Dark Ages is a British television sitcom, first broadcast as five thirty-minute episodes on ITV in December 1999.
Dark Ages was created by Merle Nygate in 1996 and commissioned by Granada Television for development.
Though a lot of scenes featuring computer-generated effects were required, Dark Ages still had a regular sitcom budget of no more than £200,000.
Production then moved into a studio for five weeks between April and May 1999 to film scenes in front of a live audience.
[1] The costume designer was inspired by the works of Bruegel and from research visits to the Jorvik Viking Centre.