | Feb 11, 2000 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Royston Vasey and the Monster from Hell | Feb 18, 2000 | 8.8 |
Series 3
6 episodes • 2002Avg: 8.3
Series 3
6 episodes • 2002Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lesbian and the Monkey | Sep 26, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 2 | The One-Armed Man Is King | Oct 3, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Turn Again Geoff Tipps | Oct 10, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 4 | The Medusa Touch | Oct 17, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour) | Oct 24, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 6 | How The Elephant Got Its Trunk | Oct 31, 2002 | 9.0 |
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