Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
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Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace is a British dark comedy show made for Channel 4 by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade. Following on from Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, which won the 2001 Perrier Awards, the show revolves around fictional horror author Garth Marenghi and his publisher Dean Learner.
Darkplace is presented as a lost classic: a television series produced in the 1980s, though never broadcast at the time. The presentation features commentary from many of the “original” cast, where characters such as “Marenghi” and “Learner” reflect on making the show. Darkplace parodies numerous aspects of ’80s low-budget television, including fashion, special effects, production gaffes, and music, as well as the widespread practice of including commentary tracks on DVD releases of old films and television shows.
Darkplace was broadcast in a late-night timeslot, with very little advertising, and met with poor viewing figures. The show nonetheless built up a significant internet following, leading Channel 4 to swiftly repeat the series and produce a DVD release. It was also reported that Channel 4’s Film Four had asked Holness and Ayoade to write a script for a movie version of their programme.
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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a British dark comedy show made for Channel 4 by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade. Following on from Garth Marenghi's Netherhead, which won the 2001 Perrier Awards, the show revolves around fictional horror author Garth Marenghi and his publisher Dean Learner.
Darkplace is presented as a lost classic: a television series produced in the 1980s, though never broadcast at the time. The presentation features commentary from many of the "original" cast, where characters such as "Marenghi" and "Learner" reflect on making the show. Darkplace parodies numerous aspects of '80s low-budget television, including fashion, special effects, production gaffes, and music, as well as the widespread practice of including commentary tracks on DVD releases of old films and television shows.
Darkplace was broadcast in a late-night timeslot, with very little advertising, and met with poor viewing figures. The show nonetheless built up a significant internet following, leading Channel 4 to swiftly repeat the series and produce a DVD release. It was also reported that Channel 4's Film Four had asked Holness and Ayoade to write a script for a movie version of their programme.
Original Name: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Status: Ended
Home Page: Click here to visit
Rating: 7.5
Vote Count: 29
Type: Scripted
Network(s): Channel 4
First Air Date: January 29, 2004
Last Air Date: March 4, 2004
Episode Runtime: 30 mins
Primary Year: 2004
Created by: Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Billy Brown
Genres: Comedy
IMDB Link: tt0397150
Production Companies: Channel 4 Television Corporation, Avalon Television
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Alternative Titles: "Темне місце" Ґарта Маренґі, "Темнемісце" Гарта Маренгі, «Темне місце» Ґарта Маренґі, «Темне місце» Гарта Маренгі, «Темнемісце» Ґарта Маренґі
- Season 0 — 7 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 1 — 6 Episodes — Air Date: January 29, 2004
- Matthew Holness – Garth Marenghi
- Matthew Holness – Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.
- Richard Ayoade – Dean Learner
- Richard Ayoade – Thornton Reed
- Matt Berry – Todd Rivers
- Matt Berry – Dr. Lucien Sanchez
- Alice Lowe – Madeleine Wool
- Alice Lowe – Liz Asher
- Stephen Merchant – The Chef
- Julian Barratt – Padre
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