'''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse''' is a
film spin-off from the popular
British television comedy series ''
The League of Gentlemen''. Starring
Mark Gatiss,
Steve Pemberton and
Reece Shearsmith, the film was written by the cast with
Jeremy Dyson, and directed by
Steve Bendelack. Also featuring in guest roles are
Victoria Wood,
David Warner,
Bruno Langley,
Bernard Hill,
Simon Pegg and
Peter Kay.
The film was due for a UK release on
22 April 2005, but the release date was moved back to
3 June. Over 20 minutes of footage was deleted in the final cut.
Plot
The film has a somewhat
postmodern storyline in which the characters of the television series discover that they are fictional and are called upon to find a way into the 'real' world in order to confront their writers.
Characters
Nearly all of the action involves the characters Herr Lipp, Hilary Briss and Geoff Tipps, played by Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Reece Shearsmith respectively. Other characters such as Mr Chinnery, Pauline Campbell-Jones, Mickey Michaels, Barbara Dixon, Reverend Bernice Woodall, Tubbs & Edward Tattsyrup and
Papa Lazarou also feature. The actors also play themselves, as well as three other characters from their new project, a 17th century gothic horror entitled "The King's Evil". Computer trickery is used to show several characters played by the same actor interacting at once. The fourth writer, Jeremy Dyson, who is not an actor, is played by
Michael Sheen.
External links
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Official website
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''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse'' at the
Internet Movie Database