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League of Gentlemen – Royston Vasey (working title)

Synopsis

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. In addition to featuring the most beloved characters from the original The League of Gentlemen TV series, this darkly hilarious movie adventure will also bring to the screen a whole host of new characters and cameo performances from numerous famous faces.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Features
Running time
tbc
Format
35mm
Director
Steve Bendelack
Producer
Peter Bennett-Jones, Andrew Lowe
Editor
Tony Cranstoun
Screenwriter
Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Director of Photography
Rob Kitzmann
Sound
Mervyn Moore
Composer
Joby Talbot
Principal cast
Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tiger Aspect Pictures and Hell's Kitchen International

Tiger Aspect Pictures
5 Soho Square
London W1D 3QA
UK

T+44 (0)20 7544 1659

pictures@tigeraspect.co.uk

Sales Company

Universal Pictures

Prospect House
80-110 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1HB
UK

T+44 (0)20 7079 6321

webmaster@coolnightin.com

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