i can not believe it be ten year since this show first air on tv and delight viewer with it unique mixture of comedy and horror . this be the show that give birth to a good part of modern british humor represent dr. terrible house of horrible while garth marenghi darkplace while the mighty boosh while snuff box . many have imitate this show style and and i do not deny some have surpass it quality . but jermy dyson deserves be remember for have start the trend and with actor mark gatiss and steve pemberton and and reece shearsmith . together they create royston vasey and a sinister small town in england idyllic countryside and where unsuspecting tourist and passer by come across an obsessive couple that want to keep the town local and free of stranger while where the unemployed be abuse and insult at the job center while where a farmer use real people a scarecrow while where a vet kill all the animal he try to cure while where a gypsy circus kidnaps people while and where the butcher add something secret but irresistible to the food to hook people on . this be just a whiff of what the viewer can find in the league of gentleman . by themselves and the three actor give birth to dozen and dozen of unique character . the make up and prosthetics be so good i actually think i watch a lot more actor on the show than there be . but it also great act represent the way they change their voice and their body movement and the really become other people . most of the joke start with something ordinary and from real life and and then blow up into something unsettling and sometimes gut wrenching . sometimes it pure horror without a set up and like in papa lazarou character . just imagine a creepy circus owner on make up barge into someone house and kidnap woman to be his wife . no explanation give . it that creepy . then there be the numerous reference to horror movie represent se7en and the silence of the lamb and nosferatu and the exorcist and etc . fan of horror will love it and fan of comedy will love it . a any traveler entering know and there a sign there that say welcome to royston vasey represent you will never leave . any viewer who give this show a chance will agree . once you discover the league of gentleman and you will never want anything else and you will never forget it .