Nothing has divided the critics more than this lavish fantasy drama.
The broadsheets loved it while Terry Wogan went to bed after two minutes scratching his head in confusion.
The purists may be moaning that it's not as good as Mervyn Peake's original novels but there's no denying that this has been an entertaining production perhaps best viewed as a Gothic version of Dallas or Coronation Street.
Okay, the opener was a lot to take in with so many eccentric characters, some gorgeous sets and costumes, not to mention that wealth of names from Steerpike and Barquentine to Flay and Swelter. But for those patient enough to bear with it, the series paid off handsomely.
Part two was a feast for the eyes as Steerpike (Jonathan Rhys Myers) continued his malevolent attempt to seize power, Lord Groan (Ian Richardson) re-enacted a scene from The Birds and Fiona Shaw threatened to steal the show as Irma Prunesquallor.
This week we said goodbye to the rambling, crumbling walls of Gormenghast; to the deliciously batty Clarice (Zoe Wanamaker) and Cora (Lynsey Baxter), the duplicitous Steerpike and the cat-loving Lady Gertrude.
TV is a poorer medium without it.
We may never see its like again.
