Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather (aka Hogfather[1]) is a two-part 2006 television film adapting Hogfather. It was the first live-action adaptation of a Discworld novel, and the first of three Discworld adaptations produced by The Mob and broadcast on Sky One in the UK.
Taglines
To be added.
Creative Team
Crew
- Screenplay by Vadim Jean
- Mucked about by Terry Pratchett
- Directed by Vadim Jean
- Produced by Rod Brown
Cast
- Ian Richardson as Death / Narrator (voice)
- Michelle Dockery as Susan / Death of Rats
- David Jason as Albert
- Marc Warren as Mr. Teatime
- David Warner as Lord Downey
- Tony Robinson as Vernon Crumley
- Nigel Planer as Mr. Sideney
- Peter Guinness as Medium Dave
- Stephen Marcus as Banjo
- Craig Conway as Chickenwire
- Rhodri Meilir as Bilious
- Sinead Matthews as Violet
- Neil Pearson as Quoth the Raven (voice)
Supporting Cast
- Nicolas Tennant as Corporal Nobbs
- Richard Katz as Constable Visit
- Ed Coleman as Ponder Stibbons
- Geoffrey Hutchings as Mr. Brown
- John Franklyn-Robbins as The Dean
- Roger Frost as The Bursar
- Timothy Bateson as Lecturer in Recent Runes
- John Boswall as Chair of Indefinite Studies
- Marnix Van Den Broeke as Death (body)
- Arthur White as Ernie the Cart Driver
- Robert Portal as Mr. Gaiter
- Deborah Winckles as Mrs. Gaiter
- Madeleine Rakic-Platt as Twyla
- Hugo Altman as Gawain
- Bridget Turner as Tooth Fairy / Bogey Man
- Gregor Henderson-Begg as Pixie Helper
- Trevor Jones as Modo
- James Mellor as Student Wizard
- Martha Katz as Bobble Hat Child
- Rachel Edward as Bobble Hat Child's Mother
- Dominic Borrelli as Grotto Hogfather
- Jon Ridgeon as Guest 1
- Shend as Hogfather
- Fox Jackson-Keen as Young Albert
- Don Wetherhead as Slimazel the Bogeyman
- John Cartier as Carter
- John Warman as Toothguard 1
- Tim Plester as Toothguard 7
- Peter Holdway as Auditor 1
- Andre LaMotte as Auditor 2
- Adam Marvel as Auditor 3
- Andrew Swain as Auditor 4
- Andy Robb as Additional Voices
- Danny Da Costa as Verruca Gnome / Hair Loss Fairy
- Maggie McCarthy as Ma Lillywhite
- Aaron Barker as Small Boy
- Lydia Altman as Small Boy's Sister
- Terry Pratchett as The Toymaker
- Joss Ackland as Mustrum Ridcully[2]
Episodes
Hogfather consists of two parts. Note that the synopses below will contain spoilers.
| # | Broadcast Date[3] | Episode Title | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006-12-17 | “Part 1” | In Ankh-Morpork, the Assassin’s Guild is contracted by mysterious spectral figures to kill “the Fat Man”. Lord Downey assigns the job to an odd graduate, Mr Teatime. Teatime assembles a crew of petty thugs, a wizard and a locksmith before highjacking an unusual cart, killing the driver and driving it to another world. Death observes the murder and abandons his usual duties to dress up as the Hogfather and deliver presents. This brings he and Albert - who is disguised as an elf - to the home where his granddaughter Susan is working as a governess, and she is appalled. Death tells her not to get involved, so she investigates. In Death’s house she learns that the Hogfather is the modern incarnation of the ancient deity responsible for the Sun rising, and that if he isn’t alive, that might not happen. In a strange white castle somewhere else, Teatime has gathered together a pile of teeth and had his wizard cast a spell over them, while the thugs loot the place, finding money and title deeds. Death decides he needs to be more visible as the Hogfather, and replaces a store Hogfather in Ankh-Morpork, giving away toys much to the manager’s dismay. Susan goes to the Hogfather's Castle of Bones looking for clues, but it crumbles around her. Teatime laughs and wishes everyone a “happy Hogswatch”...[4] |
| 2 | 2006-12-18 | “Part 2” | To be added. |
Podcast episodes
Major appearances
These are episodes primarily devoted to discussing this film.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-27 | The Pratchett Podcast | TPP 03 | wordpress.com |
| 2021-12-24 | The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret | “Hogfather, Your Cleavage!” | thetruthshallmakeyefret.com |
| 2021-10-10 | Who Watches the Watch | “Die Künstliche” | pinecast.co |
Other appearances
Episodes where the film is discussed, but not as the main topic.
| Date | Show | Episode | External link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-20 | The Turtle Reads | “Christmas Movies: Hogfather > Die Hard?” | captivate.fm[5] |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ There’s an argument to be made that the shorter title is more official, but using the longer one makes it easier to have a separate entry in the wiki, so.
- ↑ Given he’s arguably one of the bigger names in the cast, its a bit weird Ackland is credited last, but perhaps he asked for it to be that way. He doesn’t always like doing fantasy - he’s on record as regretting doing Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey.
- ↑ This is the original broadcast date on Sky One.
- ↑ Actually it sounds very much like Marc Warren says “Happy Hogswash, everybody!”, but that seems in keeping with the character.
- ↑ Direct link to the audio file, as The Turtle Reads doesn’t have a website with episode details.