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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2004
  • TV-MA
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
21K
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POPULARITY
2,350
717
Matthew Holness in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
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.
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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 situate... Read allThis 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.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.

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    • Richard Ayoade
    • Matt Berry
    • Matthew Holness
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    21K
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    POPULARITY
    2,350
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    • Stars
      • Richard Ayoade
      • Matt Berry
      • Matthew Holness
    • 77User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Richard Ayoade
    Richard Ayoade
    • Dean Learner…
    Matt Berry
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    • Dr. Lucien Sanchez…
    Matthew Holness
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    • Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.…
    Alice Lowe
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    • Madeleine Wool…
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    • Larry Renwick
    Kevin Hudson
    Nicholas Ivanov
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    • Trivia
      The series was broadcast in 2004 on Channel 4, but a second season was never commissioned due to low ratings. However, over the next few years, the series gained a considerable cult following via word-of-mouth and the Internet. Renewed interest in the show led to its release on DVD and subsequent airings in the US on the Sci-Fi and Adult Swim networks. Since then, fans are petitioning for a second season of the show.
    • Quotes

      Dean Learner: She was like a candle in the wind... unreliable.

    • Crazy credits
      The credits are all in an 80s style and use the old Channel 4 logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Reckoning Day (2011)

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    9/10

    SINCE WHEN WERE YOU ORTHADOX, RICK?

    Imagine a place between tuseday and purple - between the eighties and chest wigs. Now think back to Saphire and Steel, Deathwatch and certain episodes of Dr Who. Welcome... to Darkplace

    Dodgy effects (forgivable - and amusing) and dodgy scripts (unforgivable - and hysterical) ruled the roost shamelessly and here they are aped to the max. I've only seen the first episode (as well as the 'Official' Garth Marenghi website) and I screamed in a miasmous catatony - I gaped shudderously at the incomprehousity of the spectacle - I laughed till I stopped laughing. It's looking good - and I hope it's a short run, as these things can be flogged silly.

    As it stands, it is refreshingly sarcastic about nerd orientated broadcasting - and amazingly would stand as a series from the period. Whiffs of Michael Mann, William Friedkin, HP Lovecraft, Starsky & Hutch and hospital based soaps should have folk wincing and laughing till doomsday.

    Plot snippets so far: the guy went axe happy in a trout farm. Nuff said.
    • nujuv
    • Feb 4, 2004
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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Avalon Television
      • Channel 4 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Darkplace
    • Filming locations
      • Romford, Essex, England, UK(UK)
    • Production companies
      • Avalon Television
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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