British Invaders 26: Gormenghast (Part 2)

September 7, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Gormenghast is a castle, a city-state and a BBC mini-series from 2000. It tells of the evil Steerpike moving closer to the ruling Groan family. This the second half of our discussion. We cover more of the story and characters, the life of author Mervyn Peake, other adaptations and more.

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British Invaders 25: Gormenghast (Part 1)

August 24, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Gormenghast is both a castle and a city-state. It is also a BBC mini-series from 2000. It tells the story of the ruling Groan family and of a man who seeks to overthrow them. It is based on Mervyn Peake’s complex books that have been classified as fantasy, fantastic and even post-apocalyptic science-fiction….

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