32. The League of Gentleman – Yule Never Leave!
UK/Special/2000Aired on BBC
directed by Steve Bendelack, written by Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith & Jeremy Dyson
Nobody tunes into a League Of Gentlemen Christmas uncommon envisioning harmony and generosity to all men… yet Royston Vasey takes debasement to new lows in “Yule Never Leave!,” likely the most unusual and frightening Christmas extraordinary ever. The universally adored nonbeliever reverend, Bernice Woodall, takes in three upsetting stories from parishioners looking for bubbly comfort.
Charlie’s repetitive bad dream about spouse Stella’s dealings with nearby coven Solutions takes a turn for the destructive; an older man proffers the astonishing end that gay German trade educator Herr Lipp must be a vampire; It’s a merry treat that satisfies the arrangement’s interestingly horrendous tone, and is covered with the best endowment of all: bazaar ringmaster Papa Lazarou dressed as Santa Claus. Merry bad dream fuel at its best.