Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Season 1 - Eps 1: Once Upon A Beginning
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.
About Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Title: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
First Air Date: 2004-01-29
Last Air Date: 2004-03-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 151 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 6
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Channel 4 Television, Avalon Television
Synopsis
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?
Cast
Matthew Holness
Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless M.D.
Matt Berry
Todd Rivers / Dr. Lucien Sanchez
Richard Ayoade
Dean Learner / Thornton Reed
Alice Lowe
Madeleine Wool / Liz Asher
