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The League of Gentlemen

TV · 1999–2002 · 3 seasons

A queasy, hilarious descent into a grotesque small town where every friendly face hides something deeply wrong.

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British comedy television series
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Class
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Year
1999–2002
Seasons
3
Episodes
19
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • anthology
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
comedy, LGBT-related
Created by
Jeremy Dyson
Starring
Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Music
Joby Talbot
Length
3 seasons, 19 episodes, 30 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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