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 ).

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.

After a successful run by the Leeds Library Theatre Company, touring the United Kingdom in October and November 2003, the play was turned into a television drama starring Mark Gatiss and Julia Davis, broadcast in October 2006 on BBC Four as one of a series of culinary-themed dramas.

Author Mark Gatiss described the Nightshade serial in his notes accompanying the e-book release as " a TV series that isn't quite Quatermass and isn't quite Doctor Who ", adding " I was utterly obsessed by Quatermass at that time.

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, a film based on the television series, co-written by and starring Gatiss, was released in June 2005.

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.

From December 2010 to March 2011 Gatiss was playing the role of Bernard in Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings at the Royal National Theatre in London alongside Catherine Tate.

Gatiss also wrote, co-produced and appeared in Crooked House, a ghost story that was broadcast on BBC Four during Christmas 2008.

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

In the BBC Four production The Worst Journey in the World, Cherry-Garrard was played by Mark Gatiss.

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.

Speaking in the programme Doctor Who Confidential, Doctor Who Executive Producer Steven Moffat stated that the function of the Eternal Dalek had yet to be decided, while writer Mark Gatiss confirmed that the bright colours of the New Paradigm Daleks was inspired by the Daleks seen in the 1960s Amicus films.

* Ricky ( Dean Gatiss ) was Tony's replacement in the final series.

The story was written by Mark Gatiss and stars Peter Davison and Mark Strickson.

It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Euros Lyn.

Mark Gatiss stated in the Radio Times that the original script was more bleak and frightening, but that he was advised by Davies to " make it more of a romp ".

Starring Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the film was written by the cast with Jeremy Dyson, and directed by Steve Bendelack.

* The Anneke Wills-narrated soundtrack was also released in a collector's tin called Doctor Who: Daleks, along with the soundtrack to The Evil of the Daleks and a bonus disc featuring My Life as a Dalek, a story presented by Mark Gatiss discussing the history of the Daleks.

It was at Bretton Hall that Shearsmith met Pemberton, Gatiss and Dyson.

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.

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

Mark Gatiss ( ; born 17 October 1966 ) is an English actor, screenwriter and novelist.

Steve James Pemberton ( born 1 September 1967 ) is an English actor, comedian, writer and performer, most famous as a member of The League of Gentlemen along with fellow performers Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and co-writer Jeremy Dyson.

Jeremy Dyson ( born 14 June 1966 ) is an English screenwriter and, along with Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, a participant in The League of Gentlemen as well as creating and co-writing the popular west-end show Ghost Stories.

After sneaking into an office where Gatiss, Pemberton and Shearsmith are working, they discover the new project they are working on.

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

Shearsmith and Gatiss try and climb up the church in order to escape, but Shearsmith falls to his death as he climbs.

* The DVD release of this story features a fictitious documentary, Global Conspiracy, starring Mark Gatiss as investigative reporter Terry Scanlon, following up the events surrounding the incident at Global Chemicals.

Mark Gatiss: " Marilyn Manson keeps dressing up as Papa Lazarou ".

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 ).

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.

Gatiss and Roberts both did their first ever professional fiction writing for the line, as did others who later found success elsewhere, including Daniel Blythe, Justin Richards, Andy Lane and Lance Parkin.

In all these productions, Warner has worked with writer and comedian Mark Gatiss of the League of Gentlemen, and plays a guest role in the League's 2005 feature film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse.

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

The Sontarans will next appear in the seventh series of Doctor Who, in an episode penned by Mark Gatiss.

It starred Diana Rigg, Lesley Manville, Mark Gatiss, Joanne Froggatt, Colin Morgan, and Charlotte Randle.

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

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

The League of Gentlemen are a quartet of British dark comedy writers / performers, formed in 1995 by Jeremy Dyson, Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

* Mark Gatiss played Mycroft in the 2010 BBC television series Sherlock.

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.

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.

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.

* Gatiss, Lee.