Mark Gatiss Archives

The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse (2005)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 24, 2005TV Characters Enter the Real World

Film spinoff from the popular British comedy series sees the familiar characters entering the real world to meet their creators and deal with the cancellation of the show

Director: Steve Bendelack

Actors: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, David Warner, …

Category: Fantasy

24 July 20059 March 2024 by Roog

The First Men in the Moon (2010)

Rating: ★★★½

Jan 28, 2011Victorian Lunar Expedition/H.G. Wells Adaptation

Very nicely produced BBC retelling of the H.G. Wells novel that conducts an extremely faithful adaptation of the story and captures a perfect period sense of wonder

Director: Damon Thomas

Actors: Mark Gatiss, Rory Kinnear, Philip Jackson

Category: Science Fiction

28 January 20113 January 2022 by Roog

An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)

Rating: ★★★★

Nov 28, 2013The Origins of Doctor Who

A film about the origins of Doctor Who made for the series' 50th anniversary. This comes packed with pieces of fanservice and origins of various iconic aspects. David Bradley gives a wonderfully nuanced and moving performance as William Hartnell

Director: Terry McDonough

Actors: David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Brian Cox, Sacha Dhawan, …

Category: Science Fiction

28 November 201317 November 2025 by Roog

Dracula (2020)

Rating: ★★★½

Jan 18, 2020Dracula Adaptation

BBC mini-series retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula that deconstructs and widely expands on sections of the book to create something relentlessly modernistic, sometimes in ways that take you aback

Director: Damon Thomas, Jonny Campbell, Paul McGuigan

Actors: Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, Lydia West, Jonathan Aris, …

Category: Horror

18 January 202022 May 2026 by Roog