Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace86%

TV 2004-01-29 30m Comedy Mystery Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1 Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award 1 European Film Award for Best Composer 1
★ 8.0 / 10 · 192 votes
Ratings
Combined
85.8 %
6 sources
IMDb
8.5 /10
21,827 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87 %
23 votes
Letterboxd
4.4 /5
18,501 votes
Trakt
82 %
774 votes
TMDB
79 %
192 votes
RT Audience
95 %

When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez, fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed, and woman Liz Asher, Dagless must fight the forces of Darkness while dealing with the burden of day-to-day admin. From the chilling pen of best-selling horror writer Garth Marenghi comes this lost masterpiece of televisual terror. Dare you enter Garth's Darkplace?

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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Studios
Channel 4 Television , Avalon Television
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata

Awards

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 3 nominated

  • 2005 Best Supporting Actress Nominated Sophie Okonedo
  • 2005 Best Actor Nominated
  • 2005 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 1 won

  • — National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Won

Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award 1 won

  • 2005 Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award Won

European Film Award for Best Composer 1 won

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Created by
Richard Ayoade Matthew Holness Billy Brown
Cast
Matthew Holness Matthew Holness Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. Matt Berry Matt Berry Todd Rivers / Dr. Lucien Sanchez Richard Ayoade Richard Ayoade Dean Learner / Thornton Reed Alice Lowe Alice Lowe Madeleine Wool / Liz Asher Kim Noble Kim Noble Jim Julian Barratt Julian Barratt Padre Stephen Merchant Stephen Merchant The Chef Matt Green Matt Green Chef's Assistant Graham Linehan Graham Linehan Security Guard Sarah Kants Sarah Kants Larry's Mother Adrian Sturges Adrian Sturges Dean Learner's Dead Half Brother Noel Fielding Noel Fielding Monkey Man
Miniseries 2004 · 6 eps
  1. 1 Once Upon a Beginning New doctor Liz Asher is tipped off by a psychic cat that evil lurks in the cooridors of Darkplace. When a patient mysteriously dies, Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must scalpel-up and clos… Jan 29, 2004 24m
  2. 2 Hell Hath Fury The hospital chef is savagely attacked by a ladle and then a fork. Who or what threw one or both of them? And why are objects flying about of their own accord, attacking innocent … Feb 5, 2004 24m
  3. 3 Skipper the Eyechild 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). A giant eye has been born … Feb 12, 2004 24m
  4. 4 The Apes of Wrath Monkey business most macabre. A terrible sickness is spreading from ward to ward as humans regress to a primal state. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must kill the beast within us, and fast… Feb 19, 2004 24m
  5. 5 Scotch Mist A lethal mist surrounds Darkplace, tartanning the hides of unwary travellers, while phantom bagpipes play on regardless. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must face more than the music as he … Feb 26, 2004 24m
  6. 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. But love is blind, and the on… Mar 4, 2004 23m
Specials 2006 · 13 eps
  1. 1 Darkplace Illuminatum Marenghi, Learner and Rivers recorded over 200 hours of interviews prior to the 2004 re-release of Darkplace. What follows is a selection of the least angry. Oct 16, 2006 30m
  2. 2 The One Scene I Cut Marenghi saw cutting any scene as an admission of weakness. Several episodes of Darkplace were never broadcast because running times would regularly exceed the 9 hour mark. Howeve… 30m
  3. 3 Easter Egg A set of videos hidden on the DVD release. The first is a video of Learner introducing "Channel Ladykiss", followed by a video of a Darkplace patient frantically reading Marenghi… 30m
  4. 4 Misc. Horrificata Illuminata Although the following interviews were conducted for the re-release of Darkplace, the respondents' propensity to rant about completely unrelated subjects meant that they were not … 30m
  5. 5 Pam's Home Movies Garth's wife, Pam, was regularly on set to make sure that the writer had his morning pie on time. She also brought her film camera, and the following footage paints a delightfully… 30m
  6. 6 My Storyboards Marenghi meticulously planned each spectacular sequence of the show on the back of his breakfast napkin. These storyboards are a testament to the Splattermeister's visual artistry… 30m
  7. 7 Test Footage Many will not know that Garth Marenghi's Darkplace was shot twice. 43 episodes had been recorded when Dean Learner decided that he didn't like his hair style and demanded everythi… 30m
  8. 8 One Track Lover - Extended Single
  9. 9 Darkplace Theme 1m
  10. 10 Darkplace Moodscape I
  11. 11 Darkplace Moodscape II
  12. 12 Darkplace Moodscape III
  13. 13 Lost Audio Deleted Scene The sound to this footage has been lost.
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