Richard Ayoade has had arguably the steepest trajectory since Darkplace. But despite the show’s poor ratings, its cult status helped most to go on to bigger things. Launching careersĪt the time of production, the Darkplace cast was relatively unknown. That was to be the end of the Darkplace journey, and despite repeat broadcast deals in the US, the dedicated – if small – fanbase awaits news of a return to this day. But again, it only ran for one short series. The spoof chat show featured Ayoade’s much-loved character, with all guests played by Holness – including an appearance from Marenghi himself. In 2006, Channel 4 broadcast a spin-off called Man to Man with Dean Learner.
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Matthew Holness as “author, dream weaver, visionary, plus actor” Garth Marenghi (Photo: Channel 4) In 2005, rumours that Film 4 had asked Holness and Ayoade for a script got fans excited, but it never came to fruition. The show was barely publicised by Channel 4 and this – coupled with a late-night scheduling decision that many felt led to the show’s demise – meant the viewing figures were average at best.ĭarkplace never survived beyond its first series. This allowed a transfer to TV, and in 2004, the first episode of Darkplace was broadcast, with Matt Berry now among the central cast.
The trio returned the following year for sequel show Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead, which went one further and won the award. Chortle called it a “splendidly over-the-top spoof gorefest”.
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Similar in premise to the TV version that would come later, it performed well in Edinburgh, and was nominated for the Perrier Award. The origins of Darkplace can be traced back to the turn of the millennium, and the Fringe where Holness, Ayoade and Lowe teamed up on Garth Marenghi’s Fright Knight. Liz Asher, whose psychic abilities were often enhanced by her P.M.S. Lucien Sanchez (a confident womaniser with a lip-sync problem), while Alice Lowe played Dr. Richard Ayoade was Dean Learner – Garth’s publisher, who plays Thornton Reed, and has obviously never acted in his life. In an attempt to fool viewers into thinking Darkplace was a real show, none of the actors’ names were used in press material in the run-up to the series, or in the credits. (also Holness, as Marenghi as Dagless) to fight the forces of evil while coping with the pressures of “day to day admin”. Guest starring Julian Barratt.The “show” is set in Darkplace Hospital, where a portal to hell under the building leads Dr. Dagless must save both his friend, and the world. Sanchez's life is in danger from a patient with an extraterrestrial broccoli infection. "The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth" Guest starring Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding.Ī Scottish mist descends on Darkplace and Dagless has to act fast to prevent all the English people in the hospital from grave danger. Dagless must stop it before he becomes a primate. Guest starring Graham Linehan.Ī mysterious illness spreads like a particularly virulent disease through the wards of Darkplace, causing doctors and patients to revert to an earlier genetic state. However, the eyeball could be a potential killer. Somewhere on the wards of Darkplace Hospital, a man gives birth to a giant eyeball which brings out paternalistic instincts in Dagless, still grieving for the loss of his half-human, half-grasshopper son.
At first suspicion falls on the hospital's temporary clerical assistant, but Dagless is determined to find out the truth. Guest starring Julian Barratt.Īt Darkplace Hospital lunch is delayed and objects begin flying around. Rick Dagless, M.D., must act in time to prevent unspeakable evil from leaking out from a portal to Hellmouth under Darkplace Hospital. New doctor Liz Asher arrives at Darkplace Hospital, where a mysterious cat portends disaster. This list is ordered by the original air dates on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.
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