Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Gormenghast. Episode 2
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| Other uniform titles: | Daniel, Estelle,
Wilson, Andy, 1958-
Television adaptation of (work): Peake, Mervyn, 1911-1968. Gormenghast. Selections.
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| Other authors / contributors: | British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
BBC Worldwide Ltd., film distributor.
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Title from title screen (viewed May 16, 2022).
Director of photography, Gavin Finney ; film editor, Paul Tothill ; composer, Richard Rodney Bennett.
Lynsey Baxter, June Brown, Andrew N. Robertson, Richard Griffiths, Celia Imrie, Christopher Lee, Neve McIntosh, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ian Richardson, Warren Mitchell, John Sessions, Fiona Shaw, Zoë Wanamaker.
Filmed at Shepperton Studios.
In English.
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| Summary: | The kingdom of Gormenghast rejoices when its ruler, Lord Sepulchrave , produces a son and heir: Titus, 77th Earl of Groan. However, scheming kitchen boy Steerpike himself dreams of taking power, and sets about driving Sepulchrave insane. He also seduces Titus' sister, Lady Fuchsia, planning to seize the kingdom through her. It seems that Steerpike cannot fail in his plans - only the timid Titus himself, young and inexperienced, stands in his way. Steerpike becomes a hero by rescuing the Groans from the burning library. Swelter dies in a fight with Flay, Lord Groan is pecked to death by owls and young Titus declared Earl.
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