On TV, who are the inhabitants of the village of 'Royston Vasey'?
Royston Vasey Royston Vasey Royston Vasey is a fictional town in the BBC television comedy series "The League of Gentlemen". It was filmed in Hadfield, Derbyshire in England and is based on Alston, Cumbria. The preceding radio series "On the Town with the League of Gentlemen" was set in the equally fictional and almost identical town of Spent. Royston Vasey draws on the upbringing of all the League's members - Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson - all of whom were raised in the north of England. Royston Vasey is the real name of British stand-up comedian Roy 'Chubby'
Royston Vasey Brown. Brown played the part of the town's mayor in a cameo appearance. Filming of the television series took place in the Derbyshire village of Hadfield, located in a Pennines valley. The "Local Shop" is a purpose-built building on nearby Marsden Moor. The League considered a number of filming locations before settling on Hadfield. Another town to feature prominently in the series was Bacup in Rossendale, and the West Yorkshire town of Todmorden was used for some later scenes. The town as it appears in the TV show has a sign which ominously declares "Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never