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On the Town with The League of Gentlemen

By: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Narrated by: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Full Cast
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About this listen

 Welcome to Spent, an isolated and rather odd town somewhere in the North. Its singular inhabitants lead blackly comic lives, from Dr Chinnery, the lethally incompetent vet and Pauline, the monstrous Restart Officer at the Job Centre, to the hideously exacting Dentons who impose their disturbing habits and pet toads upon their visiting nephew Ben.

These and other memorable townsfolk are ferried around by Barbara, a taxi driver half way through his sex change, and served by Mr Iingleby, who brings a whole new meaning to the term 'small shopkeeper'.

Murderously funny and actuely observed, The League of Gentlemen's highly acclaimed brand of comedy shows human nature at its most extreme, and most hilarious.

©1999, 2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd (P)1999, 2002 BBC Worldwide Ltd Literature & Fiction Funny Witty

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They are really brilliant!!! All of them and all the stories are sooooooooo wonderful!!! Local forever ;)

love them forever!!!

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Some of the humour hasn't aged well, but the characters, plots, and dark, bizarre situations are superb.

If you enjoyed the TV series, I'd highly recommend listening to this and going back to where it started!

So glad this is available digitally

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No other words to describe this.
Some parts will be familiar to those who have viewed Series 1 but there are plenty of unheard/unseen characters also.
I’ve listened to this numerous times & it is a delight to devour it.

Genius!

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Where does On the Town with The League of Gentlemen rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It would rank quite high on my comedy scale.

What did you like best about this story?

It includes characters from their previous series and adds a few new ones.

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Absolutely loved it. A lot of fun from start to finish.

Lots of fun!

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Loved this so much. It's slightly different to the tv series but the performances are just as good and characters just as fabulous, even though you can't see them.

Wonderful but probably dated

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I’ve seen the 3 LoG TV series, but not heard any of the radio series. This has a lot of familiarity with the first TV series, and contains many of the characters that fans of the TV series will know. These include Dr Chinnery, Pauline, Pop and the Dentons.

Well written and acted.

Fans of the TV series will enjoy these.

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Hadn’t listened to the radio series for some time so it was an absolute joy to be reminded of this dark, ingenious creation from Dyson, Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmith.

Those familiar with the brilliant TV series that followed it will notice some slight differences, including the town of Spent where the show is set. The local radio presenter (or voiceover not 100% sure) and shopkeeper Mr Ingleby are also characters that never made it to TV.

The characters can be grotesque, incompetent or just downright bizarre and the humour even more so. Yet there are also common themes explored such as anger, love and sadness that permeate the human relationships and elevate the writing even more. Makes a great accompaniment to the TV boxset!

The League of Genius

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Still stands as one of the funniest Radio Plays ever recorded. A sensational recording and performance.

The Very Best

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Love this radio series. The cast are beyond brilliant in all the roles. If you're a fan of the television series, listen to this too.

Brilliant

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A overused term but this is nothing short of comedy gold. In many ways the radio show is better than the TV version as the look of characters are left to your imagination!

Genius.

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