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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss
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Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss writes for the multiaward-winning British television comedy The League of Gentlemen, on which he portrays a debt collector, a cursed veterinarian, a dog cinema owner who has recently branched out into VHS and DVD rentals, and a Knight Rider fan, among many other characters. He also stars in the feature film The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse and has written episodes for the rejuvenated Doctor Who television series. He lives in a laboratory with a stuffed cat.

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Chapter 1 from The Devil in Amber
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Chapter 1 from Vesuvius Club
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Booktrade - Book2Book, May 8, 2013
...CrimeFest 2013 will host several special events, including an interview with the creative team of BBC's 'Sherlock' (Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue); the CWA Shortlist Reception, announcing the shortlist for their prestigious Dagger awards; and...
Grimsby Telegraph, May 2, 2013
...of a certain Mr S Holmes and that wonderful Mrs A Christie, and the modern writers, such as Mark Gatiss and Kim Newman, who follow in their footsteps. The covers of Conan Doyle's books alone are a perfect example of how to use them as decoration – frame...
Den of Geek, April 27, 2013
...Jenny return (surely someone, somewhere, has had a chat about a spin-off show for them by now) in Mark Gatiss' The Crimson Horror. And there's the small matter of Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, too. More nerd gold might just be seven days away. Hope...
Geek Syndicate, April 22, 2013
...Ghost stories before both on-screen and off (such as BBC Audio‘s The Ghosts of N Space and Mark Gatiss’s Big Finish audio Phantasmagoria and TV episode The Unquiet Dead ), Neil Cross manages to bring a different explanation for ghostly encounters to...
Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2013
...The Doctor doesn't often find himself under water, and as this episode is from the reliably unpredictable Mark Gatiss (who should be off somewhere filming the next installment of "Sherlock" if he knows what's good for him), it would be a mistake to miss...
Northern Echo, March 29, 2013
...open the college's new theatre when we moved to the Teesdale site. "He will be sadly missed." Mark Gatiss, actor, screen writer and novelist from Sedgefield, County Durham, who is best known as a member of the comedy team The League of Gentlemen,...
Nudge, March 25, 2013
...an interview with Sherlock creator and producer Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue, and actor, author and fellow creator Mark Gatiss. Established in 2007, CrimeFest has become one of the most popular dates in the crime fiction calendar. In addition to a full...
Yorkshire Post, May 10, 2013
...A few short years ago he was playing support. Now Benedict Cumberbatch is about to go interstellar courtesy of a sci-fi supervillain. He spoke to Tony Earnshaw. Late-night sleuthing appears to suit Benedict Cumberbatch. "I was playing Sherlock ’til...
OntheBox, May 10, 2013
...generation of Doctor Who scriptwriters who cut their teeth on the novels – Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Gareth Roberts and Matt Jones all made similar early starts. Many franchises are dismissive of their tie-in media, but for...
London Evening Standard, May 9, 2013
...of another. “So long, Bryan Forbes. Love to the League from the League x,” tweeted actor and screenwriter Mark Gatiss. In 1960, Forbes adapted and starred in The League of Gentlemen. Thirty-five years later, the film inspired Gatiss and his friends...
Empire Online, May 8, 2013
...nominations. Among his other works were Séance On A Wet Afternoon, The League Of Gentlemen (whose title inspired Mark Gatiss and colleagues to name their comedy troupe in tribute) The Wrong Box, King Rat and the screenplay for Chaplin. He also brought...
Guardian.co.uk, May 8, 2013
...as "a nasty piece of work." • There's a great mockumentary on the DVD extras from Mark Gatiss, looking into the goings on in Llanfairfach. But this version of events goes against Davies's dictat, and has Jo and Cliff divorced. • Robert Sloman...
Booktrade - Book2Book, May 8, 2013
...CrimeFest 2013 will host several special events, including an interview with the creative team of BBC's 'Sherlock' (Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue); the CWA Shortlist Reception, announcing the shortlist for their prestigious Dagger awards; and...
Boston Standard, May 8, 2013
...current run on Saturday with luridly entitled episode - The Crimson Horror. A second story this series from Mark Gatiss and the 100th episode of the series, since the good Doctor returned to our screens in 2005. And what better way to celebrate this...