| The League of Gentlemen, comprising of writer/performer's Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith and writer Jeremy Dyson, started life on the London Fringe with a sketch−show first performed at the Cockpit Theatre in 1995. They then secured a weekly residency at the Canal Café Theatre, which led to their first visit to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1996. Here they were quickly signed up by the BBC to record a radio series with a view to future TV work.
They returned to Edinburgh with a new show in 1997, scooping the Perrier Award for Comedy.
Their Radio 4 series, On The Town With The League of Gentlemen aired in 1997, winning the Sony Silver Award and subsequently a Talkie Award for 'Best Audio Comedy'.
The League's first television series, simply called The League of Gentlemen was filmed in 1998 and transmitted on BBC2 in January 1999. The programme went on to win a BAFTA for 'Best Comedy' in May 2000, as well as the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreaux and the RTS Award for 'Best Entertainment' 1999.
The second series of The League of Gentlemen aired in January 2000 and won the NME award for 'Best Television Programme' in February 2001.
The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special, a 50 minute one off with a horror/Christmas theme was aired in December 2000 and A Local Book For Local People, published by Fourth Estate was released in October 2000.
After a sell out UK tour in October−December 2000 which included venues such as The Liverpool Empire, Manchester Apollo and Birmingham NIA, they then went on to perform A Local Show For Local People at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane for a run of six weeks from 12th March 2003.
The third series of The League of Gentlemen aired in September 2002 and won the South Bank Show Award for Best Comedy in 2003.
The League Of Gentlemen's Apocolypse The Feature Film by The League of Gentlemen was released in 2005 and the DVD of The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You (their live panto) was released inDecember 2006.
Credit List
Mark Gatiss
Television
Fear of Fanny Johnnie Cradock
BBC4, TX t.b.c.
Doctor Who Confidential Narrator
BBC3, 2006
Funland Ambrose Chapfel
BBC2 & 3, 2005
Nighty Night Series 1&2 Glen Bulb
BBC, 2003/2005
Marple: The Murder At the Vicarage Ronald Hawes
ITV, 2004
Agatha Christie: A Life In Pictures Kenyon
BBC, 2004
Catterick Peter (a.k.a Chest Weasels)
Pett Productions/Channel X/BBC2/3, 2004
From Bard to Verse King Richard II etc
BBC2/BBC3, 2003
Footballers' Wives Teddy
ITV, 2003
Legend Of The Lost Tribe Animation Voice-over: Viking
BBC1, 2002
The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 Various Lead/Writer
BBC2, September 2002
Surrealissimo - The Trial of Dali Aragon
Launch of BBC4/BBC2, March 2002
Dr Terrible's House of Horrible Hangman Chang
BBC2, 2001
Call My Bluff Performer
BBC1, 2001
The League Of Gentlemen Christmas Special Various Lead/Writer
BBC2, 2000
The League Of Gentlemen, Series 2 Various Lead/Writer
BBC2, 2000
Barbara, Series 2 Archie
ITV, 2000
Spaced Agent Smith
ITV, 2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Series 1 Inspector Large
BBC1, 2000
Debt Wish Live Writer/Performer
BBC1, 12th June 1999
The League of Gentlemen, Series 1 Various Lead/Writer
BBC2, 1999
Doctor Who Night The Doctor
BBC2, 1999
Lenny Goes To Town Performer
BBC1, 1998
In the Red Performer
BBC2, 1998
Only Jerks And Horses Performer
C4, 1997
The Dwelling Place Performer
ITV, 1994
Harry Performer
BBC1, 1993
Film
Starter for Ten Bamber Gasgoine
D: Tom Vaughn, HBO Films, release date t.b.c. 2006
Free Jimmy Jacki (voice)
D: Christopher Nielsen, AnimagicNet A/S/Free Jimmy Prods, 2006
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Miss Blight (voice)
D: Nick Park & Steve Box, Aardman Animation/Dreamworks Animation, 2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Co-Writer/Performer
