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| Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy horror |
| Created by | Graham Duff |
| Written by | Graham Duff Steve Coogan |
| Directed by | Matt Lipsey |
| Presented by | Steve Coogan |
| Starring | Steve Coogan |
| Composer | Willie Dowling |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Steve Coogan Graham Duff Henry Normal |
| Producer | Alison MacPhail |
| Cinematography | Francis De Groote |
| Editor | Charlie Phillips |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Baby Cow Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 12 November – 17 December 2001 |
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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.