Urban Gothic was a horror based series of short stories shown on Channel 5 running for two series between May 2000 and December 2001. Filmed on a low budget and broadcast in a later time-slot, it nonetheless acquired a following. It has also since been repeated on the Horror Channel. Set around London there is an underlying story thread that only becomes clear in the last episodes of each series. Each episode was different in style from the others, running the gamut of documentary-style independent film to spoof, to slick dramas similar in style to The Outer Limits or The Twilight Zone.
Urban Gothic (Season 1)
Dead Meat (Episode 1)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-05-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After stealing super halluciagenic Angels Blood from Russia, disaffected exes Nik and Leo take refuge in an abandoned warehouse, where they stumble upon a corpse. The duo, along with Nik's friend Milton, decide to bring the corpse back to life, but they need 'pure blood' which just so happens to be Leo's new girlfriend, Kate. The group soon discover that some things are simply not supposed to be brought back...
Vampirology (Episode 2)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-05-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A documentary crew follow a vampire named Rex around Soho.
The One Where... (Episode 3)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-05-31
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Twentysomething Lauren begins dating a TV producer named Lucien, who turns out to be the Devil, bringing temptation to her and misery to her friends.
Sum of the Parts (Episode 4)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-06-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Two detectives investigate a bizarre series of deaths, in which three victims — all killed on subsequent evenings — had vital organs removed. The organs had been transplanted and carried out by Dr Richard Harris, and the only other patient who had received a transplant was 21-year old student Leila Haze.
Deptford Voodoo (Episode 5)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-06-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Saul Darrow visits an elderly immigrant, setting off a chain of horrific events.
Old Nick (Episode 6)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-06-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Moving into a new housing estate with his mother, Jake befriends Sadie, who tells him the Devil himself lives on their block, when he questions a series of mysterious deaths.
Lacuna (Episode 7)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-07-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Youths Sidney and Spike break into a mental home, and a nurse under the impression they were residents trying to escape begins experimenting on them.
Cry Wolf (Episode 8)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-07-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After a case in which a policeman is killed by a 'wolf boy', police doctor Miranda Sharpe and animal behaviourist David Stillman are drawn in to examine the boy. Miranda begins to find herself attracted to him, and after being scratched, David soon discovers hairs sprouting all over his body.
Be Movie (Episode 9)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-07-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Five slackers are summoned to detention by the fearsome Mr Rogers. Left to work on a project, the five begin, but only moments later, they find Rogers' decapitated body.
Pineapple Chunks (Episode 10)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-07-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A working-class family from the city leave for a new life in a small leafy town. Things seem to be going well until their daughter begins to question why the town is so perfect, and why their dog keeps finding strange pieces of meat...
The Boy's Club (Episode 11)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-08-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An aspiring crime lord wants to join the ranks of London's legendary criminals, but in order to be initiated into the exclusive Boy's Club, he must kill his father.
Turn On (Episode 12)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-08-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: After a phantom pregnancy, and learning that another would be impossible, Jane begins to discover who her partner Peter really is.
Thirteen (Episode 13)
Writer: Tom de Ville
Air date: 2000-08-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A journalist seeking a scoop to launch his career gets a tip that leads him to 'File 42'. However, he's informed that 'File 42' doesn't really exist, just made-up stories. It soon transpires that this story has been floating around for a very long time.
Seasons
Episodes 13
Episodes 9
Episodes 1