The second series employed some other writers, including Gareth Roberts, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson.

Others who later worked on the revived television series include Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts, Matt Jones, Simon Winstone and Gary Russell.

Many authors of these books went on to write for the revival of Doctor Who in 2005: Russell T Davies, Paul Cornell, Gareth Roberts, Matt Jones, and Mark Gatiss.

Exceptions include Papa Lazarou facing the Reverend Bernice in the Christmas Special ( both Reece Shearsmith ), Les McQueen buying a magazine from Pop's son ( both Mark Gatiss ), and Alvin Steele buying food from Iris at a supermarket checkout in Series 2 ( again, both Mark Gatiss ).

Gatiss was born in Sedgefield, County Durham England, where he grew up opposite the Edwardian psychiatric hospital where both his parents worked.

Outside of the League, Gatiss ' television work has included writing for the 2001 revival of Randall & Hopkirk ( Deceased ) and script editing the popular sketch show Little Britain in 2003, making guest appearances in both.

A second series of Nighty Night and the new comedy-drama Funland, the latter co-written by his League cohort Jeremy Dyson, both featured Gatiss and aired on BBC Three in the autumn of 2005.

However, Shearsmith and Pemberton did reunite in 2009 to create a similarly-dark BBC sitcom, Psychoville, which featured an episode guest-starring Gatiss.

Episodes following the rechristening saw some characterisations by their all-star casts, such as Zoë Wanamaker's portrayal of Ariadne Oliver, tend towards tongue-in-cheek ; comedy actors, including Mark Gatiss, Daisy Donovan, and Steve Pemberton, have featured in the casts of these later episodes.

Gatiss said in a 2004 interview that he would not authorise their re-release as regarded them as having been a learning exercise.

The first series aired on BBC Two in 1999, and follows the lives of dozens of the town's bizarre inhabitants, played by Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmith in a number of different guises and make-up.

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 ).

Mark Gatiss, the co-creator of the modern day adaptation series Sherlock, has announced that the first episode of the show's third series will be based on The Adventures of The Empty House.

The plot of the short story – Holmes and Watson attempting to recover incriminating photos from Adler – is covered briefly in the first half of the episode updated for the contemporary period ( Adler's photos are stored digitally on her mobile phone ) and adjusted ( the royal they incriminate is British and female ); the episode then moves on to an original storyline that includes Adler, Mycroft Holmes ( Mark Gatiss ) and Jim Moriarty.

The fourth episode of the first series of Psychoville took place in one, uninterrupted thirty-minute recording taking place in one setting and starring only three actors ( Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss ).

Gatiss appears frequently in BBC Radio productions, including the science fiction comedy Nebulous and The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes story The Shameful Betrayal of Miss Emily Smith.

In the film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, the town is on the verge of destruction when the League of Gentlemen-Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith-agree to stop writing for Royston Vasey.

His latest writing projects include film work, a graphic adaptation of his Torturer story with artist Ian Simmons, an entry in the Cinema Macabre book introduced by Jonathan Ross and featuring Simon Pegg, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson, and a book examining the Hellraiser movies, introduced by Doug " Pinhead " Bradley: The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy.

In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Sara Karloff about her father's career for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.

Anthony Horowitz is another prolific writer for the series, adapting three novels and nine short stories, while comedian and novelist Mark Gatiss has written two episodes and also guest-starred in the series, as has Peter Flannery.

In 2010, writer and actor Mark Gatiss interviewed Warner about his role in The Omen ( 1976 ) for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror.

The PROBE series ran for an additional three stories ; all four were written by Mark Gatiss, who later found more widespread fame as a member of the League of Gentlemen.

Charles Palmer ( who also directed The Clocks for the series ) directs this installment, with the screenplay being written by Mark Gatiss ( who also wrote the screenplay for Cat Among the Pigeons ; he also appeared as a guest star in the adaptation of Appointment with Death ).

Other writers for Big Finish include Rob Shearman and The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss, who have also written for the 2005 relaunch of the Doctor Who television series.

Gatiss also appeared in Edgar Wright's fake trailer for Grindhouse, Don't, a homage to ' 70s Hammer Horrors.

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Gatiss has written four episodes for the 2005-revived BBC television series Doctor Who.

Gatiss wrote and performed the comedy sketches The Web of Caves, The Kidnappers and The Pitch of Fear for the BBC's " Doctor Who Night " in 1999 with Little Britain's David Walliams, and played the Master in the Doctor Who Unbound play Sympathy for the Devil under the name " Sam Kisgart ", a pseudonym he later used for a column in Doctor Who Magazine.

" Gatiss was a scriptwriter for Doctor Who, a programme that had been particularly strongly influenced by the Quatermass serials throughout its history.

An article for The Daily Telegraph in 2005 described Doctor Who as the " spiritual successor " to the Quatermass serials, and Mark Gatiss, a scriptwriter on Doctor Who, wrote of his admiration of Kneale in an article for The Guardian in 2006.

The League of Gentlemen's Mark Gatiss, mentions on the DVD commentary for the First Series, that during the scene where Benjamin phones Barbara to arrange an exit from Royston Vasey, two workmen who have been abducted by Tubs and Edward escape, covered in tar, was inspired by a scene during which Vincent Broadhead is covered in " Synthetic Food " from one of the storage tanks.

In 2010, actor-writer Mark Gatiss interviewed Steele about her role in Black Sunday ( 1960 ) for his BBC documentary series A History of Horror .< ref >

He persuades Herr Lipp to hand him the gun, only for Geoff to accidentally fire it and kill Gatiss himself.

Mark Gatiss: " There was a funny moment when we were filming by the sea and the doubles for Tubbs and Edward and Papa Lazarou were all having a fag.

Mark Gatiss has also appeared in four Doctor Who TV episodes and written four others.

Despite this claim, Gatiss appears in the show as an actor who is murdered by the characters played by Pemberton and Shearsmith.

The series would also feature many special guest stars such as The League of Gentlemens Mark Gatiss playing Judge Death, Doctor Who companion actress Nicola Bryant ( who would also direct 99 Code Red!

The dialogue was written by Simon Pegg and other actors included Pegg himself, Woody Harrelson and David Tennant, who worked with Gatiss on Doctor Who.

Shearsmith and Gatiss find and capture Herr Lipp, who then travel up to Hadfield.

He later appeared in the BBC Three comedy series Clone as Dr. Victor Blenkinsop also starring Stuart McLoughlin and Mark Gatiss.

The titles will each feature the show's branding and introductions by key members of the " Sherlock " team, including co-founders Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.

stories written by Mark Gatiss and featuring numerous actors from the history of Doctor Who – including Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy.

The adaptation was written by Mark Gatiss and has several significant plot changes from the original novel, including: