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Mervyn Peake's epic books come to life in this large-scale BBC production. Gormenghast is a glorious castle, home to the ancient family of Groan. When Titus Groan, the new heir is born the evil kitchen-boy Steerpike threatens the dynasty and begins his ascent to power. Only Titus can stand in Steerpikes way. Includes 'The .. Read more
| Starring | Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Celia Imrie, Warren Mitchell |
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| Director | Andy Wilson |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Mervyn Peake's epic books come to life in this large-scale BBC production. Gormenghast is a glorious castle, home to the ancient family of Groan. When Titus Groan, the new heir is born the evil kitchen-boy Steerpike threatens the dynasty and begins his ascent to power. Only Titus can stand in Steerpikes way. Includes 'The Making Of...'
| Starring | Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Celia Imrie, Warren Mitchell, Ian Richardson, John Sessions, Neve McIntosh |
|---|---|
| Director | Andy Wilson |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Run time | DVD: 4 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 05 Jun 2000 |
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GormenGhastly!
I'm sure that there will be plenty of suedo-intellectuals that will argue that this contains an abundance of artistic merit, but ... read more »
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Immensely enjoyable with a glorious cast of BBC thespians and comedians.
Immensely enjoyable with a glorious cast of BBC thespians and comedians.
The Directors interpretation of Gormenghast is superb and creates a ... read more »
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An Authentic Version of the Story
A superb production very close to the original book. In particular the casting is spot on.
The story is essentially about the conflict of ritual and ... read more »
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an utterly smug BBC production?
...an utterly smug BBC production featuring some truly punchable rich-kid drama students... I am looking forward to this and give it 5 stars already!