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On the Town with "The League of Gentlemen" (BBC Radio Collection) [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Mark Gatiss (Performer), Reece Shearsmith (Performer), Steve Pemberton (Performer), Jeremy Dyson (Performer)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (3 Jul 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563557397
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563557395
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 583,859 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A young man arrives in the northern town of Spent, planning to stay for just one night with his aunt and uncle before attending a job interview the next morning. It will be several weeks before he leaves the town in the final episode of this six-part series, following a terrifying ordeal at the hands of his toad-loving, hygiene-obsessed relatives. Welcome to the sinister, hilarious world of the League of Gentlemen, populated by a cast of distinctly warped individuals, all played by three members of a four-man writing team.

The League started life in the early 1990s, evoking old-style revues with their name and their tuxedo-clad performances. The material, however, bore little relation to that of genteel 1950s performers--the League's dark, twisted sketches have seen them likened to both Monty Python and David Lynch. After winning the Perrier award at Edinburgh in 1997, and before turning their attentions to television, they produced On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen, a Sony award-winning series for Radio 4.

This welcome release from the BBC Radio Collection contains the complete series, and is an essential purchase for the many fans of the television version who missed the earlier incarnation. Many of the storylines are similar to the TV version, but there is plenty of material which will be new to listeners, including characters who did not make it onto the screen--and for anyone new to the League, the radio edition easily stands on its own as one of the best comedy series of recent years. Running time approx 3 hours --John Oates

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The League of Gentlemen won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1997 and subsequently were given their own series on Radio 4. The episodes on these cassettes feature characters such as Herr Lipp, the predatory German exchange teacher, the incompetent vet, and the transvestite taxi driver.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, kept me laffin' loads on holiday!, 27 Aug 2001
This is warped, very funny humour at it's best. It IS noticeably different in places to the two (much, much darker) TV series that followed, but is still funny and has some characters that never made it to the TV series (how could they have visually portrayed tiny shopkeeper Mr. Ingleby, for instance?) Some characters and some sections of the scripts will be familiar, but they're still funny nevertheless, and I suspect this is rather closer to their original live performances than the TV series. Anyway, get this classic tape & laugh youself sick, before the team get rich & (more)famous and move out to work in Hollywood... (this would be a bad move: remember what happened to the legendary James Whale?)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a must for all LOG fans, 3 Nov 2001
This tape is more for the hardcore fans, as it could be a bit difficult to understand for first timers. But absolutley excellent for those who enjoy the show. Very very funny tape, with most of the characters from the tv show. With a few different characters such as the hilarious minute shopkeeper. These tapes are well worth the money, and worth listening to time and time again. If you dont laugh at them, you are either deaf or dead.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars World class comedy excellence - get it now, 12 Jan 2001
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I was immediatley hooked when I saw the TV show and if you're a fan this cassette won't let you down. It basically consists of a complete story line in six episodes, about half of the sketches will be familiar to you from the TV series. They are recorded here word for word (which ISN'T a bad thing), with LOG regulars Babs, Auntie Val and Uncle Harvey, Legs Akimbo, Dr Chinnery etc. They also appear here in some new sketches, such as Dr Chinnery ripping the nob off a mating panda - Oh dear. But my favourite character of all the incarnations (TV, theatre, audio) is the small but perfectly formed Mr Ingleby (the little shop keeper) who gets to walk tall in the arms of a 'woman' - at last. Pure brilliance from a group of very talented men, this is probably comedy history in the making. Buy it now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great but why not on CD???
Fantastically offbeat and macabre humour. My only gripe is that I can only listen to it in the car - why don't they release it on CD???? Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars If you have the first TV series, you don't need this
I have to say I'm a little dissapointed after listening to this tape. I agree that it's interesting to hear The League of Gents from their early days, but 95% of the content is... Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2001 by Alexander H. Worden

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent,comedy at it's best!
Just thought i would let everyone know how good this actually is and why you should buy it.If like me you are a fan of the TV series then you cannot afford to let this slip by... Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2001 by C. J. Calvert

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
i bought this tape after i had seen the first and second series and my first live show. i thought that because this tape was recoreded before the tv series that wouldnt continue... Read more
Published on 14 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello Mah Darling!
Ahhhh, the league. Brilliant, as always. Especially n one sketch, which didn't make it to the TV show, with the "Hello Mah Draling, it's me again!" man. Read more
Published on 16 April 2001 by urbanbohemian@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars real gut treat mmn!
good stuff. you've got to buy it. there are extra characters and storylines. what more can i say...?
Published on 27 Jan 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars in this house, we do not use the F-word
heard the tape, watched the series, saw them live!! if you dont laugh at this tape, check for a pulse
Published on 14 Dec 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars The gents at their best!!!
'League of Gentlemen on the Town' is fantastic! Even if you have never watched the series, then it is fantastic to start with!! Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2000 by lucyglover

5.0 out of 5 stars Share and Enjoy
Cast off any fears that the radio show is too closely linked to the TV series - the sketches that carried from one to the other are all the best ones, and there are even some... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2000 by Swithun Cooper

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent tape recomended to all league of gentlemen fans
This is excellent. I love the tv series and this is just as good. I laughed so much. My favourites Pauline, Legz Akimbo, and MIcKey LoVe! 10/10!
Published on 12 Aug 2000

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