Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Name: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Released: 2004-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe

Comedy 2004

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This parody series is an unearthed 80s horror/drama, complete with poor production values, awful dialogue and hilarious violence. The series is set in a Hospital in Romford, which is situated over the gates of Hell.

Comedy 2004

TV-PG

Starring Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe

EPISODE 1

Once Upon a Beginning

New Doctor Liz Asher is tipped off by a psychic cat that there’s darkness in Darkplace. When a patient mysteriously dies, Dr. Rick Dagless must scalpel-up and fight The Forces of Evil

23 min · Jan 29, 2004 TV-PG
EPISODE 2

Hell Hath Fury

When the hospital chef is savagely attacked by a ladle all eyes point to an unknown attacker loose in the wards. But why are objects flying about of their own accord, attacking innocent civilians and disrupting hospital procedure?

24 min · Feb 5, 2004 TV-PG
EPISODE 3

Skipper the Eye Child

The past is stirring in the halls of Darkplace and for Dr. Rick Dagless M.D., that means Trouble. With a capital T (the rest of the letters lowercase). Something long dead has been reborn on ‘B’ Wing.

23 min · Feb 12, 2004 TV-PG
EPISODE 4

The Apes of Wrath

A terrible sickness is spreading from ward to ward as humans regress to a primal state. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must find out what’s releasing the beast within us, and fast, i.e. before it’s too late.

24 min · Feb 19, 2004 TV-PG
EPISODE 5

Scotch Mist

A killer mist closes in, tartanning the hides of travellers while phantom bagpipes play, regardless. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. faces more than the music unravelling the secret behind its sudden appearance

23 min · Feb 26, 2004 TV-PG
EPISODE 6

The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth

Dr. Sanchez falls in love with a patient infected with cosmic broccoli, but when it threatens to spread Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is forced to intervene. Can he save his buddy and the world? (Yes, he can)

23 min · Mar 4, 2004 TV-PG

Matthew Holness

Garth Marenghi/Dr. Rick Dagless
Matt Berry

Todd Rivers/Dr. Lucien Sanchez
Alice Lowe

Madeleine Wool/Dr. Liz Asher
Richard Ayoade

Dean Learner/Thornton Reed
Richard Ayoade

Director

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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

COMEDY

Retro horror parody is creepy, not scary.

Information

Studio: Channel 4
Released: 2004
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States), English (United Kingdom)
Audio: * (AD), English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

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