Fans have been reacting to the first episode of the League Of Gentlemen revival, with the response so far being overwhelmingly positive.
The League Of Gentlemen, which follows the lives of residents in the bizarre village of Royston Vasey, originally aired on BBC 2 between 1999 and 2002, before a full-length film was released in 2005.
It has now returned for a three-part special over the Christmas period. The first episode aired this evening (December 18), with the other two parts following on Tuesday (December 19) and Wednesday (December 20).
Reacting to the first episode, one fan described it on Twitter as “Uncomfortable, toe-curling watching. Absolutely brilliant”.
Another added that it was “so much better than anyone could have hoped”, while a third person said it was “worth every second of waiting for”.
It’s also been described as “fucking perfect” and “utter genius”.
See a selection of fan reactions below.
Not ten minutes in and I have tears rolling down my face already. It's like they never left! #LeagueofGentlemen
— Sam Phillips (@SamPhillips13) December 18, 2017
And now they're turning into real tears…then back to laughing ones again! Honestly, there are no better writers around. A perfect blend of humour, pathos, sillyness, and drama.#LeagueofGentlemen #RoystonVasey
— Sam Phillips (@SamPhillips13) December 18, 2017
Uncomfortable , toe-curling watching. Absolutely brilliant. Welcome back #LeagueofGentlemen
— Sarah (@mrssarahford) December 18, 2017
Oh fucking hell…2 minutes in and my eyes are streaming,sides ache…utter genius! #LeagueofGentlemen
— Chris Paynter (@ChrisPaynter1) December 18, 2017
Well…that was fucking perfect. Thank you so much Reece, Mark, Steve and Jeremy #LeagueOfGentlemen
— Ross Middleton (@RossMidd) December 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/mwhbtn/status/942888118524444672
https://twitter.com/nibby01/status/942888103060168711
Worth every second of waiting for! Thank you all #LeagueofGentlemen #insideno9 #geniuses #backwithabang Roll on tomorrow…
— Julie Clark Art (@_julieclarkart_) December 18, 2017
Meanwhile, The League Of Gentlemen cast have also announced details of a UK tour for 2018.
“The League of Gentlemen started as a live show over 20 years ago and in many ways performing in front of an audience gives us the biggest thrill of all,” a statement read. “We’re overjoyed to be taking the citizens of Royston Vasey on a road-trip and can’t wait to see all the wonderful local places in our increasingly local country.”
They added: “Plus we’d already gone to the trouble of getting the costumes and learning the voices again for the TV show so we thought why not? Something to do isn’t it?”
See the tour dates in full below.
25 August Sunderland, Empire
29 August Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
30 August Edinburgh, Playhouse
2 September Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
5 September Oxford, New Theatre
7 September Cardiff, Motorpoint Arena
8 September Plymouth, Pavilions
12 September Brighton, Centre
14 September Birmingham, Arena
15 September Leeds, First Direct Arena
16 September Liverpool, Echo Arena
18 September Blackpool, Opera House
21 September Sheffield, City Hall
22 September Manchester, Apollo
25 September Bournemouth, BIC
27 September London, Eventim Apollo
28 September London, Eventim Apollo
29 September London, Eventim Apollo