When I watched this with a bunch of friends,only me and one other person felt that Steerpike was the protagonist. Everyone else was happy when he was defeated by Titus and found Titus the protagonist. Looking back I do realize that Titus is the "good guy" and Steerpike is the "bad guy" but didn't you find the story of Steerpike too touching to feel hate for him? He had never been loved as a child, and was so helpless in Swelter's kitchens. When he broke free he realized he had to do something in order to ensure that he never went back into his hell-those kitchens. Plus, he is honestly the most charismatic character I've met. It seems natural for people to fall in love with him, like Fuschia did. Why do people feel no empathy for him?~Rock and Roll is a prostitute-it should be tarted up~

Once again, the Brits prove that, at least in the realm of "telly", they know how to do a movie better than Americans. This series appeared in 2000, the same year that THE 10TH KINGDOM aired in the US. And it is simply a far better piece of work. Jonny Rhys-Myers is his usual, MANIC brilliance as the vicious, but somewhat sympathetic Steerpike. You can't help but root for him sometimes, given the utter ignorance and eccentricities surrounding him. Fascinating, is the fact that there is a lack of CLEAR good or evil in this, replaced by characters that can be either, given their situation. As one of the previous commentors stated, I came to GORMENGHAST through Jonathan Rhys-Myers. I loved him in VELVET GOLDMINE and TITUS, but just recently saw him in BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. Since then, I've been gathering up all I can find to view. I'm now looking forward to owning this DVD and reading these novels. Thanks, Jonny!

This is one of the best miniseries I have ever seen. It's like Lord of the Rings, only without the Hobbits. If only they would show us the lovely face of Steerpike again...sigh... They don't make them any better in my book. The acting, the background, the lines: all brilliant!

WOW! Outstanding in every respect. Original, bold, fresh, topped off by outstanding acting by all, but most notably, Christopher Lee. One of the BBC's FINEST. Setting and costumes are impressive and unique to say the least. Cinematography once again, worth mentioning. Nothing mundane here, all around impressive. Characters, unlike most of the crud we get from Hollywood have some depth, which was more than welcome with me. It's so rare that characters actually capture you for their uniqueness; my personal favotire is Mr. Steerpike. All you have to do to see what I mean by villian with depth is watch this, and then something like Die Another day. This character relies on his witts rather than his muscles. I wanted so much for him to achieve his goal, but then realized...well, you didn't think I would tell you everything did you?? Watch it, a truly remarkable film.