Coincidentally, Christopher Eccleston, the ninth Doctor, appeared in the League of Gentlemen as the owner of a cat theatre, set up in direct competition to Kenny Harris's Dog Cinema — Kenny Harris also played by Mark Gatiss.) He discovers that Les is actually famous in the fictional country of Herzlovakia and that the country's fans would welcome his return to the scene. He also re-appears in the 2017 specials treating a hedgehog and causing the death of a stray cat, his curse therefore never being lifted. Pauline makes no secret of her contempt for the "dole scum" who attend her course at Royston Vasey's Jobcentre, and her eventual humiliation at joining their sorry ranks is too much for her to bear. This may be why, despite the film being set in a "bubble", he does not appear in the 2017 specials. Some of these occurred when trying to kidnap friends and a wife for David ("be careful, Tubbs...we don't want her to suffocate like the other three"); and with the intention of stopping the building of "New Road"; others seem to be simply for their gratification (for example, they kill a backpacker and subsequently the investigating police officer after Tubbs gives the game away- she yells out "We didn't burn him!"). The League of Gentlemen (1999–2017) Series Cast & Crew. In the film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, he returns, clad in handcuffs, and being chased by the police across the moors. He does not appear in Series 3, presumably having finally escaped Royston Vasey at the end of Series 2. Their ages are unknown with certainty; the Series 1 DVD biographies claim that Edward is 84 years old and Tubbs is 33 (which is almost impossible given they share the same mother and have an adult son). Maurice is known to have survived as he is mentioned by Eunice in Series 3, but it is unknown if Sam has also survived. This mystery lasted for a short while until his identity was revealed as being a fan, with the "real" Ollie (Shearsmith) having no affiliation with it, although it was referenced in a blog on the official website. Judee's husband, Eddie, is said to be "King of the Carpet Warehouses," but in the final episode of Series 2, it is revealed that he became bankrupt and died of a heart attack at 42. Format: PAL; Language: English; Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.) However, this is also a dream, and he is eventually shown to still be stuck in his dead-end teacher job where he has no respect from any of the students. The three getting together always results in Geoff exploding in a fit of rage, often brandishing a gun and exclaiming "You knew I had this gun, Brian!" Benjamin succeeds and Val escorts him to the train station and invites him to visit again. TMDb Score. Though they are never expressly killed off, this is the last we see of Harvey and Val and the final shot of the couple is Harvey mouthing "I can't breathe!" They succeed, however Pauline is soon murdered accidentally by Geoff in a mistaken identity murder, although her body is not shown. Many of Chinnery's disasters are parodies of scenes from the BBC's All Creatures Great and Small. Phil pretends to lie on the pavement and when a man spots him, he complains to Ollie, whose rude behaviour ends up in him being beaten up. Mark Gatiss was also in an episode of Doctor Who called "The Lazarus Experiment". Mike is the most normal of the trio (like Shearsmith's portrayal of Benjamin Denton, Mike is portrayed by Pemberton with no added makeup), whilst Brian is slightly less intelligent, though still a good friend. In his final appearance in Series 2 he's conned out of his redundancy package (which he was going to use to open a bar abroad) by the lead singer of Creme Brulée, in the hopes of reuniting the band. He is finally seen a great deal happier (albeit with his face heavily bandaged) in hospital surrounded by his friends, including Mike and his wife Cheryl, regaling them successfully with his comedy routine. Benjamin surprises the caller and brings him back to the living room, where Harvey and Val are dressed and Benjamin is humiliated. Edward's glasses were broken in the fire leaving him unable to see properly, so Tubbs, using one of the snow globes as a map, leads them along a railway line, and it appears that they are both promptly killed by a speeding train. Papa Lazarou seems to display some unusual physiology. He makes a brief cameo appearance in Series 3 as the MC for the Little Miss Elegance Beauty Pageant. It is not known what he means by this. What's going on? The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen was another big screen adaptation of an Alan Moore comic with a big budget and a headline grabbing star. These include their daughter's boyfriend Tony (Gatiss), a waiter, and a baby. She is also heard on one of the massage tapes in the beauty salon, asking Judee if she wants a cup of tea. In the first series, during a production of "Everybody Out!" Red Carpet News TV. Barbara was briefly married to the Tattsyrups' son, David. In the live show, he stands in for a magician and gives a new twist to the trick of pulling a rabbit out of a hat. This truly is a Classic although, being British, it is unlikely to gain the plaudits it truly deserves. However, Pauline usually resorts to violence to secure the upper hand. The noses, and Edward's appearance in particular, may also be indicative of congenital syphilis. