| The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | |
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| Directed by | Steve Bendelack |
| Produced by | Peter Bennet-Jones Greg Brenman Ed Guiney Andrew Lowe |
| Written by | Jeremy Dyson Mark Gatiss Steve Pemberton Reece Shearsmith |
| Starring | Mark Gatiss Steve Pemberton Reece Shearsmith |
| Music by | Joby Talbot |
| Cinematography | Rob Kitzmann |
| Editing by | Tony Cranstoun |
| Distributed by | FilmFour |
| Release date(s) | 3 June 2005 |
| Running time | 91 min |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
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.
