Is Shropshire the new Royston Vasey?

The Shropshire Star reports a tribunal hearing into the case of the Revd Mark Sharpe, who claims he was driven from his post as rector of Teme Valley South by a campaign of intimidation:

At a pre-tribunal hearing in Birmingham yesterday, the 44-year-old compared his former village parishioners to characters from the television comedy The League Of Gentlemen.

The hearing continues.

Later. There is a fuller report, though it is missing the reference to Royston Vasey, in the Guardian.