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This spoof series invites you to see a 'long lost' 1980s TV chiller from acclaimed novelist, Garth Marenghi. With hammy acting and a ridiculously shoddy filmmaking technique, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace makes for seriously funny viewing.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Commentary, Documentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: In the 1980s horror writer Garth Marenghi wrote, produced, directed and starred in Darkplace, a groundbreaking series set in a hospital and exploring the depths of the author's imagination. At least that's what Marenghi and his publicist/co-star, Dean Learner, claim in modern-day interviews which both bookend and interrupt the episodes. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...Garth Marenghi's Darkplace ( Garth Marenghi's Darkplace ) ( Darkplace )
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Having been fortunate enough to catch this show during its brief Channel 4 run a couple of years ago, I can hardly wait for the DVD release of this classic horror-comedy. It's definitely an acquired taste, and there's not really anything to liken it with, but Darkplace is well worth watching. All manner of hilarity and stupidity (including evil flying staplers, monkeys riding pushbikes and "Scotch Mist" among others) is contained within this DVD. It is well worth buying if you like something a little on the edge...
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Have to agree with everyone here.This is possibly the brightest,most original comedy of the last 20 years, seriously.It ranks alongside "The Young Ones", "The Day today","Alan Partridge" and early Reeves and Mortimer.Matthew, please bring it back!
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
When this initially aired it was heavily promoted on TV and Radio, but it never seemed to do very well and become one of those forgotten series.
Thankfully it had quite a dedicated cult following and the DVD release does justice to this truly original and purposefully 'bad' comedy.
This spoof TV series has all the 'cast' in character throughout. Providing talking head moments where they reflect on the `Horror Hospital Drama' they give their opinions and pad out the running time because many of the original tapes have been destroyed. Garth has an embarrassingly inflated idea about his own work and regularly explains how deep and powerful his message was.
The special effects are fantastically naff and the dodgy acting is captured to perfection. Especially that of Dean Learner who keeps glancing at the camera and having his scenes spliced together to cover up his mistakes, this leads to great moments where, for example; in a split second he is suddenly holding his drink in the other hand.
This DVD has great re-watch value. The plot of each episode is relatively funny, but it's the individual moments which ensure you have laugh after laugh.
In a nutshell: Remember the many cheesy American TV series of the eighties? Well this is the British version - lost for twenty years we can now see it in its (near) full(-ish) glory. Garth Marenghi's Dark Place looks shoddy - but it takes a lot of skill to make it look as natural as it does. This is an original comedy with a raft of features including a cast commentary (again all in character) and a full length version of the song "One Track Lover" which will have you singing it for days afterwards. I absolutely love this series - it's not often that you get something so unique, and - dare I say it? Yes I do ...genius!
Thankfully it had quite a dedicated cult following and the DVD release does justice to this truly original and purposefully 'bad' comedy.
This spoof TV series has all the 'cast' in character throughout. Providing talking head moments where they reflect on the `Horror Hospital Drama' they give their opinions and pad out the running time because many of the original tapes have been destroyed. Garth has an embarrassingly inflated idea about his own work and regularly explains how deep and powerful his message was.
The special effects are fantastically naff and the dodgy acting is captured to perfection. Especially that of Dean Learner who keeps glancing at the camera and having his scenes spliced together to cover up his mistakes, this leads to great moments where, for example; in a split second he is suddenly holding his drink in the other hand.
This DVD has great re-watch value. The plot of each episode is relatively funny, but it's the individual moments which ensure you have laugh after laugh.
In a nutshell: Remember the many cheesy American TV series of the eighties? Well this is the British version - lost for twenty years we can now see it in its (near) full(-ish) glory. Garth Marenghi's Dark Place looks shoddy - but it takes a lot of skill to make it look as natural as it does. This is an original comedy with a raft of features including a cast commentary (again all in character) and a full length version of the song "One Track Lover" which will have you singing it for days afterwards. I absolutely love this series - it's not often that you get something so unique, and - dare I say it? Yes I do ...genius!
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Cult Classic!
I finally got round to buying this after years of talking about it,and being greeted by blank looks from the uninitated, who weren't fourtunate enough to see it when it was first... Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. D. Campbell
Crossroads meets The Twilight Zone..
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Good premise, lacklustre execution
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a parody of 80's horror shows and b-movies, complete with bad acting and poor production values. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sparrowsabre7
More Powerful Than A Powerbar
It is truly sad that (at the expense of a 10 out of 5 star show) we see such an unfortunate exposure of societal idiocy. - Indeed, perhaps too cutting, but yes, I did say idiocy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Giles Hellier
The penumbra of uncertainty
I was one of the lucky few who stumbled across this amazing and unique Channel 4 series in 2004. Darkplace is a bizarre but brilliant spoof and is a show that is completely... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Phippster
Weird and amazing
When I first saw this while channel surfing I was just watching it with my mouth open going "what on earth is this!!". Read more
Published 6 months ago by Timothy Murray
Garth Marenghi's Dark Place
Weird, wacky but very good. Enjoyed by all the family from teenagers to 50 somethings. My favourite scene is Once Upon A Beginning [1. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Majella
Makes me laugh every time
I love Darkplace and I wish they made more than 6 episodes. This is a bargain to anybody with a sense of humour.
Published 11 months ago by Robert George
A show too powerful for it's time.
Everything about this show is awful.
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