Garth Marenghi's Darkplace - Episode 06 - The Creeping Moss From The Shores Of Shuggoth

Episode 06 : Series finale. Dr. Sanchez's life is in danger from a patient with an extraterrestrial broccoli infection. Dagless must save both his friend, and the world. Guest starring Julian Barratt.
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace is a British dark comedy show made for Channel 4 by Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade. Darkplace is presented as a lost classic: a television series produced in the 1980s, though never broadcast at the time. The show parodies numerous aspects of '80s low-budget television, including fashion, special effects, production gaffs, and music.
No copyright infringement intended. All copyright remains under Channel 4. I do not own this show at all. This is the wonderful work of writers and creators Matthew Holness and Richard Ayoade.

[@manticorephoenix]

i was not prepared for how much One Track Lover kicks ass

[@FrenchToast663]

Based on melodies originally whistled by Ghart Marenghi

[@ASMRMace]

5:49 MMMMMMmmmmmmmm. Yepp

[@cooliostarstache5474]

Same! I think it was TOO HOT!

[@cynicalsatirist]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnPagnWgf9uBa7s

[@timothy790110]

matt berry is a really good musician actually. hes released a few albums. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4mQiWWdpMt9bac

[@ImOuttaBedShutUpNow]

I love how Liz instantaneously has runny eyeliner when Sanchez tells her to shut her mouth.

[@ZyxthePest]

The fact that both are just single tear trails makes it even better hahaha

[@psychomammoth9640]

It’s a nice touch.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

I believe it was a continuity error.

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I love how it's even (deliberately) shit on a conceptual level; The previous episode was about killer fog and this episode, straight after it, was just killer fog with a different colour.

[@andrew_owens7680]

@Giovanni Picariello - Learning and Other Stuff He states it in the end.

[@olorin4317]

@@andrew_owens7680 Excuse me, the first one was clearly a fog and the second was gas. :)

[@planetslime]

Will the mist clear? I haven’t the foggiest.

[@phdtobe]

This was a killer gas, not a fog. Huge difference.

[@mathieup5024]

@@phdtobe yeah, the previous gas only killed the set techs, and their barely real people!

[@BradHollowniczky]

Richard Ayoade rapping is the single best thing I have ever seen, heard or experienced.

[@kev3d]

His rapping can solve all racial tension everywhere for all time, if only people would listen.

[@tommygun9416]

its very similar to flight of the conchords eh

[@biljam972]

Oh, yes!

[@CiggyButtBrainnnn]

@@kev3d what?

[@user-zm7ys8jn8b]

And giving a good advice to Sanchez while doing it.

[@pnnorton]

my favourite line "when they told me my wife had died, I could barely finish my lunch."

[@rafael3893]

fucking love this show and this line is one of the reasons why that is.

[@chrish1657]

"Hayzeus Christie"

[@BlancoDevil]

I have had three wives. Out living them is my goal...

[@Dowlphin]

Damn, it's so easy to not even register these things, because these things are a huge mass of subtle, fleeting eastereggs. Pardon my English.

[@elhorrendo7026]

I know! Easy to miss but hilarious line.l 😂 love it too.

[@Xarfax321]

"We don't even know each others names..." "Linda." "DOCTOR SANCHEZ!" :D

[@lucyanne9626]

15:34 *fires shotgun into ceiling* "Knock it off you two, this is a hospital!"

[@rafael3893]

hahahaha love it

[@Goldarlives]

One of my favorite Reed lines.

[@campinatorxbox1610]

Also like he's standing in front of a cigarette machine. A cigarette machine in the hospital?

[@MarcosElMalo2]

campinatorxbox 1 Keep in mind it was the 80s.

[@campinatorxbox1610]

@@MarcosElMalo2 you're right I didn't think about that.

[@stochinblockin]

I have to admit, Thorton's shotgun is really useful in this series.

[@JosephJoeseph]

Knock it off you two, this is a hospital!

