History Series / GarthMarenghisDarkplace

* AlternateHistory: It apparently takes place in a universe where Britain joined the Vietnam War, seeing as Dag claims to have "served [his] country" there. It's more than likely that Garth is just genuinely unaware his country didn't actually participate in that conflict.

* AlternateHistory: It apparently takes place in a universe where Britain joined the Vietnam War, seeing as Dag claims to have "served [his] country" there. It's more than likely that Garth is just unaware didn't actually send troops over there.

* CoitusEnsues: Between the doomed patient and nurse in "Scotch Mist" right before the Scotsmen kill them.

** One piece of background music in the sixth episode sounds like a really shitty cover of the ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' theme.

In August 2022, it was revealed that the series would get a follow-up of sorts, in the form of a book, namely: ''Literature/GarthMarenghisTerrorTome'', released on November 10 of the same year in dead-tree, e-book and audiobook form.

In August 2022, it was revealed that the series would get a follow-up of sorts, in the form of a book, namely: ''Garth Marenghi's [=TerrorTome=]'', released on November 10 of the same year in dead-tree, e-book and audiobook form.

* AWildRapperAppears / GratuitousRap: Thornton Reed's brief stint as a rapper in the so-Eighties-it-hurts music video "One Track Lover."

* ScullyBox: The commentaries reveal Garth is quite insecure about his height and this shows in the editing. Most notably shown in ''Skipper the Eyechild'' when contrasted with the hospital porter Graham. Wide shots show Graham towering over Rick but whenever there's a close-up, Dagless is suddenly of equal or even greater height.

-->'''Thornton Reed:''' You used ''this'' to treat him? Where did you train?

* WaterSourceTampering The epidemic in episode 4 was caused by a scientist who contaminated the water supplies with a serum to turn men into monkeys. Luckily, Rick was able to develop an antidote.

** One piece of background music in the sixth episode sounds like a really shitty cover of the ''Film/{{Halloween}}'' theme.

[[caption-width-right:350: Be very, very afraid.[[note]] Left to right: [[LargeHam Todd Rivers]] as [[TheLancer Lucien Sanchez]], [[SurpriseCreepy Dean Learner]] as [[BadBadActing Thornton Reed]], [[GiftedlyBad Garth Marenghi]] as [[ParodySue Dr. Rick Dagless, M.D.]], and [[ButtMonkey Madeleine Wool]] as [[HystericalWoman Liz Asher]].[[/note]]]]

** At Renwick's funeral, his corpse, which is somehow intact again, bursts out of the coffin and starts writhing around. Cue Dagless opening up on him with his Magnum with Reed supporting with his shotgun, before Dag whips out [[KillItWithFire a flamethrower]] [[NoKillLikeOverkill to finish the job]].

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Just to hammer in Garth's [[SmallNameBigEgo bloated sense of self worth]], the proper title of the show is "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace".

* ActorAllusion: Invoked. Garth claims in the DVD commentary that the actor playing the Padre was cast as a ShoutOut to the eponymous character he played the in the (not actually real) ''Padre'' series of films from the 70s. Todd stubbornly contradicts this, claiming that the actor threatened him with violent reprisals should he not be cast and that this was the sole reason he was given the role.

* AllThereInTheManual: While the show interviews give us a glimpse of what the production of ''Darkplace'' looked like, the supplemental interviews and commentary add more pieces to the puzzle, such as explaining that the production started with thirty extras and ended with seven, because Dean ran out of money to pay them.

* DelayedReaction: Dean Learner and the extras often miss their cues or forget lines, resulting in awkward pauses in response to events. For example, at one point Dean answers a phone but forgets to say goodbye before setting it down, causing him to sheepishly splutter out a goodbye to the already hung up phone.

'''Dr. Lucien Sanchez:''' She's right! The mist is retreatinnng.\\

** Such as when Dagless' old college room-mate ''explodes'' in the first episode, covering his hospital room in as much gore as the budget would allow. Fortunately, [[NightmareRetardant his head survives]] long enough to [[ICannotSelfTerminate implore Dagless to finish him off with a shovel]].

** Some obviously dubbed-in dialogue has Thornton yell, "He's got a stick!" to explain why Dagless is suddenly holding a stick in the next scene. To make the situation even more absurd, the "stick" in question is a thick branch which is completely out of place in a hospital.

* PuttingTheMedicInComedic: The TV show is a downplayed example. Although the show isn't a comedy about doctors, the situations that the doctors get into (such as monster invasion) are strange enough to be hilarious.

* ActorAllusion: In-universe. Garth claims in the DVD commentary that the actor playing the Padre was cast as a ShoutOut to the eponymous character he played the in the (not actually real) ''Padre'' series of films from the 70s. Todd stubbornly contradicts this, claiming that the actor threatened him with violent reprisals should he not be cast and that this was the sole reason he was given the role.

* {{Expy}}: In-universe. Garth claims in the DVD commentary that the actor playing the Padre was cast because he played the eponymous character in the (not actually real) ''Padre'' series of films from the 70s. Todd stubbornly contradicts this, claiming that the actor threatened him with violent reprisals should he not be cast and that this was the sole reason he was given the role.

* MissingEpisode: After Channel 4 cancelled the series, Garth Marenghi stated that he may have taped over one of the 44 or so remaining in-universe episodes with one of ''Series/TheThornbirds''.

In August 2022, it was revealed that the series would get a follow-up of sorts, in the form of a book, namely: ''Garth Marenghi's [=TerrorTome=]'', released on November 10 of the same year in both dead-tree and audiobook form.

* DeathBySex:
** The nurse and the patient who are about to make out in the forest in the opening of the fifth episode become MonsterMunch when the Scotch Mist befalls them. They might have been able to avoid this fate if they didn't abruptly stop having sex in one of the hospital rooms to instead have sex on the creepy moor outside.
** One of the excerpts from Garth's novels has this happen to a couple.
--> '''Garth:''' He whisked off her shoes and panties in one movement, wild like an enraged shark. His bulky totem beating a seductive rhythm. Mary's body felt like it was burning, even though the room was properly air-conditioned. They tried all the positions - on top, doggy, and normal. Exhausted they collapsed onto the recently extended sofa-bed. Then a hell beast ate them.

--->''Mary felt her body burning, even though the room was properly air-conditioned. They tried all the positions: on top, doggy and normal. [[DeathBySex Then, a hell-beast ate them.]]''

* NoodleIncident: The "drink-related mishap in Fulham" which resulted in the footage for the climax of "The Creeping Moss from the Shores of Shuggoth" being lost for all time.

* {{Epigraph}}: There is a TitleCard early on in episode one providing a quote from ''Theatre/KingLear'': "This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen." (Garth then cites the page number, [[CriticalResearchFailure which is a basic mistake]]; citations for Shakespeare plays should instead include the act, scene, and line numbers.)