What is The League of Gentlemen?
{{italictitle}} '''''The League of Gentlemen''''' is a [[Britcom]] that premiered on [[BBC Two]] in 1999. The programme is set in [[Royston Vasey]], a fictional town in [[northern England]], originally based on [[Alston, Cumbria]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The League of Gentlemen: Scripts and That |last= |first= |publisher=BBC Worldwide |year=2003 |isbn=0-563-48775-5 |location=London |pages= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.lep.co.uk/whats-on/tv/the-league-of-gentlemen-to-make-tv-comeback-writer-announces-1-8510253 |title=The League of Gentlemen to make TV comeback, writer announces |work=Lancashire Post}}</ref> It is about the lives of bizarre characters, 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 movie in 2005. A three-part revival mini-series was broadcast in December 2017 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the group's first appearance on [[BBC Radio 4]]. The programme was aired on [[Comedy Central]] from summer to autumn 2000. ==References== {{reflist}} {{TV-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:League of Gentlemen, The}} [[Category:1999 British television series debuts]] [[Category:2002 British television series endings]] [[Category:2000s British comedy television series]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]