On TV, who are the inhabitants of the village of 'Royston Vasey'?
"his favourite TV series ""The League Of Gentlemen"" in the first episode of their three-part TV return ""Return To Royston Vasey"" as a job seeker in Pauline's restart class. Bright Light Bright Light Rod Thomas (stage name Bright Light Bright Light) is a Welsh independent singer/songwriter, based in New York. Bright Light Bright Light incorporates many elements of nu-disco into his music, also branching into synthpop, dance and house music. Two of his albums have reached the top 20 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Thomas grew up in a small village near Neath, Wales and learned several instruments as"
"former landlord, who would phone their flat and insist on speaking only to Steve. Gatiss has said in interview that the local shop was inspired by a shop in the village of Rottingdean and that he was influenced growing up around the former Winterton Hospital asylum near Sedgefield. The majority of the inhabitants of the village — male and female — are played by Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, and Mark Gatiss, and the script was written by these three, along with Jeremy Dyson. Dyson, not an actor like the others, appears only in cameo roles. As there are usually only"
"fictional town of Royston Vasey, the setting of the TV comedy series ""The League of Gentlemen"", is based on Alston. In August 2005, Alston made news regarding the town's apparent lack of women, with a claimed ratio of 10 men to every woman in the town. A group of young men from Alston, led by Vince Peart, set up the ""Alston Moor Regeneration Society"" to persuade women to come to Alston. Articles appeared in ""the Daily Telegraph"", ""The Guardian"" and the BBC. A documentary was shown on Channel 4 on 11 October 2006. More than two years later, the ""Guardian"""
"of the series, the townsfolk, mistaking the source of the ""special stuff"", free Barbara and burn down Edward and Tubbs' shop. Guests in series 2 include Sian Gibson (as Sian Foulkes) and the comedian Roy Chubby Brown, in the role of the Mayor of Royston Vasey. As noted above, the town of Royston Vasey is actually named in tribute to Roy Chubby Brown, that being his actual birth name. The third and final series focused on a different character each week but with the overlaps creating a more complex layering of the plot, more akin to a one-off episode of"
"live ""locally"". A third thread follows Pauline Campbell-Jones, the local Restart officer with a pen obsession and utter contempt for the attendees on her Restart course, and her fall from grace at the hands of her malevolent colleague, Ross, who poses as a course attendee. Guests in series 1 include Don Estelle, playing the role of the Royston Vasey zookeeper, whose zoo is located on a traffic island (until the animals go missing). The second series sees a deadly epidemic of nosebleeds grip the town's inhabitants, killing many. The series concludes after some confusion over the cause of the nosebleeds,"
"who analysed certain vowel sounds in Royston, Wakefield and Barnsley. She found that Wakefield and Barnsley residents had very similar pronunciations for the sounds under consideration, whereas Royston residents had different pronunciations that were more similar to those associated with the Midlands. The comedian Charlie Williams was born in Royston in 1927. He played football for Doncaster Rovers and later found fame as one of the comedians on the TV programme ""The Comedians"". Royston, South Yorkshire Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but"
"Stackton Tressel Stackton Tressel is a fictional, archetypical English village. Originally featuring in the 1974 Edinburgh Festival and then on the London stage, the exploits of its most notable residents, Doctor Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, were broadcast by the BBC – on both radio and television – during the 1970s and 1980s. The radio series included: There were 21 episodes of ""Dear Ladies"", as the BBC TV programme was called, broadcast for the first time in 1983/4. The writers were George Logan and Patrick Fyffe, who played the starring roles, plus Gyles Brandreth. Stackton Tressel (or simply Stackton)"
"Hundredth. Other well known people who live or lived in the village include the composer Sir John Tavener, who lived in the village until his death in 2013, TV presenter Harry Corbett, originator of Sooty and Sweep, who lived here until his death in 1989, TV presenter Mick Robertson, known for ""Magpie"", politician David James, who lived in the village whilst Conservative MP for North Dorset, and actor Tom Mennard, known for the character Sam Tindall in ""Coronation Street"". 19. Enid Blyton, “5 go mad in Dorset” Child Okeford Child Okeford (sometimes written Childe Okeford) is a village and civil"
