Created ByRichard Ayoade, Matthew Holness, Billy Brown
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?
New doctor Liz Asher is tipped off by a psychic cat that evil lurks in the cooridors of Darkplace. When a patient mysteriously dies, Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must scalpel-up and close a standard-sized hell-mouth beneath Romford. Contains mild swearing and the naked top-half of a man.
E2Hell Hath Fury
Feb 5, 200424m★ 8.5
The hospital chef is savagely attacked by a ladle and then a fork. Who or what threw one or both of them? And why are objects flying about of their own accord, attacking innocent civillians and disrupting hospital procedure? Meanwhile Dagless has his own problems with a suspicious-looking temp with an attitude problem.
E3Skipper the Eyechild
Feb 12, 200424m★ 8.3
The past is stirring in the halls of Darkplace, and for Dr. Rick Dagless M.D., that means Trouble. With a capital T (the rest of the letters lowercase). A giant eye has been born on 'B' Wing. Winner of the Prix de L'Oeil International Opticians' Television Award for Best New Drama.
E4The Apes of Wrath
Feb 19, 200424m★ 7.5
Monkey business most macabre. A terrible sickness is spreading from ward to ward as humans regress to a primal state. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must kill the beast within us, and fast. i.e. before it's too late.
E5Scotch Mist
Feb 26, 200424m★ 7.3
A lethal mist surrounds Darkplace, tartanning the hides of unwary travellers, while phantom bagpipes play on regardless. Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must face more than the music as he unravels the secret behind its sudden appearance. The truth, when it comes, lies as a little too close to home, even though Romford would seem a safe enough distance from Glenrothes.
E6The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth
Mar 4, 200423m★ 7.7
Dr. Sanchez falls in love with a patient infected with cosmic broccoli, but when it threatens to spread Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. is forced to intervene. But love is blind, and the only eye Sanchez has open is at the end of a trouser snake. Can Dagless save his buddy and the world? (Yes, he can.)
About Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a comedy, mystery, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series on Channel 4. The show first aired on Jan 29, 2004 and currently has 1 season and 6 episodes. Garth Marenghi's Darkplace has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 8.0/10 based on 176 votes. The cast includes Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe. Created by Richard Ayoade and Matthew Holness and Billy Brown.
