Steve Pemberton
Scatterbrook Farm is besieged by birdwatchers when the children spot a group of rare choughs.
On Bonfire Night, Worzel’s cousin, Guy Forks, arrives to take his rightful place on top of the bonfire. But when he needs someone to take his place, is Worzel up to the job?
When a travelling fair comes to Scatterbrook, Worzel tells John and Susan the legend of a fair with an enchanted organ that sends humans to sleep so scarecrows can enjoy the rides without being seen.
Seven extremely disparate characters share their stories with a camera, their fates inevitably, inextricably, and unknowingly set for a head-on collision.
The beautiful game: promotion, relegation, corruption, and so, so much more.
Young couple Beattie and Sam have finally managed to get onto the property ladder. But the only flat they can afford has a dark and sinister past, a past that demands to be heard.
A magician believes that stealing a magic trick is worse than murder. How would he know?
Two police officers have time to get to know each other on the night shift. But PC Thompson's previous partner died in a brutal attack, the forensic evidence has gone missing and PC Varney is asking awkward questions.
Worzel, Susan and John come across Worzel's old friend, Saucy Nancy, a ship's figurehead, in a scrapyard.So Worzel and kids promise to sate her yearnings for the sea.
Mackenzie Crook writes, directs and stars in this new family comedy series about a scarecrow who comes to life, based on the characters created by author Barbara Euphan Todd.
Ahead of the start of the tenth series of the award-winning ITV sitcom, this special programme talks to the show's creator and writer Derren Litten about how it was created and cast members talk about their roles.
The League of Gentlemen return to the stage in 2018 for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their brand new 47-date show ‘The League of Gentlemen Live Again!’ In the 2 part show, the BAFTA award winning comedy troupe, Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson bring their dark and unhinged fictional village of Royston Vasey to theatres and arenas across the country. Showcasing classic sketches and hilarious new material featuring some of their most memorable characters including “locals” Edward and Tubbs Tattsyrup, theatre company Legz Akimbo, The Dentons and job centre trio Pauline, Mickey and Ross.
It's been 30 years since Northern double-act Len and Tommy last appeared on stage together. Then Tommy walked out on Len, and that was curtains for Cheese and Crackers. Until now - and one last gig in front of an invited audience.
When Arthur finds an old mobile phone in his local graveyard, he makes the mistake of trying to contact the owner. But some mysteries are best left unsolved, and as Halloween draws near Arthur is plunged into a nightmare of his own making.
When Adrian's career as a wedding photographer starts to get in the way of his own marriage, his wife Harriet is determined to find out why.
According to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, the three most stressful experiences in life are the death of a spouse, divorce, and imprisonment. Moving house is only 32nd on the list. But anything could happen in the last ten minutes.
Norfolk, England, 1999. During three days, farmer Tony Martin is questioned by police following the violent death of Fred Barras, a teenage burglar who broke into his property, Bleak House, in Emneth Hungate, along with other intruder, Brendon Fearon, on the evening of August 20th of that year.
We join the jury of a television awards company as they decide on who is going to win the Best Actress award. But only one of the eight actresses can be chosen.
Three council contractors, a hoarder’s flat, a bloodstained floor, and an inescapable curse from beyond the grave.
A group of strangers are invited to attend a private exhibition at an art gallery, but none of them knows why they were invited.
At an 80's-themed karaoke party for their boss, a group of office workers expresses their feelings through their choice of songs. Rivalries escalate as news of layoff arrive.
With deadly intent, Nina and Professor Squires commence a battle of wits.
After finding a lost shoe in the street, a man becomes fixated on trying to trace its owner.
Austria, Krampusnacht, 1977. All the good children are given gifts by St Nicholas, and all the bad ones are punished by the demonic Krampus. Julian and Kathy arrive for a holiday with their family. But who has been good, and who has been bad?
When Lady Pagwell dies, leaving a legacy to fund local inventing, Professor Branestawm thinks his money troubles are over. But scheming councillor Haggerstone insists an inventing contest be held to decide who gets the cash.
Having never consulted the spirit world before, Tina isn’t quite sure what to expect.
When Christine brings a man home from a costume party, her life begins to unravel. Her happiness slowly turns to sorrow.
In the 17th century, two witch-finders are summoned to the unassuming village of Little Happens to try an old woman.
It's Nana's 79th birthday and she's to spend the afternoon with her whole family. But events take an unexpected turn.
A group of passengers on a night train from France try to get some sleep, but the compartment quickly fills up and the possibility of sleep dwindles away. Then one of the passengers suddenly dies.
Tony Warner is the toast of the West End. Jim, his understudy, eventually assumes centre stage. But at a price...
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Hector and Tabitha hire a teenage girl to look after their disabled brother, but it seems there are some scary things going on in their home.
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.
1930s comedy drama based on EF Benson's novels, about the rivalry between two women in a quaint village.
Mark Gatiss's adaptation of HG Wells's science fiction classic. July 1969, and as the world waits with bated breath for the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford. He's a man with an extraordinary story of how, way back in 1909, he got to the Moon first, and, together with the eccentric Professor Cavor, discovered a terrifying secret deep beneath its seemingly-barren surface.
