Titus Groan disturbed and uneasy about all that has happened, and disturbed about Steerpike's sudden rise. Yet neither is able to connect Steerpike as the cause of the tragic events, as he was their apparent saviour from the fire in the library. Soon afterwards, the “Earling” takes place, and young Titus is officially made Earl of Gormenghast. In a ridiculously elaborate ceremony on a nearby lake, little Titus holds aloft the sacred symbols of his status – the stone and ivy branch, and to the horror of observers, promptly drops them both into the lake. The scene is silent except for the
Luke Treadaway Philip Ridley's "Heartless", also starring Jim Sturgess and Noel Clarke, released in May 2010. He appeared in "Killing Bono", starring Ben Barnes and Pete Postlethwaite. He also had a leading role in the independent Scottish film "You Instead", which was filmed at T in the Park 2010. In 2011, he played the eponymous hero of "The History of Titus Groan", a cycle of six BBC Radio 4 dramas based on the books of Mervyn Peake dramatised by Brian Sibley. He also filmed "Late Bloomers" with William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini. He also starred in "Attack the Block", a Film Four