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of The League Of Gentlemen with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com An interweaving narrative chronicling the antics of such diverse characters as: a transgender taxi driver, a family obsessed with hygiene and toads, a fiery reverend, a carnival owner who kidnaps women into marriage, and a xenophobic couple who run a local shop for local people. He also owns the toad known to the Mapapa tribe of the Shakiti Hills as the devil's toad. Reenie has a hearing disorder meaning that she misinterprets practically everything Vinnie or a customer says. Pauline Campbell-Jones (Pemberton) is a Restart officer in charge of leading mandatory (and exceedingly condescending) Restart courses which the chronically unemployed are compelled to attend. Even the writers were apparently not sure what the special stuff was at the beginning of the series. The couple go on the run from the police and Tubbs hides in a photo booth, which leads to Papa Lazarou's wife mine, leaving Edward to wonder where she disappeared to. Throughout the sketches in Series 1 and 2, we discover that Stella has a gambling addiction, and that she has slept with other men, including Tony. She also makes an appearance in the movie as the person who organises the attempts to save Royston Vasey and seems to have had some foresight in the coming destruction of the town. When people start demanding "extras", Charlie struggles with homosexuality when he finds himself attracted to Tony, the man with whom his wife, Stella, has had an affair. With him and his wife, Val, that turned out to be true. She has gained access to the "special stuff" through Maurice, who has managed to get his whole family addicted. One of the "Solutions" members then appears and reveals herself to be Donna. Herr Wolf Lipp (Pemberton) is a gay German teacher from Duisburg, who visits Royston Vasey leading a tour group of German students. Geoffrey "Geoff" Tipps (Shearsmith), Mike Harris (Pemberton), and Brian Morgan (Gatiss) all work at the local plastics injection-moulding company (In the original radio series, this was a nuclear power plant). Press Esc to close . He does not appear in Series 3. Den of Geek. Top 10 The League of Gentlemen MomentsSubscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/watchmojouk?sub_confirmation=1Are you local? Various characters: Steve Pemberton Reece Shearsmith Rest of cast listed alphabetically: Neil Bell ... Mandy Isabelle Estelle Corbusier Gary Damer ... Tris John De Main ... Luigi Jeremy Dyson Bernice reassured him that there was no such thing as curses and that he, the doctor who first had the curse and his ancestor had had accidents similar to the curse primarily because they were scared of the curse and thought that they had it. Both wishes came true. This is implied in the second episode of the first series where Tubbs is shown breast-feeding a piglet. And it was. Her face is briefly seen in Series 1 episode 6. The League of Gentlemen. Parts of the movie were filmed in Hungaryand in the Czech Republic. Harvey and Val tell him to make himself at home which is obviously impossible. Royston Vasey is the real name of British stand-up comedian Roy Chubby Brown. | She was cut from the film but remained in the promotional material. No Cast List Sorry we do not have cast list for The League of Gentlemen . Excellent film a big step up in quality to the old DVD stellar British cast but for the fans of the movie here are ALL the confirmed extras on the Blu Ray and timings enjoy- Trailer - a vintage trailer for The League of Gentlemen. In Series 3 Briss's store is seen to be boarded up, with graffiti reading 'murderer' painted across the front. Often, when their argument reaches its climax, the third party they used to mediate will either voice their displeasure or otherwise just awkwardly leave. He kidnaps her declaring "You're my wife now.". He is convinced by Geoff to hand over the gun, Geoff subsequently accidentally shoots Gatiss dead. Later, on a snowy day, Stella is relaxing on a bench with Lee (Mark Gatiss), Donna's husband, with whom she's been having an affair. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League of Gentlemen's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England. Two scruffy teenagers played by Pemberton and Shearsmith, who consider themselves to be film experts, but will only watch a film if it has a sufficient number of "killings". At the end of Series 1, Ross reveals that he's an undercover agent who has been inspecting Pauline. In the 2017 specials, the trio are re-united when Geoff, now working part-time at the local garden centre, pitches a Dragon's Den style idea to Mike and Brian, the latter having escaped the circus elephant. RELATED: 10 Comic Adaptations That Are Nothing Like The Comics First, there was a lawsuit that claimed the premise of the film had been … Edward eventually talks by phone to the Prime Minister, who cancels the changes, leaving Tubbs and Edward to face the press. In Series 2, they are both back inexplicably, performing in a new play about homeless people called "No Home 4 Johnny". Now with Murray Mint, she seeks to prevent the town from being erased from existence due to the local boundary changes. As an interesting side note, moments before she is arrested, Pauline is about to take a bite from a sandwich which she had just bought from Eunice Evans' stall. She appeared in two scenes. He is not so fond of frogs, refusing to allow the use of "The "F" word" in his home. He discovers that he is a character in the programme and disguises himself as his creator, Steve Pemberton, blending in at home and treating his wife and children far better than the real Pemberton appears to. Overview of The League of Gentlemen, 1961, directed by Basil Dearden, with Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, at Turner Classic Movies In a recent BBC7 League of Gentlemen night Reece