The League of Gentlemen

Pemberton & Gatiss join Good Omens

Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss have joined the cast of Good Omens.  Steve and Mark will be taking on the roles of mysterious book-buyers Harmony and Glozier. With this casting news, they’re following in the footsteps of their fellow The League of Gentlemen star Reece Shearsmith, who was [...]

February 11, 2018 // 0 Comments

The League on DVD

The League of Gentlemen’s anniversary specials are now available to pre-order on DVD. The three anniversary specials, which aired in December, are released on DVD on January 15th and you can pre-order the DVD over here. We’ve heard no word of a Blu-ray release so [...]

January 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Preview: The League of Gentlemen Specials

The League of Gentlemen return with three anniversary specials next week, and TVO has been lucky enough to take a sneaky peek at the first two instalments. Fifteen years after the third series, twelve since their movie spin-off and final UK tour together – is it worth the wait and deserving [...]

December 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Christmas Onions 2017

The festive season is upon us and there’s plenty to keep you entertained on the tellybox. Here’s our roundup of this year’s most essential Christmas viewing… Taskmaster: Champion of Champions Wednesday 13th and Wednesday 20th December at 9pm, Dave Taskmaster series 5 champion Bob [...]

December 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

League of Gentlemen screenings in the North

The first of The League of Gentlemen‘s three new episodes will be screened in Hartlepool and York in December. The BBC is holding a screening at Hartlepool Town Hall on 14th December at 8.30pm and another at The Guild Hall in York on 15th December 15th at 8.30pm. They are also holding [...]

November 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

League of Gentlemen Update

A few more details have been revealed about the upcoming new episodes of The League of Gentlemen. The three 20th anniversary specials will begin filming next month in Manchester and the Peak District. Along with Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson, Steve Bendelack is [...]

August 26, 2017 // 1 Comment

League of Gentlemen return confirmed

BBC Two has confirmed that The League Of Gentlemen will be back on screen later this year for three special episodes, commemorating the 20th anniversary of their debut on BBC Radio. Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two, made the announcement today at the Edinburgh TV Festival. In the short [...]

August 23, 2017 // 0 Comments

Final Wish from League of Gentlemen Fan

A rather unusual floral tribute was spotted in the back of a hearse yesterday in Carlisle. A confused passer by photographed the vehicle, only to discover that the flower arrangement was an unusal  last request from the chap whose funeral it was, who was a League of Gentlemen fan. Spotted in [...]

July 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

Our Friend Victoria with the League of Gentlemen

Our Friend Victoria concludes tonight with two episodes, one of which is hosted by The League of Gentlemen. Over the last few weeks, the BBC series has been celebrating the work of Victoria Wood. With a different theme and host each week, plus contributions from friends and admirers of Victoria, [...]

May 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

The League of Gentlemen Reunion

“The League of Gentlemen are reuniting” is a headline we’ve seen A LOT over the last few years. But it’s usually just clickbait, with the headline coming from a very vague comment made by either Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss or Jeremy Dyson. This time [...]

April 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Preview: Inside No. 9 Christmas Special

Inside No. 9 makes its long-awaited return with a festive special on 27th December, entitled ‘The Devil of Christmas’. Here is Sophie’s non-spoilery preview: Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton like a good seasonal special. The League of Gentlemen got a Christmas outing back [...]

December 26, 2016 // 0 Comments

So Hot Right Now: On TV This Week

Here’s what you can catch on the picturebox this week. Brian Pern: 45 Years of Prog and Roll Thursday, 10:00pm, BBC Four Simon Day returns as the legendary Thotch frontman Brian Pern in the third series of his mockumentary saga created with Rhys Thomas. Along for the ride once more are [...]

January 18, 2016 // 0 Comments

You And Who Else

A new book about British fantasy television is raising money for AIDS research, and TVO is a part of it. You And Who Else is a unique history of sixty years of British fantasy television, and a definitive record of its place in our lives – as told by the people who saw it: the viewers. [...]

November 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

BBC Store now open!

The BBC has unveiled the long awaited BBC Store: a new digital service that makes it easy for audiences to buy, enjoy and keep their favourite BBC programmes. And the best news of all is that it’s officially open right now! A large collection of titles across genres are available at launch, [...]

November 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Reece’s Chain Reaction

Reece Shearsmith is interviewed by Adam Buxton in the first of the new series of BBC Radio 4’s tag team interview show Chain Reaction. Each week the interviewee from the week before becomes the interviewer. The 10th series of the chat show carries on from the end of the last series, when [...]

February 20, 2015 // 0 Comments