Gormenghast (2000) - A Gothic Fantasy Epic
Gormenghast (2000) is a visually stunning and richly atmospheric miniseries based on the classic novels by Mervyn Peake. Set in the sprawling, decaying castle of Gormenghast, the story follows the life of Titus Groan, heir to the ancient Groan dynasty, as he navigates the treacherous and bizarre world of the castle's inhabitants.
Directed by Andy Wilson, this gothic fantasy series is a masterpiece of dark, surreal storytelling, filled with eccentric characters, elaborate sets, and intricate plots. The miniseries explores themes of power, tradition, and rebellion as the inhabitants of Gormenghast are caught in a web of intrigue, madness, and dark secrets.
With its captivating performances, stunning production design, and a hauntingly beautiful score, Gormenghast transports viewers into a world unlike any other, where reality and fantasy blend in a mesmerizing tale of ambition and fate.
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Gormenghast (2000) is a visually stunning and richly atmospheric miniseries based on the classic novels by Mervyn Peake. Set in the sprawling, decaying castle of Gormenghast, the story follows the life of Titus Groan, heir to the ancient Groan dynasty, as he navigates the treacherous and bizarre world of the castle's inhabitants.
Directed by Andy Wilson, this gothic fantasy series is a masterpiece of dark, surreal storytelling, filled with eccentric characters, elaborate sets, and intricate plots. The miniseries explores themes of power, tradition, and rebellion as the inhabitants of Gormenghast are caught in a web of intrigue, madness, and dark secrets.
With its captivating performances, stunning production design, and a hauntingly beautiful score, Gormenghast transports viewers into a world unlike any other, where reality and fantasy blend in a mesmerizing tale of ambition and fate.
#Gormenghast2000 #GothicFantasy #EpicMiniseries #MervynPeake #SurrealStorytelling #DarkAtmosphere #AncientDynasty #IntricatePlots #EccentricCharacters #ElaborateSets #HauntinglyBeautiful #PowerAndTradition ⚔️ #DarkSecrets #VisualMasterpiece #FantasyEpic #MesmerizingTale #MustWatchMiniseries #AndyWilson
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00:00:00Hold fast to the law of the last cold tome
00:00:09Where the earth of the truth lies thick upon the page
00:00:17And the loam of faith in the ink long fled
00:00:23From the drone of the nip-blows on
00:00:29To the last of the first depart
00:00:34And the least of the past is dust
00:00:39And the dust, the dust is lost
00:00:49My first human dust
00:01:05Heave your ladyship
00:01:08As the brute fellow in pursuit of the oval ball
00:01:12Shut up squalor, shut up
00:01:14Heave, heave ho
00:01:16As the mangelo with the hempen rope, heave
00:01:19Prune squalor, will you shut up
00:01:24I see genitalia
00:01:26It is of a sex, ladyship
00:01:28What kind?
00:01:29Oh, it's a fine sex
00:01:30Which one, you idiot?
00:01:31A brand new-grown, ladyship
00:01:33Squalor, what is it?
00:01:35A spytostichia
00:01:36And there or thereabouts is also to be found a tinkle
00:01:39It's a...
00:01:40It's an heir, ladyship
00:01:42An heir to the glory of Gormengar
00:01:45It's a boy!
00:01:51It's a boy!
00:01:52A boy!
00:01:55It's a boy!
00:01:57It's a boy!
00:01:58It's a boy!
00:01:59It's a boy!
00:02:01It's a boy!
00:02:03It's a boy!
00:02:07It's a boy!
00:02:09It's a boy!
00:02:11It's a boy!
00:02:13Come on!
00:02:15It's a boy!
00:02:20The ninth day of the month
00:02:26The ninth, you dolts, didn't I say the ninth?
00:02:29It's blue!
00:02:30The air should be blue, not red
00:02:35Then, the ninth, your lordship
00:02:37Eleven o'clock
00:02:39Release of the five hawks from the northeast turret
00:02:43One fifteen
00:02:45Groaning of the dungeons with your daughter, Lady Fuchsia
00:02:52Four o'clock
00:02:53Blessing the meteorites
00:02:56Six
00:02:57It's a boy!
00:02:58It's a boy!
00:02:59Dammit, what is that racket?
00:03:01It's a boy!
00:03:03The sun foregrown
00:03:06A boy!
00:03:10A new world!
00:03:11The seventy-seventh
00:03:14Born on the ninth
00:03:19No!
00:03:20I don't want a brother
00:03:22Who says I want a brother?
00:03:24A little lordship
00:03:27Nanny, why didn't anyone ask me?
