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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace( 2004)

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FROM THE BEST-SELLING MASTER OF DARKNESS

Overview

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?

  1. Richard Ayoade

    Creator

  2. Billy Brown

    Creator

  3. Matthew Holness

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Matthew Holness

    Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.

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    Matt Berry

    Todd Rivers / Dr. Lucien Sanchez

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    Richard Ayoade

    Dean Learner / Thornton Reed

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    Alice Lowe

    Madeleine Wool / Liz Asher

Current Season

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Miniseries

2004 | 6 Episodes

Miniseries of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace premiered on Jan 29 2004

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A review by InvisibleTimmy

10
Written by InvisibleTimmy on Thu Aug 06 2020
_Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace_ is one of the most groundbreaking television shows of the 1980s. Created by Marenghi, a bestselling author and self-proclaimed dreamweaver, with the assistance of his publisher Dean Learner, _Darkplace_ was originally shown only in Peru, because the show was made with no demand from a network. It was finally aired elsewhere in 2004, during the greatest artistic drought in TV history, with new interviews with cast and crew. _Darkplace_ concerns the exploits of(immensely intelligent, muscular, and compact (like corned beef)) Dr Rick Dagless MD (Marenghi) and his team ...

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • parody
  • dark comedy
  • hospital
  • spoof
  • horror spoof
  • 1980s
  • horror