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The Dentons are the main antagonistic family in the British dark comedy sitcom seriesThe League of Gentlemen. They are made up of a bizarre couple (Harvey and Val) whose gaudy 1970s-style house is run in an insanely ordered manner. For examples, they have two rolls of toilet paper labelled "1's" and "2's," and colour-coded towels for every purpose, from hands and spills to pubic hair. The family also contains twin daughters, Chloe & Radclyffe, a pair of mysterious and sadistic young girls who play along with their parent's obsessions but really have their own schemes in mind. The final member of the family is Benjamin Denton, the only non villainous family member who is a constant victim to their eccentric behaviours and schemes usually tailor made to his expense.
Family History[]
He also owns the toad known to the Mapapa tribe of the shakiti hills as the devil's toad. "If one were to squeeze its little yellow belly, one's heart's desire would be granted." With him and his wife, Val, that turned out to be true. He wished for a self-lowering toilet seat, while Val asked for her nephew, Benjamin, to return. Both wishes came true. Benjamin also made the mistake of killing two of Harvey's favourite toads, Sonny and Cher (named after the musical duo), by frying one on an electric heater and stepping on the other.
The Dentons also have a "nude day," which they claim is the first Monday of every month. They cast aside all clothing and go about their daily duties—including going to the supermarket, the newsagent's, and the post office, totally naked. When Benjamin walks in on them naked, they force him to strip off as well and answer the door naked. Benjamin surprises the caller and brings him back to the living room, where Harvey and Val are dressed and Benjamin is humiliated.
As Season 1 progresses, it becomes clear that the pair, especially Val (whose greatest wish is to have a son), don't want Benjamin to leave. In the first season, they merely used diversionary tactics, such as telling him that all guests must babysit their daughters. However, their plans become more sinister: they lock Benjamin in his room; type up a letter made to look as if it was from Benjamin, declaring that he wishes to stay with the Dentons; and construct a large chamber in the basement where they intend to keep him as a pet. Harvey even publishes a pamphlet entitled "My Plan to Keep Benjamin Locked Up as Some Kind of Pet, by Harvey Denton"; even Val is repulsed. Benjamin discovers this plan and turns the table on Harvey and Val, trapping them in the chamber and forcing them to confess before Chloe and Radclyffe chase him off with a shotgun. However, rather than free their parents, they lock them in.
Though they are never expressly killed off, this is the last we see of Harvey and Val. They were not featured in Season 3 or the film, although their previous routines does appear in the live show and in the Christmas Special, Val is seen as head of "Solutions Inc.", though this may not be real, given that it took place in Charlie's dream. Their absence is unusual for such important and frequently used characters. Their fates are revealed in the 2017 Anniversary Specials, in which Harvey has died by this point and Benjamin returns to attend his funeral, reuniting him with Val and the grown up twins. They plan to use Benjamin as a vessel for Harvey's ghost which goes to plan, although when they get fed up with his domineering nature, they expel him and allow Benjamin to go.
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