00:03:30Oh, my weak heart
00:03:31I can't wait to see him and love him and squeeze him all to death
00:03:36You're a silly old fool
00:03:39Why doesn't anyone understand me?
00:03:42My own little boy
00:03:44Don't just stand there
00:03:46Get me some food
00:03:48I'm furious
00:03:51I'm going to have a dream
00:03:53And it's going to be a long one
00:03:55Why do I always have to wait till doomsday?
00:03:58I am only the daughter of the Earl of Grone, aren't I?
00:04:03All right then
00:04:05I'll start
00:04:09Ouch!
00:04:10I could smack him already
00:04:14It's a boy!
00:04:38Come hither!
00:04:52Come hither!
00:04:54Come hither!
00:04:57Come hither!
00:04:59We celebrate
00:05:01Close ranks, my little ones
00:05:06Tell me, my stenching little gerunds
00:05:12Tell me extra quickly and I will sing songs for you
00:05:16Who am I?
00:05:19A royal spouse, sir
00:05:21The Barber of Ainsworth and Bailey
00:05:23Correct!
00:05:25My...
00:05:26Oh, fairy boys
00:05:29Oh, I am your dada
00:05:33I am your flower of flatulence
00:05:37Your gorgeous, gaseous bud
00:05:48Where is he?
00:05:52Where is he?
00:05:53Where is that slug of summer?
00:05:56That stench of goated steer pike
00:05:59Where is he?
00:06:01Where is he?
00:06:07Steer pike, my ray of adult sunshine
00:06:11Why should I sing to you?
00:06:13A creature of no more consequence than a stoat's shit
00:06:19Why don't I just crush you in my paw?
00:06:23Why don't I smash you into pieces?
00:06:26Port down, boy
00:06:32Mr. Fly
00:06:34The spidery servant on his measly legs
00:06:38Drop, boy
00:06:40Oh, Mr. Fly
00:06:43Is the time come?
00:06:46Is it?
00:06:47Drop, boy
00:06:50Chef of kitchen
00:06:54Chef of scum
00:07:01You are in my kitchen kingdom, fervent
00:07:06This is the domain of swelter
00:07:10How dare you?
00:07:12Fly!
00:07:14Man's servant to the earth
00:07:16How dare you?
00:07:22How dare you?
00:07:24How dare you?
00:07:28How dare you?
00:07:32The boy has fallen!
00:07:39No respect for stones
00:07:44Vile thing
00:08:02Vile thing
00:08:05Vile thing
00:08:32One of swelter's striped rats
00:08:36Yes, sir
00:08:38You helped me, sir
00:08:40Helped you?
00:08:42Yes, sir
00:08:43You told him to drop me
00:08:46Please
00:08:48I'm lost and I'm dying of heat from the kitchens
00:08:51I'm dying of heat from the kitchens
00:08:54I'm dying of heat from the kitchens
00:08:57I'm dying of heat from the kitchens
00:09:00I'm dying of heat from the kitchens
00:09:02Don't want swelter slug in stone lanes, go
00:09:05Please, sir
00:09:07Show me daylight and I'll go
00:09:10Please, help me leave the vile swelter
00:09:13Vile?
00:09:15Why say vile?
00:09:17What you done?
00:09:18Done, sir
00:09:20When?
00:09:21Nothing, sir
00:09:22Nothing at all
00:09:25I'm unhappy, sir
00:09:27Unhappy?
00:09:28This rebellion?
00:09:29No rebellion, sir
00:09:30None at all
00:09:32I am loyal to my castle
00:09:35Only rebellion against the vile swelter
00:09:37Swelter, leave his name in fat and grease
00:09:40Never swelter in stone lanes
00:09:42Hold your tongue
00:09:44Teach you to be unhappy
00:09:47When Crone is born
00:09:50Crone, sir
00:09:55Let me see
00:09:57Please
00:09:59Let me see a Crone
00:10:01See a Crone?
00:10:03You!
00:10:17Show you kitchen rat
00:10:22See what you've never seen
00:10:25Forward, swelter slug
00:10:30This cat room
00:10:42Whose are they?
00:10:45Show you
00:10:48Name?
00:10:49Steerpike, sir
00:10:50Queerpike?
00:10:51Steerpike, sir
00:10:53Steerpike
00:10:55Square tight, square tight
00:10:57Twice
00:10:58Before
00:10:59Once
00:11:00Enough for kitchen thing
00:11:05Whose are they, sir?
00:11:06Ladyship
00:11:08See
00:11:12Ladyship room
00:11:17Did you notice anything unusual about the boy?
00:11:20Structurally a sound child, my lord
00:11:22Sound as a bell
00:11:23Damn the structure
00:11:24Did you see his face?
