Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible

Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
GenreComedy horror
Created byGraham Duff
Written byGraham Duff
Steve Coogan
Directed byMatt Lipsey
Presented bySteve Coogan
StarringSteve Coogan
ComposerWillie Dowling
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersSteve Coogan
Graham Duff
Henry Normal
ProducerAlison MacPhail
CinematographyFrancis De Groote
EditorCharlie Phillips
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBaby Cow Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release12 November (2001-11-12) –
17 December 2001 (2001-12-17)
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Dr Terrible's House of Horrible is a satirical British comedy horror anthology series created by Graham Duff, who co-wrote the series with Steve Coogan. BBC Two broadcast the series in 2001. The title parodies Amicus Productions' anthology film Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965). Coogan presents each episode as Dr. Terrible, and plays various roles throughout.

The show spoofs the British horror films of Amicus Productions, Hammer Film Productions, and Tigon British Film Productions, and most particularly, such noted 1970s anthology series as Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected and Thriller, with Amicus films, both series utilising different, well-known ensemble casts in each episode.

Horror film veterans Honor Blackman, Graham Crowden, Sheila Keith, Joan Greenwood and Angela Pleasence each guest-starred in an episode, in a pastiche of their earlier film performances. Mark Gatiss, John Thomson, Simon Pegg, Ronni Ancona and Warwick Davis also appeared.

Viewership of the six-episode series fell short of expectations, and the BBC declined to recommission it. 2 Entertain published it to DVD-Video on 4 August 2003.


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