The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Jun 3, 2005 Wide
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Three residents of a 1950s-era U.K. town experience apocalyptic events that transport them 50 years into the future, where they encounter a trio of time travelers who inform them that their entire lives were a work of fiction created by a popular comedy troupe called The League of Gentlemen. Saucy German Herr Lipp (Steve Pemberton), psychotic butcher Hilary Briss (Mark Gatiss), and unassuming businessman Geoff Tipps (Reece Shearsmith) were fleeing fireballs in fictional Royston Vasey when they
Jun 3, 2005 Wide
Cast
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Mark Gatiss
Hilary Briss, Mark, Mat... -
Steve Pemberton
Herr Lipp, Pauline, Ste... -
Reece Shearsmith
Bernice, Edward, Father... -
David Warner
Dr. Erasmus Pea -
Mark Gattis
Sir Nicholas Sheet-Ligh... -
Michael Sheen
Jeremy Dyson -
Bernard Hill
King William III -
Victoria Wood
Queen Mary II -
Emily Woof
Lindsay -
Liam Cunningham
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Kate O'Toole
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Peter Kay
Simon Pig -
Simon Pegg
Peter Cow -
Alan Morrissey
Johnny -
Bruno Langley
Damon
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All Critics (11) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (1) | DVD (5)
With an embarrassment of comedy riches, Gatiss & Co will still leave some fans feeling disappointed.
Inventive, twisted and frequently hilarious, this is an enjoyable comedy that will appeal to both fans and newcomers to the series
Thankfully, not only have the League pulled it off magnificently, but they have remembered the most important thing of all -- how to be very, very funny indeed.
Audience Reviews for The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
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- Bernice: And a giraffe will spunk up over a load of old biddies.
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- Geoff Tipps: [on being tortured] They put me in a box with me coat on... I know, it don't sound much when you say it out loud.
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