00:11:26I noticed his face, sir
00:11:27I definitely noticed it
00:11:29If that's of any help
00:11:30Did you notice anything strange?
00:11:32You needn't be afraid to speak out
00:11:34Strange, lord
00:11:36The face
00:11:37Prune squalor, the face
00:11:39Speaking professionally
00:11:40I should say his face was irregular, sir
00:11:42But not unnatural
00:11:43I'd say irregular, sir
00:11:44Ugly
00:11:45I'd say unnatural
00:11:46Why must you hedge, doctor?
00:11:47When I say ugly
00:11:48Have the goodness to use the word
00:11:50Have you ever delivered a more hideous child?
00:11:53Never, my lord, never
00:11:55And he has such extraordinary eyes
00:11:58Eyes?
00:12:00What's wrong with them?
00:12:01They are violent, my lord
00:12:08Seen enough grass?
00:12:12These are not for you
00:12:14Back to hell
00:12:15And swelter
00:12:16No, sir
00:12:19Not the kitchens
00:12:21Where you belong
00:12:22He's ugly, sir
00:12:23I heard it
00:12:25The new lordship's unnatural
00:12:28Lord Grant says so
00:12:30So?
00:12:32Not the kitchens
00:12:34Please
00:12:35Spit it out, sink boy
00:12:37If I go back to swelter
00:12:39I'll tell them all what I heard his lordship say
00:12:41You heard nothing
00:12:42All the apprentices will know
00:12:44His little lordship's hideous
00:12:46You'll say nothing
00:12:48I'll fix you
00:12:54Little lordship ugly
00:12:56Idiots
00:12:58Teach you, swelter rat
00:13:06No rebellion here
00:13:09No insult to these stones
00:13:12From you
00:13:17No
00:13:27At least it's not the kitchens
00:13:47Ah
00:14:05Whose is all this?
00:14:07Titus Crune
00:14:11Titus
00:14:16Titus
00:14:19Bring him in now, you idiot
00:14:22Here, here, over here
00:14:25Here
00:14:27There
00:14:29Over there by his lordship
00:14:32This is a naming woman, not a tea dance
00:14:36Wow
00:14:45Your lordship
00:14:47As the 76th Earl of Grom
00:14:51It is written
00:14:53That you should now accompany your son, dear
00:14:55To the iron bowl of Moat Water
00:15:02Here, to the bowl
00:15:04This, this
00:15:05Does it look like a bowl?
00:15:07Does it hold water like a bowl?
00:15:08Then it's just a bowl, isn't it?
00:15:10Here, woman
00:15:22Down, down into the pages of the book
00:15:27It is written and it shall be adhered to
00:15:31That between these pages
00:15:33Where the flax is grey
00:15:36With the wisdom
00:15:38The firstborn male child of the House of Grom
00:15:40Shall be lord
00:15:42Why does he get all the glory?
00:15:44Why not us?
00:15:45Why not us?
00:15:47Directed toward the water
00:15:53And that these pages
00:15:55Heavy with the words of ritual ceremony
00:15:58And his future life
00:16:00Shall be
00:16:02Bent in and around him
00:16:06So that he is indulged
00:16:09Why has she got all the power anyway?
00:16:11It's ours
00:16:13Grom's our brother, isn't he?
00:16:15And is as one with the inviolable lord
00:16:18How much longer?
00:16:28Oh!
00:16:34Like rubber, your ladyship
00:16:36Every ounce of ounce
00:16:38What are you talking about, you idiot?
00:16:40I was referring to a child who has just fallen to the floor, your ladyship
00:16:43Has he? Where?
00:16:45He's here, ladyship
00:16:47Oh
00:16:49We'll go for a walk
00:16:51Fifteen minutes on the lawn
00:16:53Master Chalk could do with the air
00:16:55Can't you, dear?
00:16:56Come along, my precious
00:17:09He's ugly
00:17:10So are you
00:17:11I like him better now he's ugly
00:17:14Where have you been for the past fifteen years?
00:17:16We've been in the south wing
00:17:19We've been thinking
00:17:21About what?
00:17:23Power
00:17:24Shhh!
00:17:35Oh!
00:17:36Oh!
00:17:37Oh!
00:17:38Oh!
00:17:39Oh!
00:17:40Oh!
00:17:41Oh!
00:17:42Oh!