Shearsmith revealed that the original incarnation of Bernice was based on This Morning's agony aunt, Denise Robertson. The League of Gentlemen (1960) Full Cast & Crew. He talks about his career to a hooded teenager next to him—who turns out to be the Grim Reaper, waiting to lead the deceased Les McQueen to his afterlife. At this point, he finds the snow globe in his pocket and remembers his experiences in the Local Shop and leads an angry mob there. He is last seen looking after some children seeking their parents after the apocalypse. In the Christmas Special when he kidnaps Bernice's mother, he looks the same age as he does in the series. Suddenly, blood gushes from his throat and he falls over dead. He has been visiting Britain every year for over a decade, and has presumably come into contact with many schoolboys like Justin. He appears in person later, having quit his job to search for his missing wife Katie, but eventually both he and his wife are imprisoned inside circus animals—along with Reenie, Charlie, and Bernice—by Papa Lazarou. In his film appearance, he coughs up a hairball, composed of his own black curly hair. Though suffering some false starts, Geoff goes up the stairs and appears to succeed. Mickey M. Michaels (Gatiss), a well-meaning simpleton who wants to be a fireman, grows increasingly close to Pauline throughout the series - Pauline has developed the nickname "Mickey Luv" for him. En mars 1980, Fripp monte un groupe avec la bassiste Sara Lee (future Gang of Four ), le claviériste Barry Andrews (ex- XTC) et le batteur Johnny Toobad. The League of Gentlemen, directed by Basil Dearden, is one of four popular films released in 1960 to be concerned with the planning and execution of a daring robbery. Into this formula, their completely normal nephew Benjamin (Shearsmith) is interjected. With the first volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as inspiration, a feature film starring Sean Connery was released in 2003. Tubbs (real name Tulip), though also scared of newcomers, dreams of visiting the "bright lights" of towns and cities (usually Swansea; also places such as London and Plymouth), whose existence Edward has tried to keep from her ("There is a Swansea!"). One fan, after sending an email and discovering the address didn't exist, decided to set up the account in his own name, thereafter acting as Ollie on the dedicated forums and MSN Messenger. As a result of his many accidents, he gets more and more upset. However, in the final scenes, he is shown in full 1970s glam costume at the train station, having decided to pursue his dream and heading to Herzlovakia, thus giving one of the few League characters a genuine happy ending. The students reveal that Phil and Dave have returned as they and the students want him to perform one of his plays for them, which he does. Edward, who claims to have served in the armed forces and had been in "a war" (presumably Oman or the Falklands), has a distrust of outsiders and is likely to emerge from the back of the shop saying "Hello, hello? In the Christmas Special it emerges that Bernice witnessed her mother being kidnapped when she was a child, perhaps explaining her cynical outlook on the world. In Series 3 Geoff travels to London to become a stand-up comedian (unsuccessfully) after being sacked by Mike, only to be accused of terrorism and having to return to Royston Vasey as police are searching for him in London. When disguised as Keith in the third series, part of his flesh-coloured make-up was scratched off, revealing his familiar colouration beneath. Unfortunately, Bernice cynically believes his story to be nothing more than a "cheese-dream" and kicks him out of her church; he cries as he wanders off into the night. Hold-up à Londres, un film britannique réalisé par Basil Dearden et sorti en 1960. He is also an important character in some of the major storylines. In the radio series, Barbara joins a dating agency, and gets romantically linked with Mr. Ingleby, who funds the last part of her operation. THRILLER; Bitter about being forced to retire, a colonel (wittily embodied by Jack Hawkins) ropes a cadre of former British army men into aiding him in a one-million-pound bank robbery—a complex plan that involves infiltrating a military compound. We'll have no trouble here!" In this movie, a polite British man recruits a group of disgraced but polite WWII veterans to organize a polite bank robbery with military politeness. The episode also introduces his bizarre pastimes such as selling pegs and collecting wives. Mark Gatiss's performance is reminiscent of Peter Davison, who played Tristan Farnon on that programme. TMDb Score. before stroking the snorkel. She and Mickey get married, and even Ross applauds the happy couple. Company Credits Taking advantage of Benjamin's lacklustre state, the Dentons plan to keep him as a pet, although this is foiled when he recovers to a reasonable extent. Many authority figures are "in" on Briss' activities, including Police Inspector Cox, Magistrate Maurice Evans (Pemberton) and Councillor Samuel Chignell (Shearsmith), all of whom become hopelessly addicted. The story goes that a teen Iris gave birth to Judee but they were soon separated. They shown in the 2017 specials trying and failing to flog pirate DVDs to youths of films that are several years old. Iris tells Judee "He has me doing things that would make a whore blush!". Fandango Screen Reader Users: To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our Flixster.com website, which has the same tickets as our Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com websites. 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