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Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen...

alongside Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Reece Shearsmith.
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Contacts

Agent:
Chiggy

Contact:
Daisy Skepelhorn

daisy@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Acting Agent

Nicki van Gelder
info@conwayvg.co.uk
020 7287 0077

Steve Pemberton first came to prominence with his multi-award winning TV series The League of Gentlemen with Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson and Reece Shearsmith, which they wrote and starred in. As writing partners Reece and Steve went on to create two series of the comedy horror series Psychoville (BBC2). They have since created the BAFTA award winning series Inside no. 9 (BBC2) in which they both write and perform, 59 episodes to date. Aside from his writing work, Steve has numerous acting credits across stage, screen and TV, including The Pillowman at the Duke of York Theatre, Happy Valley (BBC) and The Interrogation of Tony Martin (Channel 4).

Following the huge success of Inside No. 9. Reece and Steve went on to write and release the script books of the series along with an insiders guide.

Television

Taskmaster
Self
Channel 42024
The Power of Parker
Sandy
BBC2023
Brassic
Mr King
Sky2022
Ladhood
The Gardener
BBC2022
Killing Eve
Paul
BBC2022
Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure
Writer
Sky Urban Myths2020
Good Omens
Mr Glozier
Amazon2019 — 2023
Britannia
Emperor Claudius
Sky2019
The Southbank show
Himself
Sky Arts2019
Worzel Gummidge S1 & 2
Mr Braithwaite
BBC2019 — 2021
The Interrogation of Tony Martin
Tony Martin
ITV2019
Bounty Hunters
Sky2019
Urban Myths: The Sex Pistols Vs. Bill Grundy
Bill Grundy
Sky 2018
The League of Gentlemen Anniversary Specials
Lead Actor / Co-writer
BBC2018
Midsomer Murders
Timothy Benson
ITV2017
Camping
Robin
Sky Atlantic2016
Lewis
Ian Tedman
ITV2015
Professor Branestawm Returns
Professor Algebrain
BBC One2015
Mapp & Lucia
Georgie Pillson
BBC One2014
Happy Valley
Kevin Weatherill
BBC One2014
Inside No 9 (Series 1 - 9)
Lead Actor / Co-writer / Co-Director
BBC TWO2013 — 2025
Minder
Vlad the Imposter
Five2009
Whitechapel
Edward Buchan
ITV 12009
Psychoville
Writer / Various
BBC 22009
Doctor Who
Strackman Lux
BBC 12008
Marple: Murder Is Easy
Henry Wake
ITV2008
Benidorm
Mick Garvey
ITV2007 — 2009
Kingdom
Jack Thriplow
ITV2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mr Short
ITV2007
The Bad Mother's Handbook
Leo Fairbrother
ITV2007
Hotel Babylon
Mr. Daniels
BBC 12006
Riot at the Rite
Critic
BBC 22005
Under the Greenwood Tree
Mr Shiner
BBC2005
The Last Detective
Edward Netherton
ITV 12005
Blackpool
Adrian Marr
BBC2004
Shameless
Eddie Jackson
Channel 42004
Poirot: Death on the Nile
Dr. Bessner
Granada2004
Legend Ot The Lost Tribe
Animation Voice-over: Viking
BBC12002
The League of Gentlemen - The Making of Series 3
Presenter on behind-the-scenes documentary
BBC Choice2002
Comic Relief - Red Nose Day 2001
Writer / Performer
BBC12001
Gormenghast
Professor Mule
BBC12000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), Series 1
Liddel
BBC12000
Debt Wish Live
Writer / Performer
BBC11999
The League of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special)
Co-writer
BBC21999 — 2002
The League of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special)
Writer / Various
BBC21999 — 2002
The League of Gentlemen (Series 1 - 3 / Christmas Special)
Writer / Various
BBC Worldwide1999 — 2003
Lenny Goes To Town
Performer
BBC11998
In the Red
Lawrence Boot-Heath
BBC21997
Mash & Peas Do U.S
Performer
Channel 41997
Friday Night Armistice
Performer
BBC2,1996

