The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) 5.9
The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave. Director:Steve Bendelack |
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The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) 5.9
The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave. Director:Steve Bendelack |
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| Mark Gatiss | ... |
Matthew Chinnery /
Hilary Briss /
Mickey /
Mark /
Sir Nicholas Sheet-Lightning
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| Steve Pemberton | ... | ||
| Reece Shearsmith | ... |
Edward /
Papa Lazarou /
Geoff /
Bernice /
Reece /
Father Halfhearte /
Red Devil
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| Michael Sheen | ... |
Jeremy
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Danielle Tilley | ... |
Dahlia
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Bruno Langley | ... |
Damon
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| Alan Morrissey | ... |
Johnny
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| Liana O'Cleirigh | ... |
Claire
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Philip O'Sullivan | ... |
Vicar
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| Jeff Mirza | ... |
Asian Dad
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| Angel Coulby | ... |
Receptionist
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Lucy Miller | ... |
Minnie
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| Liam Cunningham | ... |
Director
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| Kate O'Toole | ... |
Casting Director
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| Emily Woof | ... |
Lindsay
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The fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is for our nightmarish cast of characters to find a way into the real world and confront their creators. From present day Soho to the fictional film world of 17th Century Britain, the residents must overcome countless bizarre obstacles in their bid to return Royston Vasey to safety. Written by Press Release
There are two ways to turn a TV series into a film.
The first, most common, and least successful, is to basically make a feature-length TV episode- see the disasters of the Steptoe & Son movie. The second is to do something else- something quite different, à la Monty Python.
Thankfully, the creators of the cult TV series have gone for the second option, and they've come up with something unique, clever and funny- it couldn't feel less like a TV episode.
Try to get your head around this- the writers, playing themselves, are confronted by their Royston Vasey alter-egos, played, of course, by them, and told to continue writing the series, otherwise apocalypse will befall the village.
High-concept, contrived and easy to screw up? Yes, but somehow they managed to pull it off. Not for every taste, perhaps, and the ending does drag, but fans will be delighted, and it might even win over the uninitiated.