Urban Gothic – Nostalgia Central

2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 (UK)
22 x 30 minute episodes

From vampire documentaries and alien-infested supermarkets to teenage necromancy and ghostly East End gangsters, Urban Gothic presented an anthology of British horror designed for post-watershed viewing, with lashings of blood and gore, and a decent smattering of sex and nudity.

All set in modern-day London, the 22 episodes were self-contained stories – although in the second series, a covert branch of British Intelligence (called C-TEC) was introduced to investigate unusual events.

Produced on a minimal budget and shot on video, the Channel 5 series was the brainchild of 23-year-old Tom de Ville, a graduate of the BA screenwriting course at Bournemouth University.

Cast members included Richard O’Brien, Leslie Grantham, Anita Dobson, Anthony Daniels and Ingrid Pitt.

Episodes

Dead Meat | Vampirology | The One Where . . . | Sum of the Parts | Deptford Voodoo | Old Nick | Lacuna | Cry Wolf | Be Movie | Pineapple Chunks | The Boy’s Club | Turn On | Thirteen || Sandman | Membrane | Necromance | Eater | Serotonin Wild | The End | Ritual Slaughter | Dollhouse Burns: Part 1 |Dollhouse Burns: Part 2

Video