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Gormenghast

At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy, Steerpike, begins to insinuate himself into the affections of Lady Fuchsia Groan and to murder his way to power.

2000 |1 Season  | 60m |  Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Cast

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Steerpike

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Celia Imrie

Lady Gertrude

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Ian Richardson

Lord Groan

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Neve McIntosh

Lady Fuchsia

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Christopher Lee

Flay

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Richard Griffiths

Swelter

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Lynsey Baxter

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June Brown

Nannie Slagg

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Fiona Shaw

Irma Prunesquallor

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Spike Milligan

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Warren Mitchell

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Eric Sykes

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Steve Pemberton

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Stephen Fry

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Gregor Fisher

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Zoë Wanamaker

Clarice Groan

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John Sessions

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Olga Sosnovska

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Mark Williams

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Windsor Davies

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James Dreyfus

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Sean Hughes

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George Antoni

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Andrew Robertson

Titus Groan

Seasons List

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Specials

2006

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Miniseries

2000

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Creator

Malcolm McKay

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

BBC Two