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Season 1 – Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

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This show within a show is a parody of 80's horror television and part soap opera. Garth Marenghi is a fictional horror author making a tv show with his manager Dean. Set at Darkplace Hospital, Garth plays Dr. Dagless who always carries a gun and tries to solve supernatural mysteries.
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace — Season 1

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

The short-lived Garth Marenghi's Dark Place is strangely brilliant, even while buried under its own layers of satire.

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Rachel Aroesti Guardian 10/23/2018
The show-within-a-show is a masterpiece of nostalgia-fuelled parody that teems with comic talent: there's Alice Lowe, Matt Berry and guests stars like Stephen Merchant, Noel Fielding and Graham Linehan. Go to Full Review Noel Murray The Dissolve 10/23/2018
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is masterfully, hilariously hideous, with Ayoade knowing exactly how to drop in pointless camera moves, botched continuity, and slackly paced action sequences for maximum comic effect. Go to Full Review Gabriel Wilder Sydney Morning Herald 10/23/2018
Brilliance and the absurd collide in this comic television masterpiece from 2004. Go to Full Review Melody McCune Geek Girl Authority 08/23/2023
I love a good spoofing. Spoof me up, Scotty. I also find soap operas tedious and rife with melodrama. Darkplace intelligently makes fun of that. Go to Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 12/08/2021
It's extraordinary, dark, and funny. Go to Full Review Michael Walsh Nerdist 11/01/2021
Six episodes of utter comedy perfection. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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abel s Mar 31 Absolutely amazing, to the crtics who gave this a splat, get a life and some taste..... you need it See more Sam S 06/19/2024 weird but i was hooked See more Luciano B 05/06/2024 Quite likely the perfect parody series. The writing, the effects, the acting and the comedy are absolutely spot-on. I could watch any of this criminally short miniseries a hundred times and laugh every time. A certified masterpiece! See more Dave C 11/04/2023 Phenomenal! The right tone, settings, effects, stories, etc. The narration and interviews are excellent too. I loved the cast - they all seemed to riff off each other at times, which made the whole thing funnier See more 09/08/2021 The definition of a cult classic. Had me consistently laughing in a way little can. See more Keith J @kwill7 02/23/2021 Bizarre and brilliant See more Read all reviews
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Matthew Holness

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Matt Berry

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Alice Lowe

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Richard Ayoade

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Richard Ayoade

Director

Richard Ayoade

Writer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 29, 2004 Once Upon a Beginning A psychic cat gives a warning to a new doctor at Darkplace Hospital. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 5, 2004 Hell Hath Fury A hospital chef is savagely attacked by a ladle. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 12, 2004 Skipper the Eye Child A giant eye is discovered in the hospital. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 19, 2004 The Apes of Wrath A sickness spreads through the hospital causing humans to regress to a primal state. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 26, 2004 Scotch Mist A strange mist and the music of bagpipes surrounds Darkplace. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 4, 2004 The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth Dr. Sanchez falls in love with a patient infected with cosmic broccoli. Details

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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Richard Ayoade
Executive Producer
Richard Allen-Turner
Screenwriter
Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness
Network
Channel 4
Rating
TV-14 (V|L)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 29, 2004