Search - The League of Gentlemen - The Complete Series 2 on DVD

Samuel K. (Solvanda)
Reviewed on 11/26/2018...

Three men dress up for all the roles, kind of like Monty Python or Little Britain. The situational absurdities here however, are pushed way way way and over the cliff. Some of this is actually quite cringe worthy, and definitely will not be everyone's cup of tea. Though if you prefer your coffee as pure unadulterated diesel fuel poison, then perhaps you may also prefer this very black and dark as night British comedy. I know I do. My wife and I rewatch these episodes quite often, and several lines have become catch phrases around the house. Give it a try. You'll either laugh out loud or you melon will melt! League of Gentlemen finished the series with an actual movie, which I believe is not available in the US in an official release. These three genius blokes have gone on to create a few other shows too, which are most likely only available Region 2.

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Poe meets Python

J. Perry | San Francisco, Ca United States | 06/21/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The gents have done it again! They have introduced stranger new characters as well as bringing back some of the oldie but goodies. I found this series to be just as entertaining as the first. The thing I find with the League of Gents is that either you really love them or you don't. If you like twisted black humor; humor where you feel slightly guity for laughting so hard at, then this show is for you. If this isn't your type of humor you can watch reruns of Friends and Seinfeld."

DAVE ... You're not DAVE ...

landru141 | Planet Houston | 06/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After a flabbergasting first season, the League of Gentlemen pick up their bizarre world of Royston-Vasey exactly where they left off, but infuse it with nitroglycerin with the arrival of a circus and its Al Jolson made up figure of Papa Lazarou. The scene where he kidnaps another wife (apparently he calls all of them Dave) and puts her in a lions cage with the rest of his collection, hosing them down ... well, it almost drove me insane ... with laughter. I felt like my reality had been changed.

The League's brand of humor mixed with horror might not be for everyone, but I loved it. If you like Monty Python's The Meaning of Life's brand of disgusting satire, the League of Gentlemen is the next logical step."

The Gentlemen return for another voyage into the abyss...

Byron Kolln | the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood | 06/15/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The second series of THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN delves more deeply into the twisted world of Royston Vasey, whose inhabitants seem to be more eerily-eccentric as the episodes continue.

The series opens as Ben escapes the clutches of Edward and Tubbs, only to become a virtual prisoner in the home of Harvey and Val. The circus of Papa Lazarou rolls into town, though the citizens of Royston Vasey look more outlandish than the circus performers!

Pauline, the fallen restart officer, plots her revenge while working at the Burger Me Restaurant with Mickey as her 'capable' assistant. Also introduced in this series is German tour guide Herr Lipp, a disgusting old lech with a penchant for teenage boys.

As the entire town falls victim to a mysterious nose-bleeding virus, the stories of these and many more characters play out to frighteningly-comic effect.

Includes all 6 episodes of Series 2 ("Destination Royston Vasey", "Lust for Royston Vasey", "A Plague on Royston Vasey", "Death in Royston Vasey", "Anarchy in Royston Vasey" and "Royston Vasey and the Monster from Hell")."