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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-horror television series
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Garth Marenghi stage character NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dean Learner
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Liz Asher NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Lucien Sanchez NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ Garth Marenghi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Alice Lowe
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Ayoade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
fictional author Garth Marenghi
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in-character interviews ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstAiredOn | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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horror ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasFormat | mock restored 1980s TV show ⓘ |
| hasMetafictionalFraming | true ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | Man to Man with Dean Learner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following
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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
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Matt Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Holness NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Ayoade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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