Film

Mr. Bean's Holiday
Vicar
Steve Bendelack2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Censor
Amy Heckerling2007
Lassie
Charles Sturridge
Hynes2005
Match Point
DI Parry
Woody Allen2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Mr Prosser
Garth Jennings2005
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
Co-Writer / Various
Dir: Steve Bendelack2005
Churchill - The Hollywood Years
Chester
Peter Richardson2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Harry Seacombe
Stephen Hopkins2003
A Local Show for Local People
Writer / Various
BBC Worldwide2003
Birthday Girl
Duty Sargeant
Jez Butterworth2001
Alice in Russialand
Various
Ken Russell1995

Theatre and Live Performance

The Pillowman
Topolski
Duke of York Theatre2023
Death in Paradise
Neil Henderson
BBC 2020
The League of Gentlemen Live Again! UK Tour
Lead Actor/ Co-writer
UK Tour2018
Dead Funny
Brian
Vaudeville Theatre2016 — 2017
Dead Funny
Brian
Vaudeville Theatre 2016
The League of Gentlemen are Behind You
Writer / Various
2006
ART
Marc
Whitehall Theatre, London2002 — 2003
A Local Show For Local People
Writer / Various
National Tour2000 — 2001
Debt Wish Live
Writer / Performer
Brixton Academy1999
The League Of Gentlemen
Writer / Various
Edinburgh Pleasance, London Pleasance, Komedia, Brighton, and London's Battersea Arts Centre and Canal Café Theatre1995 — 1999
Variety
Writer
1991 — 1998

Awards

Royal Television Society, Winner of 'Comedy Performance - Male' for Inside No.9
Writer / Creator / Director / Role of Adrian
2019
South Bank Show Award
Winner
Best Comedy (The League of Gentlemen - Series 3)2003
Olivier Award
Nominee
Best Entertainment (A Local Show for Local People)2002
NME Award
Winner
Best Television Programme (The League Of Gentlemen - Series 2)2001
BAFTA Award
Winner
Best Comedy (The League Of Gentlemen - Series 1)2000
RTS Awards
Winner
Best Entertainment (The League Of Gentleman - Series 1)1999
Perrier Award
Winner
The League Of Gentlemen1997
Sony Silver Award
Winner
(On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen)1997

Books

Inside No. 9: The Scripts Series 1-3
Author
Hodder 2020
The League of Gentlemen Scripts And That
Fourth Estate,
2003
International Film Guide
Assistant Editor
1991 — 1998

Radio

On The Town With The League Of Gentlemen
Writer / Various
Radio 41997

News

Shortlist has been announced for the Comedy Awards 2023

10th January 2024

We are very excited to share our wonderful clients who have been shortlisted for the Comedy

Multiple PBJ nominees for National Comedy Awards

12th October 2021

2021 will bring the first National Comedy Awards, hosted by Channel 4 as part of this year's Stand Up To Cancer programming

Inside No. 9 renewed for two new seasons

16th March 2020

Following on from an extremely successful fifth series, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's 'Inside No

Chortle Awards 2018 - Nominations in!

8th February 2018

The list of nominees for the 2018 Chortle Awards, which celebrate the best in live and broadcast comedy, has just been released - and we are so thrilled to see so many clients on the list

British Comedy Guide Awards 2017

29th January 2018

The British Comedy Guide (comedy

Writers’ Guild Award Winners 2018

16th January 2018

The winners of the 2018 Writers’ Guild Awards were announced this evening (Monday 15 January 2018) at a ceremony at the Royal College of Physicians in London, in front of an audience from a broad range of creative industries

A brand new series of 'Inside No.9' starts tonight!

3rd January 2018

A brand new series of Inside No

Coming up roses!

14th September 2016

Inside No 9 has won Best Comedy at the 2016 Rose d'Or Awards, huge congratulations to Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith

Watson & Oliver, Steve Pemberton and Fernando all nominated for TV Choice Awards

23rd May 2012

This year's TV Choice Award nominees have been announced

Psychoville wins at the British Comedy Awards

14th December 2009

Congratulations to Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton - Psychoville won the award for: 'Best New British Television Comedy' at the British Comedy Awards

Podcasts

Inside Inside No. 9
Inside Inside No. 9 is a companion series to the anthology of darkly comic twisted tales.