"local runners, as well as the occasional celebrity such as Tony Audenshaw from the ITV soap ""Emmerdale"". Notable residents of the village are Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, members of the bands Joy Division, New Order and The Other Two. Both grew up in nearby Macclesfield. The Stone Roses guitarist John Squire also lives in the village. Previous residents include the late Brian Redhead (journalist, author and broadcaster), Bill Turnbull (BBC journalist and presenter, resident 2012–16), and former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. Rainow Rainow is a village and civil parish in Cheshire, England, in the valley of the"
"mid-19th century by workers digging a drain at the north end of the village. Watton-at-Stone is home to the boxing promoter Frank Warren. ""The Sun""'s racing tipster 'Templegate' was also a previous resident of the village. It was the childhood home of the actor Rupert Grint, well-known from his role of Ron Weasley in the ""Harry Potter"" film series. The locomotive engineer Sir Nigel Gresley lived in Watton House until his death in 1941. The evangelical author and social campaigner Edward Bickersteth was rector of the church for twenty years from 1830 until his death in 1850. His one-time curate"
"series. For television, Spent was renamed Royston Vasey - the given name of comedian Roy Chubby Brown, who appears in the series, notably as the Mayor of Royston Vasey in series 2. Along with ""The Fast Show"", the series is credited with the revival of the sketch show format in BBC comedy. Its influence can be seen on later series, particularly ""Little Britain"" (the first series of which was directed by Steve Bendelack and script-edited by Gatiss). Filming took place mainly on location in the north Derbyshire town of Hadfield and consequently had no live audience. A laugh track was"
"filmed at Berkeley Castle in the Cotswolds. ""The Ghost Hunter"" series revolves around Roddy and Tessa Oliver, two ordinary children whose lives are turned upside down when William Povey, a shoeshine boy from Victorian England appears in Roddy's bedroom as a ghost and appeals to him for help. The Ghost Hunter is searching for William in order to obtain 'spectral energy' which is only obtainable from capturing ghosts. At first she seems concerned only to ""collect"" ghosts, but later her intentions become clear. She wants to use their energy to pass through Time itself and thereby have everlasting life. William's"
"of Benjamin Denton in Royston Vasey at the home of Uncle Harvey (who has a preoccupation with toads and domestic cleanliness) and Auntie Val. Another main plot involves a new road being built through Royston Vasey, raising the possibility of a great numbers of strangers visiting the town, a fact which terrifies the owners of the local shop, Edward and Tubbs, who are determined to keep the shop ""local"" and protect ""the precious things"". The road development ends when Tubbs and Edward discover that the construction manager is their long lost son, David, and convince him to end construction and"
"the investigation continues, relationships in the family become strained. Jamie turns for support to his father David (Paul McGann). But Rosie finds she cannot suppress the growing fear that her son might be guilty of something truly terrible, and turns out he is. The series was filmed in and around the town of Southwold in Suffolk (just ten miles south of Britain's most easterly point, Lowestoft), as well as the nearby village of Walberswick. Shops on Southwold high street became the backdrop for many scenes, with local residents given the chance to appear as extras to keep the plot as"
"Woodbury. The Manchester United teammates and brothers Gary and Phil Neville both the Neville brothers and their father Neville Neville played cricket at Greenmount Cricket club (in the Bolton Cricket League) and both brothers were junior members of Greenmount golf club. Multi millionaire Ron Wood, former owner of Birthday's cards, also lives in the village. TV presenter (and Emmerdale actor) Lisa Riley was born and raised in Tottington, Lisa was a former pupil of Hollymount Primary School and St. Gabriels R.C. High School in Bury. Antony Cotton, star of popular soap opera Coronation Street, was also born and raised in"
"from Billericay in Essex, and Stacey, from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Initially, Gavin lives with his parents, Pam and Mick, and spends most of his time with his best friend, Smithy. Stacey lives with her widowed mother, Gwen, and is frequently visited by her uncle, Bryn, who lives across the road, and by her best friend Nessa. The series follows the key moments in their relationship: their first meeting, meeting each other's families, getting engaged, marrying, looking for a flat, briefly splitting up, looking for new jobs and trying for children. The characters of Gavin and Stacey"
