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10 June 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
77 generations built the kingdom of Gormenghast... Will one kitchen boy bring it down? morePlot:
A villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom. full summaryAwards:
4 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Good looking adaptation moreCast
(Series Cast overview, first billed only)| Celia Imrie | ... | Lady Gertrude | |
| John Sessions | ... | Dr. Prunesquallor | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Barquentine | |
| George Yiasoumi | ... | Bookman | |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Lord Groan | |
| Neve McIntosh | ... | Lady Fuchsia | |
| June Brown | ... | Nannie Slagg | |
| Christopher Lee | ... | Flay | |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Swelter | |
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ... | Steerpike | |
| Zoë Wanamaker | ... | Clarice Groan | |
| Lynsey Baxter | ... | Cora Groan | |
| Fiona Shaw | ... | Irma Prunesquallor | |
| Olga Sosnovska | ... | Keda | |
| Eric Sykes | ... | Mollocks |
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232 min (4 parts)Language:
EnglishColor:
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1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKFun Stuff
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Steerpike: [singing to the starving, half-dead twins] I'm as mad as mad can be. Watch me get your whole family! I'm as mad as mad can be. And you two and me make three... moreFAQ
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This looks like being the year of big budget gothic adventure (all featuring Christopher Lee) with Sleepy Hollow packing them in at multiplexes around Britain and The Lord of the Rings trilogy currently shooting in New Zealand - not to mention this lavish mini-series which is one of the biggest fantasy productions ever staged on British TV.
Gormenghast spent five years in production and it seems like all the hard work was worth the wait.
With an impressive cast including Celia Imrie, John Sessions, Warren Mitchell and Jonathan Rhys Myers, the BBC have ensured that Mervyn Peake's classic tale of murder, seduction and tragic events striking the family of a crumbling castle is a faithful version of a literary classic.
At one point, Sting owned the rights to the books and was planning to star in a movie version - he settled for playing Steerpike in an adaptation from 1984.
It's perhaps best that this ended up as a TV drama: The plot and scale of the original material is far too dense to do justice in a two hour movie.
The casting is excellent, the special effects are fine and direction by Andy Wilson is assured.
Well worth a look.