[@TheWaynos73]

@@JosephJoesephIM NOT GOING TO STAND HERE AND DANCE FOR YOU! I DON’T HAVE TO! 😂😂

[@ethanlivemere1162]

​@@TheWaynos73I WANT TO SEE BOTH OF YOU IN MY OFFICE FIVE MINUTES AGO (awkwardly checks watch)

[@mumblesbadly7708]

I heard that his performance in the series served as inspiration to a generation of gun-wielding action movie superstars.

[@EscapeCondition]

The way Garth consistently wrote it so that he looked great in every action scene is hilarious. "you've been in the gym, nice shot buddy"

[@Zigeunerweisen20]

When I watched his episode for the first time, I had a sort of weird revelation. As crappy as it was intended to be, I actually really cared about the show inside the show. Like, I actually wanted to see more of it, because I liked the characters and the plot intrigued me. It was still funny as a parody, but it started to become really endearing.

[@Ardakapalasan]

The characters have more depth and arc than in most shows around. And they are likeable too, indeed.

[@TmsTanim]

@@Ardakapalasan If only there were more seasons... maybe one of the actors' acting might have improved and really made the others look even worse.

[@Dowlphin]

That's the subtle gold beneath the superficial appearance. This show has serious under- and overtones.

[@rKhael53]

Same for me. I cannot say I was really moved by emotion sequence but despite the absolute ridiculousness of the serie, I was sometimes feeled a little bit sad for the protagonists, thanks to the over-the-top acting and making.

[@BillKillerz]

Welcome to Stage 2 ;)

[@backupupback4891]

I love how garth marenghi wrote the priest character to say hes more sensible than god

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

SENSIBLÉ SEÑOR !!

[@rKhael53]

Isn't the same priest who tried to turn people into monkeys in episode 4 ?

[@sabatheus]

"IT"S ALL WE KNOW, RICK!"

[@thevoxdeus]

@@rKhael53 Yes, and we see a return of the cook who was murdered in episode 2, as well.

[@LucyWest370]

@@rKhael53 I think he also shows up in the funeral scene of episode 1

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

If Dag thinks that the only way to contain this is to boil her then I'm backing him 110%. That means I can backtrack 10% and still be completely behind him.

[@Dowlphin]

I was reminded of USrael in that moment. (Although that's more like ∞%.)

[@TheWaynos73]

you could, steam her?

[@kieranryan6148]

I‘m completely with you potholes.. hmm and Dag on this one. Maybe finishing her off with a ‚boil in the bag’ cheese sauce would have been what she would have wanted 🥦🧀

[@bigronnie9629]

They tried all the positions. On top, doggy, and normal. Exhausted, they collapsed on the recently extended sofa bed, then a Hell Beast ate them LMAO Best line of the series

[@liberispuritatem]

Parody aside, the song is pure gold. Dean's rapping is lit.

[@WillFoxification]

Every time I finish the last episode I get sad.

[@Corruptedd]

awh did they really only make 6 episodes of this brilliant show?

[@NarcoticDimension]

awww thanks mate!

[@vegetasolo1221]

The show is so underrated

[@meinerHeld]

I didn't know it was the last... oh fuck, i can't believe you've done this

[@philipchurch8772]

Me too.

[@TheRcanmeananything]

Took 11 minutes to get to the "She'll be a complete vegetable" joke but it was worth it.

[@SomeDumbKid1]

R.I.P. Darkplace "Cancelled for a rerun of Who's the Boss"

[@Dowlphin]

Seriously?? That would be like further underlining the show's serious message.

[@99baji99]

It was Angela.

[@BillKillerz]

Oh damn only 2 MONTHS !! until it's been 10 years since I've found a great quality version and decided to put it on KZbin. I had no hope this would still be up and available a decade later !!

[@EscapeCondition]

appreciate this, whenever i wanna watch the series i just play a playlist with these vids on it. youtube's been great for finding this and old black adder eps.