00:17:58Inheritor of the powers I hold
00:18:01Continuer of the bloodstock of the stones
00:18:05Approach now
00:18:07The purity of the stream
00:18:10Of Gormenghast
00:18:13Where, named and fated
00:18:16You shall be consecrated as Titus
00:18:21Seventy-seventh Earl of Grone
00:18:25And Lord of Gormenghast
00:18:41Alleluia
00:18:45Child
00:18:48Welcome to the vastness
00:18:55Maidens!
00:19:03Come along, ladies
00:19:05Come along
00:19:08Oh! Irresistible
00:19:10You've barbarised one, senior smelter
00:19:12You've positively barbarised one
00:19:15Oh, Mr Flea, Mr Flea
00:19:18Don't just walk out as if you haven't got a friend in the world
00:19:21Allow me to introduce you to some of my boys
00:19:24After all, they are your own sort from the grubs and the gutters
00:19:27They're my ickle, spittle boys
00:19:30Yes
00:19:31Now, come along
00:19:33Permit me to introduce to you
00:19:35Master Springers
00:19:37Master Springers, Mr Flea
00:19:39Mr Flea, Master Springers
00:19:46This is Master Rattle
00:19:49Master Rattle, Mr Flea
00:19:51Mr Flea, Master Rattle
00:20:02Kitchen scum
00:20:05Isn't he sweet, your ladyship?
00:20:08Who?
00:20:09His little lordship, your ladyship
00:20:12What do you want me to do with him?
00:20:14He's had his bath
00:20:16What about it?
00:20:17Go away
00:20:20Bring him back when he's six
00:20:24Master Chalk!
00:20:26Where are you?
00:20:35Shit!
00:20:39Where are you?
00:20:54Gone and gassed
00:21:06Who are you then?
00:21:12He's not so bad after all
00:21:22Pinched nose, flat head, weird, weird eyes
00:21:27No, no
00:21:29Not so bad, not so bad
00:21:31Is he?
00:21:36He is my little brother
00:21:39My little lordship
00:21:41Oh, Nanny
00:21:43Oh, Nanny, I love him
00:21:46And you
00:21:48They dropped him on his head and he is so ugly
00:21:51I love him
00:21:55Naughty, naughty girl
00:21:57You need a good smack
00:21:58I think I will see him every fortnight
00:22:00Oh, my poor little nose and my weak heart
00:22:02I know ladyship says go and get a wet nurse from the village
00:22:05How am I going to go down all those steps at my age?
00:22:10Getting me to go out at this time of night is not right
00:22:18Protect me, death
00:22:19Keeper, open it up
00:22:21You dirty little creature, slow as a snail
00:22:24Hurry up, I'm cold
00:22:26Too old for all this
00:22:32Don't you know how far it is to the woodcarver's village?
00:22:35Up there with the birds
00:23:03Out me way, out me way
00:23:04I've got an important announcement
00:23:18Carvers
00:23:20Low servants of the castle
00:23:22Lowest of the low
00:23:25I haven't come to talk about the ceremony of the bright carvings
00:23:29That is as it is and always will be
00:23:32That is the business of higher people
00:23:36Higher than me, I mean
00:23:39I have come to give you some wonderful news
00:23:44A new little groan has been born
00:23:48A boy of the blood
00:23:50A new master
00:23:52I am in charge, of course, as per usual
00:23:56And I want a wet nurse for him to come back with me at once
00:24:08Who are you?
00:24:11I said, who are you? Answer me, at once
00:24:15Kida
00:24:17I am with child
00:24:19I don't want to stay here
00:24:22I have no man
00:24:24I want to come
00:24:26Please, I am strong
00:24:29Please take me
00:24:32Your do
00:25:25Her ladyship Fuchsia Crone
00:25:29I'm in
00:25:49A young ladyship never eats, how is she going to grow?
00:25:53And how is he going to? You don't feed him
00:25:56Take it, lordship, take it
00:25:59This is your little sister's milk
00:26:02Sister, what do you mean, sister?
00:26:04I'm carrying his foster sister, aren't I?
00:26:06How do you know it's a girl?
00:26:07I know
00:26:08I don't care what you know
00:26:09Boy or girl, that is no sister to a groan
00:26:12He's already got a sister he has, the lady Fuchsia
00:26:15This is her breakfast
00:26:16A foster child won't go near him
00:26:18He's a little lordship, she's Carver
00:26:21He's them, she's you
00:26:23Her father was a great man
00:26:25He was the best Carver
00:26:27And he's dead
00:26:28And the Carvers won't have his child there
00:26:30Because it'll be born out of wedlock, that's why, isn't it?