D: Steve Bendelack,UIP/FilmFour/Tiger Aspect Pictures, release date 3rd June 2005
Match Point Tim
D: Woody Allen, BBC Films/Dreamworks 2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Vogon (voices)
D: Garth Jennings, Hammer & Tongs/Touchstone Pictures, 2005
Sex Lives of the Potato Men Jeremy
D. Andy Humphries, Devotion Films, 2003
Bright Young Things House Agent
D. Stephen Fry, Revolution Films/Doubting Hall Ltd, 2003
The Cicerones John Trant
D. Jeremy Dyson. Shown as part of the 'Explosive Fragments' strand of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 15th & 16th August 2002, and as part of 'Frightfest' at the Prince Charles Cinema, London, 25th August 2002
Now You See Her Nathan
D. Lance Kneeshaw, Red Production Company/Sky, 2001
Birthday Girl Tim
D. Jez Butterworth, C4 Films/ Hal Films/Portobello Pictures, 2001
Writing for Television
Doctor Who Series 2 Writer - episode - The Idiot's Lantern
BBC1, 2006
Doctor Who Writer - episode - The Unquiet Dead
BBC1, 2005
Little Britain Script Editor
BBC, 2003
The League of Gentlemen, Series 1, 2, 3 and Christmas Special Co-writer
BBC2, 1999, 2000, 2002
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Series 2
Co-written w/ Jeremy Dyson on episode, Two Can Play At That Game
BBC1, 2001
Radio
Nebulous (eps 1-6) Professor Nebulous
Radio 4, 2005
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Bert Stevens
Radio 4, 2004
Ringing The Changes Co-written w/ Jeremy Dyson
Radio 4, 2001
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen Various lead/Writer
Radio 4, 1997
Costing The Earth Performer
Radio 4, 1995
Are You From The Bugle? Performer
Radio 4, 1995
Theatre
ART Serge
Whitehall Theatre, London, 14th October 2002 - 4th January 2003
A Local Show For Local People Various lead/Writer
National tour, Oct - Dec, 2000 and Mar - Jun, 2001 and at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, Mar 2001
Debt Wish Live Writer/Performer
Brixton Academy, 5th June 1999
The League Of Gentlemen Various lead/Writer
At venues including the Edinburgh Pleasance, London Pleasance, Komedia, Brighton, Battersea Arts Centre, London and the Canal Café Theatre, London, 1995 - 1999
Video/DVD
The League of Gentlemen, Series 3 Various lead/Writer
BBC Worldwide, 2003
The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special Various lead/Writer
BBC Worldwide, 2002
A Local Show for Local People (Recorded live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) Various lead/Writer
VVL, 2001
The League of Gentlemen, Series 2 Various lead/Writer
BBC Worldwide, 2001
The League Of Gentlemen, Series 1 Various lead/Writer
BBC Worldwide, 2000
Commercials
American Express Travellers Cheques
TV/Cinema/radio voice-over, 2003
Eurostar
TV in-vision, 2002
Pot Noodle
TV voice-over, 1999
Other commercial voice-overs include:
MTV
Buzz/Scoot promos
Barclays
Fifa world cup cartoon series
Marie Claire
Wrigleys
Fosters
Weetabix
Panadol/Observer
Toyota
Abbey National
Awards
The League of Gentlemen, Series 3
South Bank Show Award for Best Comedy, 2003
A Local Show for Local People
Olivier Award Nomination for Best Entertainment, 2002
The League Of Gentlemen, Series 2
NME Award for Best Television Programme, 2001
The League Of Gentlemen, Series 1
BAFTA Award for Best Comedy, 2000
Golden Rose of Montreux, 1999
RTS Award for Best Entertainment, 1999
On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen
Sony Silver Award, 1997
The League Of Gentlemen
Perrier Award, 1997
Books
The Devil In Amber: A Lucifer Box Novel Writer
Simon & Schuster, Nov 2006
The Vesuvius Club: A Lucifer Box Novel Writer
Simon & Schuster, Nov 2004
The League of Gentlemen Scripts And That Co-writer
Fourth Estate, 2003
The League of Gentlemen - A Local Book For Local People Writer
Fourth Estate UK, 2000
The Essex Files Co-written w/ Jeremy Dyson
Fourth Estate UK, 1997
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