Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - C4 Sitcom - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade
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Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe and Kim Noble
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Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade
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Charlie Hanson, Jon Thoday and Richard Allen-Turner
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A cult series which aimed to spoof the fantasy horror genre and mock low-budget 1980s TV dramas.
The series sees horror author Garth Marenghi (Matthew Holness) introducing the first UK broadcast of his 'terrifying and radical' 1980s TV drama Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is a maverick doctor battling against the evil forces lurking beneath a hospital in Romford. He is assisted by Dr. Lucien Sanchez, Dr. Liz Asher and hospital boss Thornton Reed.
The 'archive' episodes broadcast are inter-spliced with recent interviews conducted with three of the drama's key players - Marenghi himself, his publisher, business associate and co-star, Dean Learner (Richard Ayoade) and cult horror star Todd Rivers (Matt Berry). Madeleine Wool (Alice Lowe), who played Dr. Liz Asher when the show was filmed in the 1980s, doesn't seem to be around to take part in the documentary though.
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- Darkplace
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- Garth Marenghi's Website
A website setup by Matthew Holness in character as Garth Marenghi. It features fictional interviews, books and more. - Official Website
The official website from Channel 4. Features video clips from the show. - IMDb
- Wikipedia
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First broadcast
Thursday 29th January 2004 at 10:35pm on Channel 4
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