Jeremy Dyson

Jeremy Dyson (born 14 June 1966) is a British author, musician and screenwriter who, along with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, is one of the League of Gentlemen. He also created and co-wrote the West End show Ghost Stories and its film adaptation.

Works

The League of Gentlemen
7.7

The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen is a British comedy television series that premiered on BBC Two in 1999. The show is set in Royston Vasey, a fictional town in Northern England based on Bacup, Lancashire. It follows the lives of dozens of bizarre townspeople, most of whom are played by three of the show's four writers—Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith—who, along with Jeremy Dyson, formed the League of Gentlemen comedy troupe in 1995. The series originally aired for three series from 1999 until 2002 followed by a film in 2005. A three-part revival mini-series was broadcast in December 2017 to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.

Release Date1999-01-11

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd

Episode Count18

Vote Count113

5.3

Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe

Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the evil Blitzen and his new-found partner-in-crime The White Rabbit. Robbie is having girl trouble too - Donner is feeling neglected and decides to give Robbie an ultimatum. Can Robbie save the day, keep his girl and unravel the mystery of the Legend of the Lost Tribe?

Release Date2002-12-13

Charactersd Viking (voice)

Vote Count10

6.3

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is for our nightmarish cast of characters to find a way into the real world and confront their creators. From present day Soho to the fictional film world of 17th Century Britain, the residents must overcome countless bizarre obstacles in their bid to return Royston Vasey to safety.

Release Date2005-06-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Hospital orderly (uncredited)

Vote Count82

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen return to the stage for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their live show, featuring all the familiar faces from Royston Vasey.

Release Date2018-11-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Maureen

9.5

The League of Gentlemen - Live Again!

The League of Gentlemen return to the stage for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their live show, featuring all the familiar faces from Royston Vasey.

Release Date2018-11-19

Charactersd Maureen

Vote Count2

8.0

Highgate House of Horror

Before they reached success, comedy team The League of Gentlemen made this home made comedy horror; Three horror stories all set in a flat in Highgate.

Release Date1995-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Mr Staines

Vote Count2

Big Brother's Little Brother
5.8

Big Brother's Little Brother

Each week, the housemate evicted from the Big Brother house the previous week traditionally spends another week on Big Brother's Little Brother, answering questions and taking part in Call BBLB along with other features. The show also boasts celebrity guests and experts who come in to discuss and analyse the remaining Big Brother housemates.

Release Date2001-05-29

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count4

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
5.8

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross's take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews and live music from both a guest music group and the house band.

Release Date2001-11-02

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count25

7.4

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.

Release Date2021-09-09

Charactersd Self

Vote Count25

8.0

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

Release Date2014-05-24

Charactersd Self

Vote Count2

The Kneale Tapes

Documentary about Nigel Kneale, creator of Quatermass.

Release Date2003-10-15

Charactersd Self

Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales

This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated 'strange stories' - modern ghost stories - his two volumes of autobiography and his campaigning work for the restoration of the British canal system. The film includes rare footage, recordings and photographs of Aickman, interviews with his friends and with writers Jeremy Dyson and Reggie Oliver, and dramatized excerpts of his stories.

Release Date2015-05-28

Charactersd Self

Jeremy Dyson's Haunted Recordings

Jeremy Dyson undertook some research for THE HAUNTED BOOK at Leeds Library. He decided to film the time he spent in this building, well-known for its ghostly happenings. These are those recordings.

Release Date2012-10-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Self

Killing Eve
8.0

Killing Eve

A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

Release Date2018-04-08

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count1350

Good Omens
8.0

Good Omens

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?

Release Date2019-05-31

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count2101

Grandma's House
6.6

Grandma's House

Sitcom about a former television presenter searching for something more meaningful to do in life.

Release Date2010-08-09

DepartmentWriting

JobScript Editor

Episode Count12

Vote Count19

Psychobitches
6.8

Psychobitches

Sky Arts takes famous females from history and puts them in the psychiatrist's chair.

Release Date2013-05-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count11

Vote Count12

Funland
6.3

Funland

Funland is a comedy thriller serial, produced by the BBC, about a detective who arrives in Blackpool to find the killer of his mother with only the flimsiest of clues to go on. It was first screened from 23 October 2005 to 7 November 2005, on the digital channel BBC Three. Created by Jeremy Dyson and Simon Ashdown, the series consists of a fifty-minute opening episode followed by ten half-hour installments.

Release Date2005-10-23

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count11

Vote Count6

6.4

Ghost Stories

Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.

Release Date2018-01-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count1209

8.2

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You!

The League of Gentlemen Are Behind You! is a pantomime-themed stage show by The League of Gentlemen. The whimsical, pantomime nature of the show was a departure from their trademark dark humour. This performance was filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo.

Release Date2006-11-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count5

9.0

The League of Gentlemen - Yule Never Leave!

It's Christmas time in Royston Vasey, the little northern town whose proud motto is 'You'll Never Leave'...

Release Date2000-12-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Ghost Stories

When Professor Goodman, arch-sceptic out to debunk the paranormal, embarks on an investigation of three apparent hauntings – as recounted by a night-watchman, a teenage boy, and a businessman awaiting his first child – Goodman finds himself at the outer limits of rationality, and fast running out of explanations.

Release Date2025-01-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

5.2

The Cicerones

A tourist encounters some strange characters in a foreign cathedral.

Release Date2002-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

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