Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)★ 8.5/10
- Comedy
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
Directed by: Richard Ayoade
Written by: Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness
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.
- Original title
- Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
- Storyline
- In the 1980s horror writer Garth Marenghi wrote, directed and starred in a TV series so cutting edge that TV channels refused to show it. It's now the early 2000s and the series is finally being released. Set in Darkplace Hospital, Marenghi plays Dr Rick Dagless, a caring yet unconventional doctor. His colleagues are Drs Lucien Sanchez and Liz Asher and boss is Thornton Reed. Together they deal with some bizarre, paranormal cases.
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 · 21,878
- Companies
- Avalon Television, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Adult Swim, Channel 4 Video, Channel Four Films, Showtime Arabia
- Release dates
- US January 28, 2004
- GB January 29, 2004
- AU January 30, 2006