Gormenghast Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Gormenghast

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 61 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Newborn Titus Groan is destined to rule Gormenghast, a kingdom based on complicated and unbreakable traditions. Meanwhile an ambitious kitchen slave schemes to escape his destiny and overthrow the old order.

Director

Andy Wilson

Writers

Mervyn Peake (by) | Malcolm McKay (screenplay)

Producer

Estelle Daniel

Composer

Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 17, 2000

Release date

Jan 17, 2000 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Celia Imrie Lady Gertrude Lady Gertrude See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
John Sessions Dr. Prunesquallor Dr. Prunesquallor See fewer	The Good Shepherd (2006)
Warren Mitchell Barquentine Barquentine See fewer	Jabberwocky (1977)
George Antoni Bookman (as George Yiasoumi) Bookman (as George Yiasoumi) See fewer	Elizabeth (1998)
Ian Richardson Lord Groan Lord Groan See fewer	From Hell (2001)
Neve McIntosh Lady Fuchsia Lady Fuchsia See fewer	Gormenghast (2000)
June Brown Nannie Slagg Nannie Slagg See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Christopher Lee Flay Flay See fewer	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Richard Griffiths Swelter Swelter See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Steerpike Steerpike See fewer	The 12th Man (2017)
Zoë Wanamaker Clarice Groan Clarice Groan See fewer	My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Lynsey Baxter Cora Groan Cora Groan See fewer	The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Fiona Shaw Irma Prunesquallor Irma Prunesquallor See fewer	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Olga Sosnovska Keda Keda See fewer	MI-5 (2002)
Eric Sykes Mollocks Mollocks See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Sean Hughes Poet Poet See fewer	The Last Detective (2003)
Martin Behrman Kitchen Boy (uncredited) Kitchen Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Nathanael Hopkins-Smith Kitchen Boy (uncredited) Kitchen Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Kapow! (2012)