00:26:33How dare you talk like that
00:26:35Mixing up the lord of Gormengast with a little bastard
00:26:39You can think what you like
00:26:41But she's mine, whatever she is
00:26:43Whatever you want to call her
00:26:44Don't you talk to me like that
00:26:46In the presence of his little lordship
00:26:48I won't stand it
00:26:49You stupid, stupid girl
00:26:51I've got my work to do
00:26:53I'm not going to do my work with my bad chest if you upset me
00:26:56His little lordship will never, never get mixed up with a...
00:27:00He'll be where he belongs
00:27:01And so will she
00:27:02And everybody else in their right place
00:27:05I'm too old
00:27:07I'm too old for all this
00:27:10I know it
00:27:12She will be your little sister
00:27:19And you will love her
00:27:35Go away
00:27:36You've got to eat
00:27:38How are you going to grow up?
00:27:40You are the naughtiest girl
00:27:42Go away
00:27:44I'm going to have an adventure
00:27:46Dr. Prune has got a present for you
00:27:50I don't care
00:27:51What is it?
00:27:53Let me in and I'll tell you
00:27:56When I am queen
00:27:58I am going to burn down the castle
00:28:01What did you say?
00:28:07Witches, this girl
00:28:09You are the most...
00:28:12Fuchsia
00:28:17I am Fuchsia
00:28:20I am me
00:28:22Don't be frightened
00:28:25Wait and see
00:28:46Ah
00:29:17Oh
00:29:28Go away
00:29:30What are you doing here?
00:29:32The lady Fuchsia grown I believe
00:29:34Nobody comes here
00:29:36This is my...
00:29:37I hate you
00:29:39Madam
00:29:40Go away
00:29:47Madam I have seen such things
00:29:49This is private
00:29:51Forgive me madam
00:29:53But your book that I couldn't help but glance at
00:29:56The adventures in there are nothing to what has happened to me
00:29:59I mean really happened
00:30:03You wouldn't believe me anyway
00:30:06Believe what?
00:30:12Shh
00:30:14Shh
00:30:15I have seen a great pavement in the sky
00:30:19I have been colder than ice
00:30:22I have had no food or sleep
00:30:25Lady Fuchsia I am a rebel
00:30:27I come for sanctuary
00:30:29Sanctuary?
00:30:30Like the knights of old your ladyship
00:30:33You are wearing kitchen clothes
00:30:37That's where I escaped from
00:30:40My name is Stierpike
00:30:42But I cannot tell you where the pavement in the clouds lies
00:30:45Not yet
00:30:46Why not?
00:30:47Madam there are a great many mysteries in this world
00:30:49And some may be too strong
00:30:51For the delicate heart of a lady such as yourself
00:30:54You are an adventurer
00:30:56That's exactly what I am
00:30:58I am a man of purpose
00:31:01Hide me I beg you
00:31:03Find me useful employment
00:31:05And I will never let you down
00:31:07I swear it
00:31:08You will swear an oath?
00:31:10I am yours to do with as you will
00:31:15Oh
00:31:16What is that awful stink?
00:31:19It's the filthy dregs you poured over me madam
00:31:22Oh
00:31:23Well you better wash hadn't you?
00:31:25Yes ladyship
00:31:27Well
00:31:28Don't just stand there kneeling
00:31:30Follow me
00:31:32Oh
00:31:37Don't forget
00:31:39You promised to introduce me to someone who might employ me your ladyship
00:31:42I did not promise
00:31:43How dare you tell such lies
00:31:45I apologise madam
00:31:47You are my queen
00:31:48My absolute queen
00:31:50I'm in your hands
00:31:56You're Minstrel Stierpike
00:32:00Oh good
00:32:01Oh good
00:32:07Come on
00:32:10Hey
00:32:19Come on
00:32:39Oh
00:32:54Blimey
00:33:09Oh
00:33:20Go away
00:33:21I'm not here now
00:33:22It's Doctor Prune
00:33:24I told you
00:33:25He's got a present for you
00:33:27My present
00:33:28I forgot my present
00:33:30Your clown madam
00:33:34Please don't ever forget your clown
00:33:36Nanny
00:33:48Doctor's waiting ladyship
00:33:50In a minute nanny
00:33:51I'll come to your room
00:33:57Oh good
00:33:58Good
00:33:59A kitchen boy from the kitchens
00:34:01How could you shame yourself
00:34:03Quiet nanny
00:34:04I want my present
00:34:05Good morning
00:34:08Well well
00:34:09So you've brought a little friend with you have you future my dear child
00:34:12Master Stierpike sir
00:34:13At your service
00:34:15I don't know about at my service
00:34:17I wouldn't have any service left if every young gentleman was suddenly at it
00:34:22In my service would perhaps be immeasurably preferable
