Nigel Planer

Nigel Planer is an English actor, writer and comedian, best known for being part of the “alternative comedy” scene of the 1980s, most famously in the role of Neil the Hippie, which originated with the BBC sitcom The Young Ones. He has since appeared in many television shows and films, but is best known to Discworld fans as the first narrator of the unabridged audiobooks. He has also appeared in Discworld television series and videogames, and is an author and playwright.

Books

As audiobook narrator

Planer narrated unabridged audiobooks of most of the Discworld novels up to Carpe Jugulum for Isis Books from 1995 until 2000, when Stephen Briggs became their regular narrator. The books he narrated are:

• The Colour of Magic
• The Light Fantastic
• Mort
• Sourcery
• Pyramids
• Guards! Guards!
• Moving Pictures
• Reaper Man
• Witches Abroad
• Small Gods
• Lords and Ladies
• Men at Arms
• Soul Music
• Interesting Times
• Maskerade
• Hogfather
• Jingo
• The Last Continent
• Carpe Jugulum

Actor

Television

• Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - Mr Sideney
• Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic - Arch Astronomer

Videogames

• Discworld II - Albert, Bursar, Foul Ole Ron, Reg Shoe, Mad Drongo, Beekeeper, Fool, Troll Bartender, Dead Collector, Mortician, Camel Salesman, Uri Djeller, Trainer, Bogeyman, Count, Elf #2, Assassin
• Discworld Noir - Gaspode, Count Henning Von Uberwald, Malaclypse, Al Khali, Warb, Satrap, Zombie, Remora Selachii, Rhodan, Kondo, Watchman, Clerk's Gable, Right Palace Guard, Patrician's Clerk #2

Podcast episodes

As guest

Date	Show	Episode	External link
2026-03-02	Radio Oldie	“Nigel Planer in conversation with Charlotte Metcalf”	audioboom.com

External links

• Nigel Planer on the L-Space Wiki
• Nigel Planer on Wikipedia
• Nigel Planer on the Internet Movie Database