The League of Gentlemen

1999 • BBC

4.7

195 reviews

Eligible

Season 3 episodes (6)

1 The Lesbian and the Monkey

9/26/02

Pauline struggles to adapt to life on the outside after she secures an early release from HM Clitclink prison. But she still has one friend in Royston Vasey, and the ever-faithful Mickey will help her to rebuild her life. One way or another. Meanwhile as a pregnant Barbara throws a gender bender party the mysterious Dr Carlton invites a private patient to his very peculiar practice.

2 The One-Armed Man is King

10/3/02

When Joke Shop proprietor Lance has an under the counter arm transplant the result isn't quite what he expected. Why does his new limb seem to have a mind of its own and where exactly did it come from? Meanwhile useless debt collectors Glen and Big Barry have a run in with the terrifying Lisgoe and mortician Owen Fallowfield talks us through his singular career.

3 Turn Again Geoff Tipps

10/10/02

Fired from his job Geoff leaves his life in plastic-injection mouldings for the heady world of the London Stand-up Comedy Scene. Will his long-cherished dream to be Royston Vasey's leading entertainer finally come true? Meanwhile Legz Akimbo theatre company mount their latest production - a sensitive look at the disabled - and fag-hag Tish descends on Camden Town.

4 The Medusa Touch

10/17/02

Bed and Breakfast proprietors Alvin and Sunny invite their weekend 'Sexplorers' to join them in a voyage of auto-erotic discovery - although Alvin would prefer to be at the Garden Centre. But who is the mysterious femme fatale in the dwarf conifers and what is the secret of the fearsome 'Medusa'? Meanwhile, flamboyant parents Noel and Nancy Glass are determined that their winsome daughter little Casey will triumph in the Junior Miss Elegance Pageant.

5 Beauty and the Beast

10/24/02

The launch of Judee Levinson's beauty salon Spit 'n' Polish? proves to be a great success, thanks to Charlie Hull's unexpected skill as a masseur. But how far will Charlie go when one of his clients asks for an 'extra'? Meanwhile childlike Neds and his young friend Tris have a night-time adventure in Maxie-Power, the home-made, crime-solving car.

6 How the Elephant Got Its Trunk

10/31/02

When Vinnie goes AWOL Reenie is forced to take on a new volunteer at the Charity Shop. But who is the mysterious Keith Drop and what is the dark secret behind his costume jewellery? Meanwhile, Dog Cinema impresario Kenny Harris is shocked at the return of arch enemy, the felinophiliac Dougal Siepp.

About this show

Enter the weird and wonderfully twisted world of Royston Vasey - an isolated and rather odd town somewhere in the North. Its singular inhabitants lead dark lives, from Dr Chinnery, the lethally incompetent vet to Pauline, the monstrous Restart Officer at the Job Centre. The town's strange inhabitants are ferried about by Barbara, the meaty taxi-driving transsexual and served by Tubbs and Edward, the inbred local shop-owning couple with a mortal hatred of strangers.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

195 reviews

Usain Shadow

May 15, 2015

I WASTED ALMOST 2 POUNDS ON SOMETHING THAT DOESNT WORK!!! I like the league of gentlemen and series 2 episode 1 doesn't work. On DVD AND Google play movies & TV. Please fix Play Movies & Tv , google I am a big fan of the amazing show. Or at least, please refund my £1.82.

G W

September 17, 2016

I can't fault this series at all , it's humour , it's references to horror movies and the fact it was a breath of fresh air when it was first broadcast in 1999 make this my favourite of all times , if you like your humour blacker than the night , then this is for you,

9 people found this review helpful

Chris Paterson

March 18, 2017

Low rating given for very poor 480p picture quality not the excellent show. Nowhere near good enough to watch on anything larger than a 5" screen.

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