00:34:25That's alright then because he's come for a job
00:34:28Where's my present
00:34:29My dear Mrs Slagg
00:34:35Ah
00:34:43I've always been fascinated by those who want to work
00:34:50What do you fancy future my dear child
00:34:53Elderberry
00:34:55Something to tide you over
00:34:57What's my present Doctor Prune
00:34:59Ah your present
00:35:01My dear child I saw the Diamante in your teardrops the day your baby brother was born
00:35:05Diamante
00:35:06What is it
00:35:07Is it diamonds
00:35:09Ah
00:35:11And you young sir what will you have
00:35:13And what in the name of hosiery is that you're wearing
00:35:16This sir is a kitchen jacket
00:35:18These are kitchen trousers and these are kitchen shoes
00:35:20All about me is kitchen
00:35:21Which is as absurd upon me as it is insulting if you don't mind me saying so
00:35:24I'll take your brandy thank you
00:35:26I see
00:35:28And if my dear boy you are not kitchen
00:35:30What is it that we find beneath that fetid attire
00:35:33Are you a problem case
00:35:35Or are you a young gentleman with no ideas at all
00:35:37With your permission sir neither
00:35:39I have plenty of ideas
00:35:41Though at the same time plenty of problems too
00:35:43My first and most immediate is to impress you with my talent
00:35:46So it may be put to your service in any form at all
00:35:48My
00:35:50Well
00:35:51What maladress
00:35:53What enormity of service
00:35:55You tantalise me in a pleasant sort of way master seapike
00:35:57But whether I want you hanging about my house
00:35:59Is another kettle of fish altogether
00:36:01I never hang about sir
00:36:02It's the one thing I never do
00:36:03You hung about in my room
00:36:05He climbed there
00:36:06He's very clever doctor
00:36:07Kitchen boy
00:36:08In my less ambitious moments it's as a dispenser I see myself
00:36:11Do you have any knowledge of the pharmacuticals
00:36:13May I venture to remark
00:36:15Under your guidance I could learn anything
00:36:17What a diabolically clever little monster
00:36:22If you don't mind me saying so sir
00:36:24Your service is a bit slow
00:36:26Perhaps I might be allowed to pep it up a little
00:36:28I'm bored talking about him
00:36:30What about my present
00:36:32Of course my dear
00:36:34Master seapike while I speak to her ladyship
00:36:36Would you be so good
00:36:38Goodness me
00:36:55Oh
00:37:06May I open the door for you
00:37:08You look as if you're having a little difficulty
00:37:10Doing it yourself
00:37:15Mollux
00:37:24Mollux
00:37:55No more kitchens for me
00:37:59It's almost too easy
00:38:01Thank you doctor Proulx
00:38:03Thank you
00:38:05Ah ladyship
00:38:07Take care my dear
00:38:09Happy dreams
00:38:13I'm afraid I'm still here doctor
00:38:15What is that
00:38:17What is that
00:38:19That my dear sister is master stearpike
00:38:21Who wishes to serve us
00:38:23Did he go upstairs just now
00:38:25Did he go upstairs I heard feet
00:38:27And what is wrong when you boil the matter down with feet
00:38:29I've always found mine most useful
00:38:31Especially when walking
00:38:33One might almost imagine they had been designed for the very purpose
00:38:35As usual Alfred you were drunk with your own liberty
00:38:37I heard feet I tell you in our own upstairs
00:38:39And you take no notice
00:38:41I also heard something madam
00:38:43You did
00:38:45I was here in the hall waiting for the doctor to decide in what capacity he was to employ me
00:38:47When I heard what sounded like feet
00:38:49I told you so Alfred
00:38:51I went upstairs
00:38:53But there was no one there so I returned
00:38:55Well thank you Mr
00:38:57Stearpike
00:38:59And you are welcome
00:39:01May I say that standing before me
00:39:03In your exquisite gown of darkness
00:39:05Exquisite gown of darkness
00:39:07That's good
00:39:09I have an overwhelming and instinctive desire to serve you
00:39:11A great and bounteous lady like yourself may be unwilling
00:39:13I can understand that
00:39:15But tomorrow if I may
00:39:17I shall remove that stain
00:39:19From this gown that so becomes you
00:39:21Well
00:39:23Exquisite, bounteous and
00:39:25Albeit stained
00:39:27Begowned sister
00:39:31I think we shall address him in
00:39:33Pale grey
00:39:41Where shall I sleep?