"was the cousin of Edward Harland. Snainton Snainton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK Census, Snainton parish had a population of 754, a decrease on the 2001 UK Census figure of 891. The actor Sir Ben Kingsley was born in Snainton. George Vasey the botanist was also born in the village. He was responsible for the integration of the United States Department of Agriculture. Sydney Cross Harland (19 July 1891 – 8 November 1982), Botanist, was born in the village, and died there in November 1982, after"
"actress Helen Cherry, and television commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme. Statistician Harry Campion, who played a leading role in the development of official statistics after the Second World War, was born in Kearsley in May 1905 and brought up in Worsley. Arthur Thomas Doodson was a mathematician and oceanographer born in Boothstown in March 1890. Footballer Ryan Giggs caused controversy in the mid-2000s when he bought a Victorian mansion on the outskirts of the village for £1.9 million and demolished it to build a new house which cost up to £4 million. Worsley Worsley () is a town in the metropolitan borough"
"creator, Steve Pemberton). In the live shows, when Pam Doove was auditioning for a part in the Christmas Nativity Play, directed by Ollie Plimsolls, Pam had to audition in front of Ollie's Legz Akimbo colleague Dave (Pemberton), who said that Ollie couldn't make it ""for obvious reasons"" (Shearsmith plays both Pam and Ollie in the television series). The film was made in 2005. The plot is that Royston Vasey is coming to an end and that the locals appear in the real world to try to save it. In the beginning Jeremy Dyson is killed by Tubbs, Edward, and Papa"
"the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. Ron has six siblings; his five older brothers, Bill, Charlie, Percy, twins Fred and George, and a younger sister, Ginny, each with their own distinct personality trait. One recurring factor in Ron's siblings is that they often appear to be more confident, self-assured and, to varying degrees, more outwardly talented than he is. The Weasley family is one of the few remaining pure-blood wizarding families, though they were considered ""blood traitors"" for associating with non-pure-bloods. Moreover, they are far from rich, and are looked down upon by snobbish ""old families"" such as"
"'Kingsmarkham' in the television series ""The Ruth Rendell Mysteries"". Romsey locations appear throughout the series concerning Inspector Wexford played by George Baker. The location used for the fictional police station was the former Romsey Magistrates Court in Church Street. A fictional ""Underground car park in Romsey"" is referred to in an episode of the hit-TV series ""Absolutely Fabulous"". Romsey Romsey ( ) is a market town in the county of Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Southampton, southwest of Winchester and southeast of Salisbury. Neighbouring the village of North Baddesley, just over 18,000 people live in Romsey, which has an"
"small rural Irish village. The owner, Mr Gallagher, is a former schoolmate who is not interested in the garage and is only waiting for the right offer from developers so he can sell. For Josie, one day rolls into another with nothing but his menial job and a few pints in the local pub, even though the regulars mock him and his ways. Kind-hearted Josie's only other companion is a large horse that is tethered alone in a field. He talks to the animal and brings it food. One day his boss hires his girlfriend's 15-year-old son, David (Conor Ryan)"
"played out in the dining room of the Royal Hotel, overlooking the river. Singer John Reilly lived in Boyle, and is credited by Christy Moore as a source of several well-known folk standards. Other local recording artists include The Grehan Sisters, who hosted Christy Moore's first broadcast as a guest on their BBC radio series. London-born John Carty is an Irish traditional musician and has lived in Boyle since 2003. Former President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has a holiday home near Boyle, as does Emmy-winning actor Brendan Gleeson. Boyle Arts Festival is a summer event and has been held since"
"Brown. Brown played the part of the town's mayor in a cameo appearance. Filming of the television series took place in the Derbyshire village of Hadfield, located in a Pennines valley. The ""Local Shop"" is a purpose-built building on nearby Marsden Moor. The League considered a number of filming locations before settling on Hadfield. Another town to feature prominently in the series was Bacup in Rossendale, and the West Yorkshire town of Todmorden was used for some later scenes. The town as it appears in the TV show has a sign which ominously declares ""Welcome to Royston Vasey. You'll never"
"David Morrissey on set with the cast. On 24 October 2017, the first official image confirmed the return of Pauline Campbell-Jones, alongside Ross and Mickey. On the same day, it was announced that a special screening of one of the episodes would be taking place at the British Film Institute on 12 December 2017. The central plot sees Royston Vasey's existence threatened by boundary changes. Bernice, having escaped from Papa Lazarou and now elected as the mayor, launches a campaign to save the town after learning she will lose some of her privileges. One of the councillors behind the move"
