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Jan 29, 2004 Season 1 Episode 1 24 min 15

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Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Season 1

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Season 1 Episode 1 — Aired on Jan 29, 2004 • runs about 24 minutes.

Directed by Richard Ayoade.

Written by Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness.

Notable cast/guest names in this episode include Matthew Holness, Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe.

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New doctor Liz Asher is tipped off by a psychic cat that evil lurks in the cooridors of Darkplace. When a patient mysteriously dies, Dr. Rick Dagless M.D. must scalpel-up and close a standard-sized hell-mouth beneath Romford. Contains mild swearing and the naked top-half of a man.