00:39:45I heard a winter tree
00:39:47In song
00:39:49Its leaves were buds
00:39:51A hundred strong
00:39:55When all at once
00:39:57It ceased to sing
00:40:01For every leaf
00:40:03Had taken wing
00:40:05Had taken wing
00:40:15Night
00:40:17You will be free
00:40:35Night
00:40:59You made me late
00:41:01Wicked boy
00:41:05Come on
00:41:21Come on
00:41:23Come on
00:41:29The ceremony of the bright carvings
00:41:31From the sunrise
00:41:35To the night of the moon
00:41:37In eternal day
00:41:39And eternal night
00:41:41What has been
00:41:43Has always been
00:41:45And
00:41:47Will always be
00:41:49Gormenghast
00:41:55Carvers
00:41:57Create beauty
00:41:59For the delectation
00:42:01Of the lord
00:42:09His lordship will now
00:42:11Select the best carvings
00:42:13The rest
00:42:15Will be burnt
00:42:29Gormenghast
00:42:41Well
00:42:43They've all got to go sooner or later
00:42:47Which one first?
00:42:59Oh
00:43:29Help
00:43:59We have been doubly privileged, your ladyships
00:44:01First the ceremony
00:44:03And then a visit from your good selves
00:44:07Who's he?
00:44:09I am your servant, madam
00:44:11Madam
00:44:13What's he here for?
00:44:15Only your gracious patronage, ladyships
00:44:17Only your favour
00:44:19What was that? Say it again
00:44:21Only your gracious favour
00:44:23We'll give it to him
00:44:25No we won't, not yet
00:44:27I am honoured
00:44:29Climbs faster than Virginia Creeper
00:44:33All this could be ours
00:44:35All of it, the whole place
00:44:37We had a hundred servants once
00:44:39And livery, and coaches
00:44:41And she stole them
00:44:43What did he say?
00:44:45Say it again
00:44:47Lady Gertrude stole them
00:44:49Everybody knows
00:44:53Wait
00:44:55Mr Steerpike
00:44:57Your apartments, ladyships
00:44:59But forgive my honesty
00:45:01Not apartments that are fit for ladyships
00:45:03What did he say?
00:45:05It makes me mad, my lady
00:45:07My lady
00:45:09It makes me mad, mad, mad
00:45:11I am in such a fury
00:45:13How can
00:45:15Such gracious, bountiful
00:45:17Generous
00:45:19Beautiful
00:45:21Superior
00:45:23Ladies be the victims
00:45:25Of such rascals and thieves
00:45:27It makes me mad
00:45:29I am your servant
00:45:31With your permission
00:45:33I pledge my life and honour
00:45:35To restoring you to your privileges
00:45:37Our privileges? Does he mean our servants?
00:45:39Our livery? Our coaches? And our thrones?
00:45:41We never had thrones
00:45:43All of it, livery, thrones
00:45:45Servants, coaches
00:45:47The lot
00:45:49But what about Gertrude?
00:45:51She's dead
00:45:53And you can leave it to me
00:45:55We did have thrones, I remember
00:45:57Lady Clarice
00:45:59Cora
00:46:01Lady Cora
00:46:03You must try and concentrate on what I'm saying
00:46:05I have made a pledge
00:46:07Do you want your power back?
00:46:09Oh yes
00:46:11Then I shall return
00:46:13Good night, my sweet ladies
00:46:21What did he say?
00:46:23Sweet ladies
00:46:31What's up, me little sweetness?
00:46:33Oh, are you damp, me little adorable?
00:46:35Come quick, come
00:46:37I'll be your good little lordship
00:46:39You're going to see your papa
00:46:41Oh, don't cry, don't cry
00:46:43Oh, shh
00:46:51Put him here
00:47:03I found these for him
00:47:05Sit with him, nurse
00:47:07On the row
00:47:11I have in mind
00:47:13A family gathering
00:47:15To confer
00:47:17Oh, dear
00:47:19What is it, nurse?
00:47:21I am so tired, my lord
00:47:23Then lie, lie down
00:47:25This day week, at eight o'clock
00:47:27Dress the boy in his christening robes
00:47:29And bring him here
00:47:31Inform those concerned
00:47:33If they are surprised, it doesn't matter
00:47:35I want to do it
00:47:37A gathering to arrange and confirm
00:47:39A breakfast for my son
00:47:43The countess, Lady Fuchsia
00:47:45Ladyships
00:47:47Clarice and Cora
00:47:53And perhaps Prunesquadra
00:47:55And his sister
00:47:57Yes, lordship
00:47:59Let me see him
00:48:07He has improved
00:48:09Not so hideous
00:48:11He's a gorgeous little one, lordship
00:48:15Instill into him
00:48:17His time
00:48:19His birthplace
00:48:21His heritage
00:48:25And a respect
00:48:27For all his fathers
00:48:31Will you?
