Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Continuity mistake: Papa Lazarou's black/brown and white face is supposed to be his real skin, however it is very different to his photograph.

Dan Moat

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Suggested correction: Do you mean the photo of the real Keith Drop when they are in the house with Brian and the lady from the charity shop? If so that person is not supposed to look like Papa Lazarou with black/brown/white face as it's in fact a photo of the person he is impersonating and whose identity he has stolen, e.g Keith Drop when who has the appearance of a white man, hence why Papa is painting his face with make up to look like him.

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk - S3-E6

Revealing mistake: The white around Papa's lips and eyes is slightly running when he is sprayed with water. however the white is supposed to be part of his real skin.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Trivia: Hadfield, the place the streets of Royston Vasey are filmed at, has many league related shops. These include the butchers (used in the show), which sell "Special sausages" ala the show, and The Cafe Royston, which has many themed foods, including Tubbs Teacakes.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Trivia: The league were invited to open a new section of the real-life butchers that they use in the show.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk - S3-E6

Trivia: When walking as Kenny Harris, Mark had to walk on his knees while being dragged along on a piece of carpet.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

The Lesbian and the Monkey - S3-E1

Trivia: Along with a few lines from previous episodes, the Doctor in this episode is based upon a doctor from a documentary about someone having a sex change that the league find hilarious.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Show generally

Factual error: On the Series 3 DVD extra disk, it says that the Doctor's role model is "Patch Adams (Robbie Williams)", but the actor Robin Williams was Patch Adams, not the pop star Robbie.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Beauty and the Beast (Or, Come into My Parlour) - S3-E5

Trivia: While filming exterior scenes at "Spit and Polish" for this episode, the league had trouble with some members of the public. A car kept driving past them until they said "Action", and then it revved its engine so they had to start filming again.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

How The Elephant Got Its Trunk - S3-E6

Trivia: In the last episode of Series 3, the league wanted the animals to look nothing like animals and be obviously people inside animal suits. When making the series, they were 'forced' to use animals with people added with computer, and so the whole point was missed.

Dan Moat

2nd Jan 2004

The League of Gentlemen (1999)

Trivia: To avoid conflict, and to save time, the league write the show in pairs. Mark writes with Jeremy (the unseen one), and Steve with Reece.

Dan Moat

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