Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
TV Show
First aired
The conceit is perfect: a lost 1980s horror series by a self-proclaimed visionary author, finally broadcast with smug commentary from its "original" cast. Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade mock the stilted acting, shoddy effects and clumsy editing of low-budget genre television, and the vanity of the man in charge of it all. Romford's Darkplace Hospital sits on a gateway to hell, which is about as much plot as you need. Channel 4 aired a single series of six episodes, and nearly every one repays a second watch.
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