Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a British cult comedy-horror television series that parodies low-budget 1980s genre shows through deliberately shoddy production, over-the-top acting, and metafictional framing.

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instanceOf comedy-horror television series
television series
basedOn Garth Marenghi stage character NERFINISHED
character Dean Learner NERFINISHED
Dr. Liz Asher NERFINISHED
Dr. Lucien Sanchez NERFINISHED
Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D. NERFINISHED
Garth Marenghi NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Alice Lowe NERFINISHED
Arthur Mathews NERFINISHED
Graham Linehan NERFINISHED
Matthew Holness NERFINISHED
Richard Ayoade NERFINISHED
distributor Channel 4 NERFINISHED
features fictional author Garth Marenghi
in-character interviews
filmingLocation United Kingdom
firstAiredOn Channel 4 NERFINISHED
genre comedy
horror
parody
hasCultStatus true
hasFormat mock restored 1980s TV show
hasMetafictionalFraming true
hasSpinOff Man to Man with Dean Learner NERFINISHED
notableFor cult following
deliberately shoddy production values
over-the-top acting
numberOfEpisodes 6
numberOfSeasons 1
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork Channel 4 NERFINISHED
originalReleaseYear 2004
originalRunEndDate 2004-03-04
originalRunStartDate 2004-01-29
parodies 1980s low-budget genre television
productionCompany Avalon Television NERFINISHED
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 25 minutes
setting Darkplace Hospital NERFINISHED
starring Alice Lowe NERFINISHED
Matt Berry NERFINISHED
Matthew Holness NERFINISHED
Richard Ayoade NERFINISHED

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Richard Ayoade appearedIn Garth Marenghi's Darkplace