Gormenghast - Season 1 - Eps 4: Part 4

2000-02-0760 min⭐ 7/10

The elderly Barquentine clings onto his office. Frustrated, Steerpike kills him by fire, but he is left with his own face badly burnt. However, he takes over running the castle and continues to woo Fuchsia. Flay returns from exile and joins forces with Titus against Steerpike. They find him with the skeletons of Clarice and Cora, and Steerpike kills Flay and escapes. As Titus hunts Steerpike, Fuchsia refuses to hide him, killing herself instead. Titus and Steerpike fight to the death.

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About Gormenghast

Gormenghast

Title: Gormenghast

First Air Date: 2000-01-17

Last Air Date: 2000-02-07

Status: Ended

Rating: 7/10 (from 28 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 4

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies: BBC, Chum Television

Synopsis

At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Steerpike

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Lady Gertrude

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Lord Groan

Neve McIntosh

Neve McIntosh

Lady Fuchsia

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Flay

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Swelter

Lynsey Baxter

Lynsey Baxter

June Brown

June Brown

Nannie Slagg

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Irma Prunesquallor

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

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