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward yo acquainting his daughter with his old pal's son with a view to marriage. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper, his daughter for the local barmaid. The good news is, while Marlow can barely speak to a woman of quality he's a charmer with those of a different stamp. And so, as Hardcastle's indignation intensifies, Miss Hardcastle's appreciation for her misguided suitor soars. Misdemeanours multiply, love blossoms, mayhem ensues. One of the great, generous-hearted and ingenious comedies of the English language, Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer offers a celebration of chaos, courtship and the dysfunctional family.
Moist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in Terry Pratchett's remarkable Discworld, he must work off his debt to society as the land's head Postman. Things are not always as they seem, and soon Lipwig is delivering mail for his very life!
Four tales of terror unfold at the abandoned ruins of Ravenhill Psychiactric hospital.
Psychoville is a British dark comedy television . Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles.
The Doctor and Donna Noble enter a world of terror inside an abandoned library. They're given only one warning: count the shadows.
Recorded at London's Royal Court Theatre in front of an audience of faithful fans, various cast members from different productions of the Rocky Horror Show come together in a one off concert extravaganza paying tribute to the phenomenon.
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Mr. Bean wins a trip to Cannes where he unwittingly separates a young boy from his father and must help the two reunite. On the way he discovers France, bicycling and true love, among other things.
The Doctor and Donna join a group of archaeologists at a 51st century library. What caused the library to become abandoned? What are the Nodes? And what links the library to one little girl? All they have is one warning - count the shadows.
Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones.
This movie follows a mother who falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.
The League of Gentlemen bring their dark but brilliant humour to the stage in this "alternative" pantomime... they're behind you!
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! is a pantomime-themed stage show by The League of Gentlemen. The whimsical, pantomime nature of the show was a departure from their trademark dark humour. This performance was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo.
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
Match Point is Woody Allen’s satire of the British High Society and the ambition of a young tennis instructor to enter into it. Yet when he must decide between two women - one assuring him his place in high society, and the other that would take him far from it - palms start to sweat and a dark psychological match in his head begins.
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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 the spring of 1913, Parisian businessman Gabriel Astruc opens a new theater on the Champs Elysées. The first performance is the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring', danced by the Ballet Russes. The rehearsal process is extremely fraught: the orchestra dislike Stravinsky's harsh, atonal music; the dancers dislike the 'ugly' choreography of Vaslav Nijinsky. The volatile, bisexual Nijinsky is in a strained relationship with the much older Sergei Diaghilev, the Ballet Russes' charismatic but manipulative impresario. Public expectation is extremely high after Nijinsky's success in 'L'apres-midi d'un faune'. Finally, 'The Rite of Spring' premieres to a gossip-loving, febrile, fashion-conscious Parisian audience sharply divided as to its merits.
Set in a rustic English village in the mid 19th century, Under The Greenwood Tree tells the story of a poor young man who falls for a middle-class schoolteacher and attempts to win her over.
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.
A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous, they will draft in an American G.I. to play the part of Winston Churchill. Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with Princess Elizabeth, who is herself involved in the war as an undercover agent.
Ripley Holden is a small-time entrepreneur desperate to make it big with his new state-of-the-art amusement arcade. The opening extravaganza is overshadowed by the find of a dead body on the premises. DI Carlisle is called in and quickly finds he has more on his mind than murder, when he falls in love with Ripley's long-suffering wife.
A shy bank clerk orders a Russian mail order bride, and finds his life turned upside down.
The award-winning Black Comedy series takes to the stage of London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Alone in the chapel of hope on Christmas Eve Reverend Bernice hates Christmas
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.
Alone in the chapel of hope on Christmas Eve Reverend Bernice hates Christmas,since her mother was carried off by Papa Lazarou disguised as Santa Claus when she was a child. She has three visitors. The first is Charlie Hull,convinced from his recurring nightmare that his wife Stella is using a voodoo coven called the Solutions to stop him winning the line-dance contest. Then an old man who visited Herr Lipp and his wife in 1975 recounts the saga of Lipp's fascination with cute young choirboy Matthew and his belief that Lipp was a vampire. Finally Chinnery comes to unburden himself as to why he is such a bad vet. In Victorian times his great-great-grandfather,the finest vet in England,came to Royston Vasey but was tricked into touching the wrong monkey's testicle,as a result of which all succeeding vets in the family have been cursed. Bernice feels happier after consoling Chinnery but she is unaware that history is about to repeat itself.
The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Bacup, Lancashire. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, most of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series originally aired for three series from 1999 until 2002 followed by a film in 2005. A three-part revival mini-series was broadcast in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.
A series of killings of bank managers has London in a turmoil, all the way up to Parliament. And the killer regularly calls about his handiwork, but only to a street-wise, and usually rather tipsy, radio reporter, about to be sacked for his habitual irreverence toward his station and the BBC. And while everything seems to point to a lead singer of a rock group famous for the "In The Red" music which has been connected to the killings, in typical British mystery fashion, there are also other sub-plots to be considered.
Andy takes a job at Comfort Support Line's call center , a helpline for the lonely and desperate. Will he be able to cope with the emotional stress after he becomes the target of a stalker?
Before they reached success, comedy team The League of Gentlemen made this home made comedy horror; Three horror stories all set in a flat in Highgate.
When Tom tries to repay a late-night caller, he becomes the victim of his own generosity.
Trevor and Julia always want to make Christmas really special for their family but with money tight, it won't be easy. As each door of the advent calendar opens, everyone will have to do their bit to make Christmas happen.
A couple of silent bungling burglars try to steal a painting from a luxury home at the same time as the owner and his "missus" are having a serious fight.
