Titus Groan grandiose wit which he uses on the castle's less intelligent inhabitants. Despite his acid tongue, he is an extremely kind and caring man who also is greatly fond of Fuchsia and Titus. (In a few places in the text, Dr. Prunesquallor is given the first name of Bernard, but this was an error by Peake.) He lives with his sister Irma Prunesquallor. Though she is anything but pretty, she is considerably vain. She desperately desires to be admired and loved by men. In this position, Steerpike is able to come into even closer contact with members of the Groan family,
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