From BBC Radio 4. Written by Mervyn Peake (recently discovered ending by
Maeve Gilmore); Dramatised by Brian Sibley.
Episode 1: Titus Arrives
A baby is born: Titus Groan, heir to crumbling stone and ancient ritual,
only son of Sepulchrave, the 76th Earl of Gormenghast. Whilst the castle
flies into state of high excitement, change may at last come creeping
through its empty halls, on the heels of a sly but ambitious kitchen boy
named Steerpike.
Episode 2: Titus Inherits
As tension between Mr Flay and Swelter, head chef of Gormenghast, takes
a deadly turn, Titus's foster mother Keda is drawn back into her old life
amongst the bright carvers. Meanwhile, the first of Steerpike's great
plans comes to fruition as he manipulates the ladies Clarice and Cora to
great and tragic effect.
Episode 3: Titus Discovers
Ten year old Titus Groan, 77th Earl of Gormenghast, makes an unexpected
discovery in the forest, as the mystery surrounding his father's
disappearance deepens. Elsewhere, Irma Prunesquallor grows determined to
find a husband, and Steerpike's ambitions may well claim the life of
a second member of the Gormenghast household.
Episode 4: Titus Departs
Steerpike takes up his new role as the Master of Ritual, and as Titus
grows older, so his suspicions about the former kitchen boy grow. When
Steerpike's plans at last begin to unravel, a final, tragic trail of
bodies is left in his wake and Titus must make a desperate bid for
vengeance and, ultimately, freedom from Gormenghast.
Episode 5: Titus Abroad
Far from Gormenghast, Titus finds himself in an alien world. Lost in
a country policed by machines, he must trust to the good will of an
eccentric zookeeper, and the kindness of a beautiful woman named Juno.
Episode 6: Titus Alive
Titus attracts attention from the strange but alluring Cheeta, and
ultimately becomes the victim of a torturous joke. Rescued by old friends
but unable to bear their company any longer, he stumbles into a world
uncannily like our own - and is drawn to a mysterious artist, whose
presence may at last grant him peace.
Titus...Luke Treadaway
Young Titus...Hugo Docking
Artist...David Warner
Steerpike...Carl Prekopp
Cheeta...Morven Christie
Muzzlehatch...Gerard Murphy
Juno...Maureen Beattie
Anchor... James Lailey
Acreblade...Alun Raglan
Scientist...Peter Polycarpou
Gertrude... Miranda Richardson
Dr Prunesquallor ...James Fleet
Irma Prunesquallor...Tamsin Greig
Bellgrove...William Gaunt
Clarice ...Fenella Woolgar
Cora ...Claudie Blakley
Fuchsia ...Olivia Hallinan
Flay ...Adrian Scarborough
Barquentine...Gerard McDermott
Nannie Slagg ...Jane Whittenshaw
Keda...Susie Riddell
Prunesquallor... James Fleet
With Elaine Claxton, Jonathan Forbes, Gerard McDermott, Susie Ridell, Alex Tregear
Music by Roger Goula
Sound production by Peter Ringrose
Directed and produced by Jeremy Mortimer.
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