Product Overview
Gormenghast 2 x DVD 2000 BBC TV serial / Directed by Andy Wilson / Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Celia Imrie, Ian Richardson, Neve McIntosh
UPC 5014503101725
REGION 2 PAL DVD
MADE IN THE UK
AUDIO: English 2.0
SUBTITLES: English SDH
Playtime: 274 minutes
English Summary:
Gormenghast is a four-episode television serial based on the first two novels of the Gothic fantasy Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake. It was produced and broadcast by the BBC.
The series covers the events of the first two books, Titus Groan and Gormenghast. It does not cover any of the events from the third book, Titus Alone.
| Episode | Summary |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Depicts the events of the first half of Titus Groan, beginning with the birth of Titus and features a number of events including Titus's christening, Steerpike's escape and the events up to the lighting of the fire in the Library. |
| Episode 2 | The episode begins by detailing the conclusion of the events surrounding the fire in the Library. This episode mainly focuses on the events in the second half of Titus Groan, including Sepulchrave's descent into madness and the subsequent death of the Earl and Swelter, Keda's departure and the birth of The Thing, and the banishment of Flay. It ends with the ceremony in which Titus is invested as Earl. |
| Episode 3 | The episode picks up the story eleven years after the events of the previous episode and mainly covers the events from the early part of Gormenghast. Titus, now aged 12, is a schoolboy. The episode includes events such as Irma Prunesquallor's party and her romance with Professor Bellgrove, the murder of Nannie Slagg by Steerpike, and the incarceration of Clarice and Cora. During the episode, Titus begins to rebel and makes his first journey away from the castle, where he meets Flay and sees The Thing. |
| Episode 4 | The final episode covers the remaining events of Gormenghast, in which Titus – now aged 17 –, along with Flay and the Doctor, discover Steerpike's misdeeds. Events in this episode include Steerpike's murder of Barquentine, the discovery of the twins' corpses, Fuchsia's depression, the flood, the search for Steerpike and Titus's wish to leave Gormenghast. |
Cast:
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Steerpike | Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
| Gertrude, Countess of Groan | Celia Imrie |
| Sepulchrave, Earl of Groan | Ian Richardson |
| Lady Fuchsia Groan | Neve McIntosh |
| Flay | Christopher Lee |
| Swelter | Richard Griffiths |
| Titus, Earl of Groan (17 years) | Andrew N. Robertson |
| Titus, Earl of Groan (12 years) | Cameron Powrie |
| Dr Alfred Prunesquallor | John Sessions |
| Irma Prunesquallor | Fiona Shaw |
| Nannie Slagg | June Brown |
| Keda | Olga Sosnovska |
| Lady Clarice Groan | Zoë Wanamaker |
| Lady Cora Groan | Lynsey Baxter |
| Professor Bellgrove | Stephen Fry |
| Barquentine | Warren Mitchell |
| Rottcodd | Windsor Davies |
| Mollocks | Eric Sykes |
| Headmaster De'Ath | Spike Milligan |
| The Fly | Gregor Fisher |
| Professor Perch | Mark Williams |
| Professor Flower | Martin Clunes |
| Professor Mule | Steve Pemberton |
| Professor Shred | Phil Cornwell |
| Professor Fluke | James Dreyfus |
| Poet | Sean Hughes |
| Created by | Series: Malcolm McKay Books: Mervyn Peake |
|---|---|
| Written by | Malcolm McKay |
| Directed by | Andy Wilson |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Editor(s) | Paul Tothill |
| Running time | approx. 58 min. (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | WGBH Boston Productions for BBC Television |