"villa complex. The church walls contain a number of Roman dressed stones and tiles amongst the medieval masonry. Tockenham Tockenham is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England. The village is about east of Lyneham and southwest of the town of Royal Wootton Bassett. The parish includes the hamlet of Tockenham Wick. A Roman villa a short distance north of the present village was the subject of an episode of the archaeological television programme ""Time Team"", broadcast in 1995. As a result of their geophysical survey, sample trenches and environmental core samples, the site was subsequently scheduled to"
"a lot of the characters and indeed the town are based on Pemberton's home town of Chorley, with Royston Vasey based on Adlington, a village within Chorley Borough. The character of Herr Lipp is believed to be based on a hospital chaplain Steve Pemberton encountered after suffering a heart attack in Germany and Pauline is primarily based on a restart officer of Reece Shearsmith's. Similarly, Ollie Plimsolls is based on a community theatre actor that Shearsmith had worked with. In the DVD commentary on the second series, Pemberton and Shearsmith state that Papa Lazarou's speech patterns are based on their"
"with terrestrial television for the first time. The transmitter ceased operation in the early 2000s, with villagers now relying on satellite TV and, since 2017, fast broadband. Thixendale Thixendale is a civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire, it is located in the Yorkshire Wolds about 20 miles east of York. The place-name 'Thixendale' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ""Sixtendale"" and ""Xistendale"". The name means 'Sigstein's dale or valley'. The name 'Sigstein' is also the source for the name of Sysonby"
"Bobbin"", is named after him. Steven Patrick Morrissey, former lead singer of The Smiths, was born here in 1959. Ian McShane, actor, grew up in Urmston and attended Stretford Grammar School Peter Noone, Singer with Hermans Hermits Eileen Derbyshire, Actress who plays Emily Bishop in Coronation Street Urmston Urmston is a town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 41,825 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, it is about six miles (10 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. The southern boundary is the River Mersey, with Stretford lying to the east and Flixton to the west."
"Eric later rush to the scene when Val sustains a fall in the village and cuts her knee. In January 2014, Victoria befriends newcomer Finn Barton (Joe Gill), who reveals that he is gay and has feelings for David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden), who owns the local shop. Victoria celebrates her 20th birthday in March, making her one of the longest continuously appearing characters on the series. Robert (now played by Ryan Hawley) returns to the village in October with fiancée Chrissie White (Louise Marwood), her father Lawrence (John Bowe), and her teenage son Lachlan (Thomas Atkinson) in tow. Initially, Victoria"
"rancher who offers to help Ranger Scott survey a retired bombsite for a future grasslands area. When Jeff is accidentally hurt and partly buried in a sandslide, he finds that the slide has uncovered a live bomb next to him. He relies upon both Ranger Scott and Lassie to help disarm the bomb and dig him out to get to safety. Evans also played secondary roles in several B-films. Evans is best remembered for his portrayal of college English professor Paul Hanley in the ABC soap opera ""Peyton Place"", a role which he played in 1965. Richard Evans (actor) Richard"
"in series 2 and series 4 she appears in one episode. Although they appear in almost every episode, the actors playing the Timmins (Edmund, Frank and Ethel) and Arless (Lizzie, Archie and Sally) children as well as Sydney Dowland are not credited as main cast members. Interior scenes were shot in a warehouse on Beeches Industrial Estate, in Yate, South Gloucestershire. The villages of Lark Rise and Candleford were both created from scratch on farms in Box and Neston Park, near Corsham in Wiltshire. According to the BBC planning application, Hatt Farm in Box was used because of its proximity"
"interested in acting while going after a diploma in jazz studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Ralston now lives in Toronto, Canada. He has a son named Stuart who voices Rocky in Seasons 1 and 2 in the TV series ""PAW Patrol"". John Ralston (actor) John Ralston (born October 9, 1964 in New Brunswick) is a Canadian actor. Ralston's most notable roles are George Venturi on ""Life with Derek"", and his role as Mr. Avenir on ""Strange Days at Blake Holsey High"". He was also the lead on the 2010–12 HBO Canada series ""Living in Your Car""."