TV series

Gormenghast

2000 · 1 season

A strange, ornate, slowly suffocating costume fantasy full of grotesque characters and dusty ritual, theatrical and unsettling rather than thrilling.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, whimsical and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, ambition, obsession, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
obsession
betrayal
identity
Places: single country house
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild