Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

Review: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)

Cast: Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Alice Lowe,

Matthew Holness
Matthew Holness
Richard Ayoade
Richard Ayoade
Matt Berry
Matt Berry
Alice Lowe
Alice Lowe

Plot: When the Hellmouth opens beneath Darkplace Hospital in downtown Romford, kiddy doctor, Vietnam veteran and ex-warlock Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. (Garth Marenghi) is the only man who can close it. Joined by best buddy Dr. Lucien Sanchez (Todd Rivers), fiery hospital boss Thornton Reed (Dean Learner), and woman Liz Asher (Madeleine Wool), 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?

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