A villain threatens the rise of a new earl in an ancient kingdom.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Cast:Warren Mitchell , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Celia Imrie , John Sessions , Christopher Lee , Neve McIntosh , Fiona Shaw , Zoë Wanamaker , George Antoni , Lynsey Baxter , June Brown , Sean Hughes , Ian Richardson , Stephen Fry , Richard Griffiths , Eric Sykes , Windsor Davies , Olga Sosnovska
Newborn Titus Groan is destined to rule Gormenghast, a kingdom based on complicated and unbreakable traditions. Meanwhile an ambitious kitchen slave schemes to escape his destiny and overthrow the old order.
Steerpike's secret machinations begin to throw Gormenghast into chaos and madness, threatening the reign of the future Earl Titus.
Now a teenager, young Titus Groan rebels against the strict traditions of Gormenghast as he begins to explore the world outside the walls.
After a string of tragedies, Titus must finally confront the scheming Steerpike and determine where his own destiny lies.