Lady Fuchsia Groan on Gormenghast Mountain, at a site overlooking the Castle chosen by her mother, in a ceremony at which neither her brother the Earl, recovering as he was from the severe fever that followed his killing of Steerpike, nor Dr. Prunesquallor, who was caring for the Earl, could attend. It was immediately after a visit to her grave that Titus decided to abandon his hereditary responsibilities and go out into the world. In "Titus Alone", Fuchsia is one of the characters from the earlier novels mocked by Cheeta in the nightmarish scene that she puts on in the Black House (chapter
Gormenghast (TV serial) in Tibet. The series covers the events of the first two books, "Titus Groan" and "Gormenghast". It does not cover any of the events from the third book, "Titus Alone". At the time of its broadcast, Gormenghast was among the most ambitious serials ever undertaken by the BBC. The series required a combined five years of production and pre-production and utilized over 120 sets. Changes were made to both the plots and characters of both books. Certain changes are made to make the story fit the four episode format: The series received wide critical acclaim, with particular praise for its