[@threeminuteshate]

When I need a laugh, this is where I come. Thanks for putting it out there.

[@averythesuperhero]

You're a legend, man. Thanks for allowing anyone to watch this masterwork of a series

Legend!

[@aidangreen419]

11 now

[@olekycolonel]

among the ten million other brilliant things about this show, the fact that Dean is supposed to be older than the rest of them is one of the funniest things to me...

[@rafael3893]

"Old timer!"

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

I couldn't figure out if Dean was in SE asia with them or not, 🤔. Its implied in a few scenes but then not mentioned in others.

[@designbureau3530]

"The Rusty General!!!...."

[@RJBryan0311]

@@DavidLLambertmobile Dean mentions fighting in the Korean War and Dag says in one episode he fought in the Vietnam War

[@elliewuzzup7689]

Well his pubes are gray and white, meaning that pube on the pipe wasn't from him.

[@kinggimped]

The music throughout this series is just incredible, no matter how many times I watch it, it always sticks out as fantastic. That fucking epic intro theme, One Track Lover, the face-off in the Scotch mist, Dag's awesome sax solo on the hospital roof, and just all of the bgm and musical cues in general... it's a great show already but damn, Andrew Hewitt did a fucking glorious job with the music. There's so much to enjoy in the show that the score gets overlooked too often in my opinion.

[@ShubertReads]

+kinggimped Stig Baasvik really did an incredible job.

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

+kinggimped The music actually won an award in the UK the year the series originally aired.

[@pilbowzortox7730]

With melodies originally whistled by Garth Marenghi himself, it's hard to go wrong. He's actually one of the few people who's whistled more melodies than he's heard.

[@chr1s415]

kinggimped plus the slow version of the theme is amazing

[@kraanz]

I dunno, I still think Merriman Weir is way better.

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

"Come to Padre, Embrace the Infinite" Low key genius writing lol

[@TheWaynos73]

stay holy.

[@gordondean2165]

"... a courtesy for which they had yet to thank me" The wonderful petulance and self obsession. A truly wonderful series which never got the acclaim it deserves.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

The world wasn't ready for Darkplace.

[@kieranryan6148]

Just be patient.. rocky horror show took a while to bubble up into our collective Psyche.. you watch 1 televised Marenghi Novel and you‘re hooked.. A couple of weeks ago I never knew the guy.. now i‘m a fan.. keep it good, clean horror fun Garth 👍🏼

[@ericv00]

This is a 5 year old comment at this point but I NEED to illustrate just how genius Darkplace is. You get the self-absorbed comment about not being thanked in the beginning. Then, towards the end of the episode, Sanchez DOES thank Dagless for the lift after thanking him for saving his life. So Marenghi did write in the thanks he felt he deserved, while saying "don't mention it", as if he is so considerate that he needs no thanks. AND THEN, in the epilogue, Dagless says he'll have to look after everyone "not that I would get any thanks" like he is annoyed at the lack of appreciation. Marenghi isn't just written as a narcisist. Even his narcissism is written with comedic iteration.

[@theedgeinshow]

By law or by binding UN resolution, there should be 100 more episodes of Dark Place

[@psychomammoth9640]

Start writing

[@sydneyalisonbaker]

“No I think I’ll wash my hair...and I have a headache.”

[@QuinnIsAwesome21]

when Sanchez orders two double scotches and the bartender pulls them out from under the bar instead of pouring lmao so many hilarious little touches in this show

[@halesm]

"One Track Lover" is still so incredible hahah

[@brianbagnall3029]

"Exhausted, they collapsed onto the recently extended sofa bed. Then a hell-beast ate them." Writing simply doesn't get any better.

[@thevoxdeus]

Also, a pigeon was there.

[@suchiuomizu]

Nobody writes like Garth Marenghi, nobody.

