League of Gentlemen

Welcome To Royston Vasey

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 1/11/99

Episode Summary

Benjamin arrives in Royston Vasey to spend the night with his batrachian in-laws, Uncle Harvey and Auntie Val. He's due to meet his friend Martin to go hiking. ''At the Local Shop, Edward and Tubbs are concerned that the building of a new road will bring strangers, and the arrival of Martin seems to confirm that..moreless

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welcome to royston vasey, you'll never leave!

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By ava_adorable, Apr 11, 2006 Report Abuse

a good pilot episode to these ground breaking and hilariously twisted series.
from meeting the obsessive compulsive dentons, to the maniacal and satanic tubbs and edward tattsyrup at the local shop, through barbara the pre-op transexual and dr chinnery the hapless vet, to name a few, there are laughs a plenty.
the infamous mau mau scene is one of the most memorable of the entire series.
not forgetting pauline the demonic restart officer and the seemingly innocent farmer tinsel...... but that's another storymoreless

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The first episode of the league of gentlemen. We are introudeced to the town of Royston Vasey and some of it's bizzare inhabitents.

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By papalazarou127, Feb 20, 2006 Report Abuse

This was the first episode of the award winnig series. It dosen\'t have much of a story, it\'s just introducing the main charachters. Most of the sketchs are adapted from stage but if this is your first experience of the league of gentlemen then prepare yourself for a fine example of how dark and disturbingly funny comedy can get. You'l never leave.

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Trivia
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- The sign on the Denton family's front door reads Toad Hall. Edit
Notes
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- In the original radio series, the town was called Spent, and was changed to Royston Vasey for the TV series. Edit
- The League of Gentlemen took their name from League of Gentlemen, a 1960 crime/comedy movie based upon a book of the same name by John Boland. Edit
- Most exterior shots of Royston Vasey were filmed in Hadfield in the Peak District. The Local Shop was built on Marsden Moor. Edit
Quotes
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- Mr. Chinnery: Would you take a seat, Mr. Tinsel. I have some rather upsetting news. Edit
- Postbox: Thank you for posting a letter inside me! Edit
- Edward Tattsyrup: What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here! Edit
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- Royston Vasey. Royston Vasey is the real name of comedian, Roy 'Chubby' Brown, he appears in the series as the Mayor of Royston Vasey. Edit