Gormenghast
Miniseries
Created by: Mervyn Peake, Malcolm McKay
Network: BBC Two
Season aired: 2000-01-17
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.
Episodes · 4
Part 1
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.
Part 2
Steerpike's secret machinations begin to throw Gormenghast into chaos and madness, threatening the reign of the future Earl Titus.
Part 3
Now a teenager, Titus rebels against the strict traditions of Gormenghast as he begins to explore the world outside the walls.
Part 4
After a string of tragedies, Titus must finally confront the scheming Steerpike and determine where his own destiny lies.