[@GotInterest]

The scene with the priest OMG. There are so many great things about that scene.

[@alx3903]

You could... steam her

[@CptMadHowlinMurphy]

Embrace the infinite

[@Hattuperno]

Stay holy.

[@Moridin69]

The finger cross 😂😂

[@Efro1632]

"You're the most sensitive man I know. And I know God."

[@rey5118]

“Why won’t she be mine?” 1 minute fifty-two seconds later... “You shut your mouth, Liz!”

[@awnaur0no919]

shits mad outta character for both of em 2, cuz thruout tha preceding eps, sanch hits on/sexually harasses liz p constantly & she steady either welcomes it or is at least neutral to his attention lol

[@charabotte1]

Makes sense, a few minutes later she turned him down when he tried to ask her out. He's mad at her and Rick.

[@mrnobody6354]

It can happen... *click*... like that.

[@Belisonte-dl4gd]

​@@awnaur0no919thats part of the joke tbf, the sudden crush on Liz is both a way on how Garth can't help himself thirst over his woman oc character and place himself into Sanchez's view point

[@ozanyoung2909]

Matt Berry's singing voice.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Check out his singing in the series Snuff Box!

[@jacobc999]

"But we don't even know each-others names!" "Linda" "DR SANCHEZ."

[@AlexGriff24]

"He glided in liquid smooth " XD

[@designbureau3530]

"At this frequency."

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

@@designbureau3530 "Her mossy clef"

[@marcirvine351]

and then a hellbeast ate them

[@walterzamalis4846]

Of course, Garth is a connoisseur of Heaven and Hell. The man prays to himself.

[@cksmith08]

@Max William Lauf with less whinning

[@bloodrunsclear]

Marc irvine That laugh actually hurt

[@XonValdise]

You are the most sensitive man I know, and I know God.

[@dixienourmous10]

"Get me Dr. Dagless NOW! Yes I'll hold!" Personally my favorite joke in the whole episode.

[@Ardakapalasan]

Julian Barratt is one of the most underrated actors in the planet. His delivery of every line is pitch perfect.

[@golu_badbola]

The best British sitcom I've seen only second to "Spaced". Ayoade is one brilliant bloke..

[@biljam972]

Try IT Crowd too.

[@Willow-wv6cv]

Alright guys, Spaced, Red Dwarf and the IT Crowd are all brilliant too! (Plus Black Books, Green Wing and Father Ted :)

[@Maffoo]

I love whenever her makeup randomly appears. Always perfectly timed

[@SianaGearz]

It's not at all random.

[@TheSkellingtondoll]

"If Wonton hears about this, my ass is grass and he's got a lawnmower, ya dig?!

[@timothy790110]

Nooooooo, the funny bit is " and HES got A lawnmower"

[@TheSkellingtondoll]

Yes I corrected myself quite a long time ago but forgot i posted it on here. I'll get to that, thank you!

[@timothy790110]

***** NP. this show is so layered! Shame people dont know about it or give it a chance!

[@TheSkellingtondoll]

I know! I've managed to get a few people to watch it but a few just isn't enough!

[@timothy790110]

***** I actually get people the dvd for birthdays and Christmaspresents hehe. You have the dvd right? Its got commentary tracks on all episodes in character, and they are bordering on being funnier than the actual episodes.

[@nthwkblk5935]

I wish I was more attractive like Dagless

[@DontKeeptheFaith]

I watched them all in one sitting. Hilarious.

[@nthwkblk5935]

"It's my 'Romeo and Juliet' but less whiny."

[@SlamminWolfgang]

The reprise of "One Track Lover" over the end credits gets cut off mid-line. Outlandish and playing the low-quality angle for laughs, literally to the very end. Bravo, Darkplace.

[@jeremynorton3832]

This whole series is pure genius!

[@bradb1383]

What I do sometimes get a tin of soup, heat it up, poach an egg in it. Serve that with a pork pie sausage roll.

