Remembering Darkplace

The term 'cult TV show' is somewhat overused but in the case of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace it is more than apporiate. Garth Marenghi is the creation of Matthew Holness who plays him, a self proclaimed dream weaver Marenghi (a combination of many different authors, Stephen King, Clive Barker and James Herbert to name just 3) introduces each episode that also feature contributions from not only himself but co-stars Dean (also publisher) Learner and Todd Rivers on the making of the show. Learner and Rivers are played by Richard Ayoade and Matt Berry while Alice Lowe plays Madeleine Wool an actress Learner claims is dead and buried in Eastern Europe if she got a burial at all. The plots of Darkplace are absolutely mad featuring amongst others water that turns people into Apes, a Caulifour woman and a sentient giant eyeball made even more weird with (deliberate) dodgy production values, The show featured guest appearances by the likes of Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding and Stephen Merchant. Holness has not had the big break his co-stars have had, Ayoade and Berry have both won the Best Comedy actor BAFTA for their roles in The IT Crowd and Toast of London respectively while Lowe won acclaim for the film Prevenge in which she not only starred in but directed while pregnant. If you talk to anyone who has seen the show they will rave about it.

All episodes are available to watch on the All 4 site