Why you should watch Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

Greetings, pilgrim. I hope that you’re sitting un-comfortably! I’m WeeLin; author, dreamweaver, visionary, plus YouTuber. Recently, inspiration has risen up in me like a bad sandwich and compelled me to pen this homage (with a silent “H”) to the meisterwerk of Garth Marenghi. Darkplace was among the most daring and radical series in television history, which is probably why they had to cancel it after six episodes. Or maybe that was due to the fact that one of its lead actors is probably dead - c’est la vie.

Update: It was revealed on Garth's TerrorTome tour that Madeleine Wool (a.k.a. Dr Liz Asher) is currently underneath a car park in Milan. So that's part of the mystery solved:   / 1637564709917323268  

Big thanks to the incredible talents of Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe and Matt Berry, as well as director Paul King and composer Andrew Hewitt, a.k.a. Stig Baasvik. Also, many thanks to my own composer, Thomas O’Boyle. The original music for this video can be found on his YouTube channel:

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00:00 Intro
01:01 What is Garth Marenghi's Darkplace?
03:12 Garth Marenghi: Once Upon a Beginning
04:43 Garth Marenghi's Fright Knight (2000)
05:50 Garth Marenghi's Netherhead (2001)
06:50 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004)
14:25 Darkplace: Cancellation and aftermath
16:14 Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006)
18:58 Who is Garth Marenghi?
21:19 When Garth met Dean
24:15 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace: Trouble on set
27:18 What happened to Madeleine Wool?
30:32 The End

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Additionata

Save Channel 4 petition: https://chng.it/ymtxYQmZt4

Garth Marenghi’s old website: https://web.archive.org/web/200510240...

Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead (2001 Edinburgh Fringe Festival) award video and clip:    • Garth Marenghi Netherhead - Edinburgh or b...  

Garth recalls his night in Glasgow:    • 1 Night in Scotland - A Horror Story | Gar...  

Man to Man with Dean Learner, episode 1 (featuring Garth Marenghi):    • Man to Man with Dean Learner S01E01 [Garth...  

War of the Wasps clip:    • War of the Wasps - Starring Garth Marenghi...  

Music video for “Gallows Man” by Merriman Weir:    • Merriman Weir - Gallowsman ( Man To Man Wi...  

The old “Save Darkplace” forum: https://bsavedarkplace.runboard.com/

Fan theories on the fate of Madeleine Wool: http://bsavedarkplace.runboard.com/t6...

About Darkplace: https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/garth_mar...

Guardian article on the history of Garth Marenghi: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/202...

AV Club article on Darkplace: https://www.avclub.com/garth-marenghi...

London Horror Society article on Darkplace: https://londonhorrorsociety.co.uk/5-r...