[@masonomasono]

Brad B sounds ...odd haha

[@t.c.4321]

I need to try this

[@applebonker141]

I'll get a Wimpie 😒

[@almesivamoonshadow8805]

~"My best friend's woman is gonna die. She's turning into brocoli."~ ~"Oh, Jesus Christi..."~

[@mayflyforyou]

"I'm just so happy D: " *squeaky breathing sound*

[@krzuker]

"Embrace the infinite" what a great way to start a hug

[@phdtobe]

“Garth’s place in history is assured.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[@shreyapalodhi5268]

Watched the entire series today! Wow, this show had me in stitches. Richard Ayode is brilliant. He deserves to be praised more as a director.

[@KNadoli]

Even though they intended to make more eps, there is s bit of finality in the tone of this episode. The music, the last interview about the wailing of television etc......strangely, I found myself tearing up a little

[@happybuddyperson]

15:47 that way the gun hits the door is just so funny

[@Dowlphin]

Way too often directors cut mishaps out that would have made the material less sterile if they left them in, would have worked, might even have been a great addition.

[@MistahJigglah]

"It only got one season, which is great because that's how you become a cult classic" -Mike LaFontaine

[@nthwkblk5935]

The Padre really roughed Dagless up with that hug.

[@designbureau3530]

yes....yes he did... make me wonder why he would be in the jeep...

[@slimdustpan5948]

that was actually heartwarming at the end.

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

It really is.

[@lolaa5645]

'Tell Reed what colour it is!' 'Olive green what of it..!'

[@jonspreadthedread]

Loved this line. He says it with such confidence.

[@christopherc.cooper7350]

Why are there not more of these? I mean, it's everything I usually hate about shows like this, but done so completely perfect. The casting is amazing, the humor isn't lost in the forced absurdity. It's brilliant. And there are only six of them?

[@rafael3893]

I believe it was low ratings... which is moronic. But there's a comfort of it only being 6 eps. It ended in a high note.

[@LyleVSXyle]

Most BBC shows have very limited runs. Then the yanks take them and spread them thin for ten seasons. Or they just get cancelled.

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

It was too ahead of its time.

[@prince-solomon]

6 episodes is normal for a season in the UK.

[@kieranryan6148]

It‘s like police squad for medics.. as Sanchez would say ‚the americans will dig this humourrr for surrre‘

[@Muataran]

"You could steam her..." WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU LOL THAT IS POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LINE OF ALL TIME

[@justinanville3970]

shes smooth like ice, cold to the touch

[@pazz]

Something about the line “here, let me cut up your pork pie” really got me

[@mikesloan3924]

*huge pause* 'sorry i thought you was gonna speak' This pretty much made me laugh harder than anything in some years. It's just so simple and true after not actually asking any proper question, which for some reason so many people do.

[@vladobuster3281]

Thats 80s song and line ,,You shout your mouth Sanch! That was funny!"...pure comedy gold.

[@sarakerrison754]

He loves wind, and he loves the sound of tinkling and he loves you. Made me spit out my breakfast, favourite line of the show 🤣🤣

[@ianmclellan3755]

Ok so them making a song with Sanchez IS LITERALLY THE GREATEST THING EVER

[@deviousj5868]

That was soo emotional. "You and he were.... buddies weren't you?" Need I say more? Need I say more?

[@Nix-Man]

That complete and utterly terrible rack-focus at 3:20 is one of the greatest subtle visual gags I've ever seen

[@gandalfstormcrow7943]

If you need me, I’ll be out here in the vestry. If not, I’ll be out in the Jeep 🚙. 😂😂😂

[@danielmartini3229]

12:59 "hjesu christi" made me literally LOL. best lina and delivery of the series

[@free_siobhan]

I love that they have a bar with a cigarette dispenser in a hospital

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

Are you the gas expert? Thanks for all the help trying say Linda!

