The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse [2005]

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times:
Format: colour
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Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Hell's Kitchen International Ltd / Tiger Aspect Pictures (Royston Vasey) for FilmFour and Universal Pictures
Production Executive For Hell's Kitchen: Jane Roche
Executive Producers: Peter Bennet-Jones, Andrew Lowe, The League of Gentlemen (real name: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Jeremy Dyson)
FilmFour Head of Production: Tracey Josephs
Producers: Greg Brenman, Ed Guiney
Co-Producer: Rachel Salter
Line Producer: Séamus McInerney
Production manager: Dean Sipling
Production Coordinator: Maria Collins

SCRIPT
Script: Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith
Script Executives For Tiger Aspect: Roanna Benn, Mat Chaplin

DIRECTION
Director: Steve Bendelack
1st Assistant Director: Karen Richards
2nd Assistant Director: Raymond Kirk
3rd Assistant Directors: Enda Doherty, Nessa Linnane
3rd Assistant Director [UK]: Vicky Allen

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Rob Kitzmann
Camera Operator: Ciarán Kavanagh
Camera Operator [UK]: Derek Pennell
Clapper Loader: Donata Ferrario
Clapper Loaders [UK]: Chris Greenwood, Mark Leigh
Focus Puller: Keith Durham
Focus Pullers [UK]: Steve Smith, Dave Wyatt
Gaffer: Con Dempsey
Gaffer [UK]: Fritz Henry
Best Boy Electric: Niall Mannion
Grip: Joe Martin
Grip [UK]: Andy Young
Video Assist: Louise McEllin
Stills: Chris Hill

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Tony Cranstoun
Assistant Editor: Andy Melhuish
Vision Mixer: Robert Toft
Post Production Supervisor: Stephen Barker

MUSIC
Music: Joby Talbot

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Yves Barre
Assistant Costume Designer: Chris Marlowe
Assistant Costume Designer [UK]: Marlene Lawlor
Costume Supervisor: Sue Wain

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Team FX, Brendan Byrne, Pat Redmond
Special Effects Supervisor: Graham Longhurst
Special Effects Technicians: Joe Goday, Gareth Wingrove
Additional Smoke / Pyrotechnics: Artem Models & Effects
Artem Supervisor: Rob Thorne
Artem Technician: Nick Martin
Artem Lighting Cameraman: Mark Stewart

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects: Framestore CFC
Visual Effects Supervisor: Rob Duncan
CG Pre-Visualization / Effects: John Shearlock, Dotti Colvin
Standby Model Maker: Kevin Scillitoe

Loose Moose
Animation: Loose Moose
Producer: Glenn Holberton
Animation Director: Ken Lidster
Lead Animator: Ange Palethorpe
Animator: Andy Joule
Lighting Cameraman: Philip Eason
Gaffer: John Whickman

MacKinnon and Saunders
Puppets: MacKinnon and Saunders
Workshop Coordinator: Rebecca Hunt
Puppet Construction: Noel Baker, Christopher Booth, Mark Evans, Anthony Fallows, Angela Frankham, Joe Holman, Richard Jeffers, Bethan Jones, Christine Keogh, Ian MacKinnon, Robbie Manning, Richard Pickersgill, Rebecca Redhead, Gareth Richards, Nick Roberson, Peter Saunders, Kevin Scillitoe, Bridget Smith, Neil Sutcliffe, Rosie Taylor, Emma Trimble, Christine Walker, Caroline Wallace, David Whiting

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Richard Bridgland
Art Director: David Doran
Art Director [UK]: Ian Barrett
Standby Art Director: Carmel Nugent
Set Decorator: Gemma Ryan
Production Buyer: Jenny Oman
Production Buyer [UK]: Kim Fahey
Property Master: Gerard Lanigan
Construction Manager: Colm Bassett
Graphics: Sharon Bruton
Draughtsman: Brendan Rankin
Storyboards: Tony Chance

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Catherine Morris
Production Accountant: Karen McSwiney
Sales and Leaseback Financing Arrangements: Invicta Capital
Section 481 Financing Arranged By: Anglo Irish Bank
FilmFour Head of Business Affairs: Paul Grindey
Business Affairs For Tiger Aspect: Tara Buckwell
Business Affairs For Hell's Kitchen: Louise Cornally

LOCATIONS
Locations: Dublin, Ireland; Hadfield, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK; Wicklow Town, County Wicklow, Ireland
Location Managers: Dougal Cousins, Clodagh Tierney
Location Managers [UK]: Bridget Cunningham, Carlene King, Martin Lawrence

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Donal O'Farrell
Stunts: Giedrius Nagys, Dominic Hewitt

CASTING
Casting Director: Kate Rhodes James
Additional Casting [Ireland]: Amy Rowan
Casting Assistant [UK]: Andy Morgan

CAST
Mark Gatiss [Matthew Chinnery / Hilary Briss / Mickey Michaels / Sir Nicholas Sheet-Lightning]
Steve Pemberton [Tubbs Tattsyrup / Pauline Campbell-Jones / Herr Lipp / Lemuel Blizzard]
Reece Shearsmith [Edward Tattsyrup / Papa Lazarou / Geoff Tipps / The Reverend Bernic Woodall / Father Halfhearts / Red Devil]
Michael Sheen [Jeremy]
Danielle Tilley [Dahlia]
Alan Morrissey [Johnny]
Bruno Langley [Damon]
Liana O'Cleirigh [Claire]
Philip O'Sullivan [vicar]
Jeff Mirza [Asian dad]
Angel Coulby [receptionist]
Lucy Miller [Minnie]
Laim Cunningham [director]
Kate O'Toole [casting director]
Emily Woof [Lindsay]
Tito Long [Joel]
Jack Long [Billy]
Bernard Hill [King William III]
Victoria Wood [Queen Mary II]
Mark Doherty [liveried servant]
David Warner [Dr Erasmus Pea]
Peter Kay [Simon Pig]
Simon Pegg [Peter Cow]
David Ryall [Tom Tit]
Kevin Maher [little boy]
Mary O'Driscoll [nurse one]
Melanie Clark Pullen [nurse two]
Jeremy Dyson [consultant]

SUMMARY

The fictional residents of Royston Vasey must enter the real world and track down their creators when their bizarre village faces doom. But getting back could prove even harder...

AVAILABILITY

Japan
Theatrical Distributors: United International Pictures

UK
Theatrical Distributors: FilmFour

TIMELINE

2005
April
22: UK - theatrical release [in London]

June
10: UK - theatrical release
23: Netherlands - theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Royston Vasey - early title

LINKS

SEQUEL TO
The League of Gentlemen [1999 - 2002]

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Empire no.190 [April 2005] p.15 [UK]
illustrated note

Screen International vol.17 no.20 [3 November 2004] pp.3, 6 [UK]
production notes

KEYWORDS

television into film, time travel

Last Updated: 6 March, 2007