00:48:35Perhaps he won't like it
00:48:39Do it for me, nurse
00:48:45Flay, take Mrs. Slag back
00:48:47You need not return tonight
00:48:49Have my room ready
00:48:53Lordship
00:49:15My son
00:49:25Oh, my son
00:49:35Oh, my son
00:49:45Oh mad all mad
00:50:15about time to you miserable old groaner where'd you get that shame to let it rust
00:50:31don't you think such waste is there that is not for you to say kitchen boy
00:50:38doctor's dispensary clerk as a matter of fact slag and don't go trying to be
00:50:42superior with me we're from the same place out of my way drainage and talking
00:50:49of places I know exactly the one you're going to right now how can you know that
00:50:53that is the business of his lordship and mr. play oh I'd say you were about to
00:50:58visit the simple sisters halfway Clarice the half a quarter Oh what is it the
00:51:03other way around slack how dare you how are you feeling slack heart bad legs
00:51:10weak it's about another mile past the south wing and further I'd say you
00:51:17should thank me how so I've done it for you I told them eight o'clock next
00:51:23Friday his lordship mentioned it to me he didn't think you were up to it
00:51:29the truth he wasn't sure whether you were fit enough to look after his son
00:51:35either don't worry I saved your bacon I told him you had years in you yet look
00:51:48what I've done for you already us from the sewer should stick together I'd say
00:51:55oh by the way Patterson Corrie can't make it illness is the cause I believe
00:52:01what is a dementia anyway pass it on to play would you and you think you made
00:52:07the journey yourself good morning slag the young prince with stars for eyes and
00:52:16a half moon for a mouth was asleep and didn't know that the dwarf with brass
00:52:24teeth was creeping towards him master Chalk you come to ask forgiveness for
00:52:32being away so long what is it master Chalk what's wrong
00:52:41all of this look there the Tower of Flint's in the West Wing the Blue Dome
00:52:48in the east and the North Wing and the Great Library over there
00:52:52Gormenghast mountains and the wilderness as far as the eye can see all all and
00:53:00everything what else is there but Gormenghast so who does it belong to
00:53:06that's obvious brother Grone who should it belong to that's obvious us hmm let's
00:53:13think about this your brother has control over it all that's true but is
00:53:20it right and proper is it just do you believe in justice is it justice that he
00:53:29has taken everything that is yours do you believe this injustice should be
00:53:34destroyed so then how do you destroy your brother how has he done this to you
00:53:42why is he so clever he reads it all in books exactly if he didn't have his
00:53:49books he wouldn't be so clever would he if he wasn't so clever you could defeat
00:53:53him couldn't you what's the best way to destroy books um I would burn them so
00:54:02would I with fire books are in the library oh well you oughtn't to burn the
00:54:09library oh no lady Clarice lady Cora I told you I come in serious errand listen
00:54:20to this at the end of next week his lordship your brother is holding a
00:54:26gathering for the family to discuss a breakfast for Titus a gathering for the
00:54:31family we can wear purple no the green green you're not invited even prune
00:54:38squalor and his silly sister have been invited but not lady Clarice and not
00:54:44lady Cora not invited lady Clarice lady Cora not invited not invited personally
00:54:53I think your plan to burn down the library is genius we want to do it so do
00:54:58I burn it burn it burn it sit down at once I am pledged to help you am I not
00:55:07if it is your desire I will give you instructions on how to burn down the
00:55:12library when it is empty but only if it is your desire can we watch it burn do
00:55:20you want to be caught no then you can watch it from here you'll be quite safe
00:55:37I
00:56:07a red flower red blue chip I am a father
00:56:27a red flower for my son tell me once more we've been indoors all the time
00:56:46we've been indoors all the time we've been indoors all the time we've been
00:56:55indoors all the time we've been the library is now empty it's time we
00:57:03started your ladyships these nights that the owls in the Tower of Flint seek
00:57:15their prey as heretofore and although against all the usual tradition and log
00:57:23and rhythm of the castle his lordship shall speak the matter on his mind it is
00:57:31for my son that I rewind the ritual a breakfast for him for him for me is it
00:57:39too much to ask it shall be done master secretary I say this day two months
00:57:47where is he he said to wait here
00:58:02now
00:58:06congratulations my ladies you've never been braver or more brilliant well we
00:58:18get our coaches of course but you must do as I've told you well we get our
00:58:22throne so you will have everything now go back to your apartments and wait
00:58:26servants everything I'll go at once everything coaches everything
00:58:41as I say master secretary
00:58:45Annie's there the child
00:59:15you
00:59:45you