[@andrewhawcroft3587]

SECOND SERIES! It could still happen. We need this show more than ever.

[@rafael3893]

No! It must remain as it is, a television legend.

[@aj9969]

I like how the hospital building is in the middle of a swamp, with no roads leading in or out..

[@infin8an]

The part where the chefs wheel her dead body out " to be prepared " is simply brilliant.

[@guldukat6749]

"the cosmic spores of course represented AIDS" lmao

[@notapplicable6985]

I just noticed a detail at 8:20 I think the skin sample is actually the material they use for the grass for the hospital diorama in the intro and establishing shots.

[@Shinmaru007]

"They tried all the positions: on top, doggy and normal." ahahahahahaha this is the best intro

[@THATGuy5654]

"You'll know what to do. You're the most sensitive man I know, and I know God." Garth's Ego is its own character, and maybe my favorite. Followed closely by Garth's Prejudices.

[@robtavius]

I completely lost my shit when Sanchez broke out in song.

[@rouka120]

That scene with the priest is one of the scenes that make this my favorite episode. Not to mention One Track Lover absolutely slams. AND THIS IS THE LAST EPISODE?!? Damn it! This is so unfair...

[@msms7434]

Brilliant stuff. It is an injustice that this only ran for six episodes yet that Neighbours shite never fck'n ends.

[@Palmieres]

After all this time I've only now realized there is no road leading up to the Hospital...

[@Football__Junkie]

You know Matt Berry said “yeah I’ll do the show but , I get to do a song”

[@inthenip3733]

When I heard that my wife died I could barely finish my lunch! That's gratitude for you

[@timotejbernat462]

"Literacy, Numeracy...the 3 L's, they've all gone down"

[@jnwestray78]

I want to throw a party where this show plays on a loop the entire time like a "Christmas Story"... There would be other stuff too, like water or coffee... and some pork pies... and WHISKEEE!

[@PotholesInMyLawn]

+jnwestray78 What thinking the same thing... like a Halloween party or something.... but I don't have any friends to throw a party for sadly...

[@wingbuster18]

Poached egg and soup?

[@Ennello]

11:38 One of my favourite moments. You expect him to open up, and then that dead-pan "Dr Sanchez"... I laugh every time I think about it

[@yellowblanka6058]

"HUH?!?! GUH!!!" "What is it?!?" "I FORGOT TO FLUSH!" kills me.

[@videowilliams]

Poor Liz needs some non-running mascara for every time the boys move her to tears (7:45). But then, she is a hysterical woman as Garth would point out.

[@twig8523]

Garth is such a prolific writer, and takes the grand tradition of literature so seriously, I feel like he'd kick me out of his house if I called the doctor's monster: Frankenstein.

[@kennybIII]

The song was the best part of the series, it was so random and perfect

[@Merkaba4203]

Dang, Sanchez thanks Rick for the ride.. Heartwarming ending

[@nthwkblk5935]

"He glided in, liquid smooth." What a cool line.

[@shazledazzle]

"When heard my wife died, I could barely finish my lunch."

[@lll-bm1cp]

I love that they put in so much effort into making it look terrible, the attention to detail is just incredible!

[@sharkofjoy]

7:41 is one of the funniest cuts ever. I must have rewatched that cut to crying makeup 10 times.

[@igotnothin5049]

Sanchez looking at Dag like a cat that's been Neutered i can't😂

[@theoriginalvideo-schmideoc905]

They needed more music videos in this series...They really, really did!

[@eroticfrankfurt8777]

Gotta love how she asks him to hold her in his arms, to which he replies "We dont even know each others names" Immediately after having sex.

[@theolast9727]

The spanish british priest is somehow the funniest joke to me

[@ryanf7238]

I cannot get over the fucking cheesy piano song and the zoom onto Linda's face when Sanch first sees her @7:30. Gets me every single time.

[@gordondean9189]

Superb in every department. Up there with the greatest comedy of all times.