Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
6 episodes
E01
Once Upon A Beginning
New doctor Liz Asher arrives at Darkplace Hospital, where a mysterious cat portends disaster. Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D., must act in time to prevent unspeakable evil from leaking out from a portal to Hellmouth under Darkplace Hospital.
E02
Hell Hath Fury
At Darkplace Hospital lunch is delayed and objects begin flying around. At first suspicion falls on the hospital's temporary clerical assistant, but Dagless is determined to find out the truth.
E03
Skipper the Eyechild
Somewhere on the wards of Darkplace Hospital, a man gives birth to a giant eyeball which brings out paternal instincts in Dagless, still grieving for the loss of his half-human, half-grasshopper son. However, the eyeball could be a potential killer.
E04
The Apes of Wrath
A mysterious illness spreads like a particularly virulent disease through the wards of Darkplace, causing doctors and patients to revert to an earlier genetic state. Dagless must stop it before he becomes a primate.
E05
Scotch Mist
A Scottish mist descends on Darkplace and Dagless has to act fast to prevent all the English people in the hospital from grave danger.
E06
The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth
Dr Sanchez's life is in danger from a patient with a fairly bad cosmic broccoli infection. It's down to Dr Rick Dagless, MD to save his buddy - and the world. Or if all else fails, come up with a delicious way of using excess broccoli. It won't come to that, though.
Cast
Matthew Holness
as Garth Marenghi / Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D.
Richard Ayoade
as Dean Learner / Thornton Reed
Matt Berry
as Todd Rivers / Dr. Lucien Sanchez
Alice Lowe
as Liz Asher
