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” | To be added. |
| 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[4] |
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.
- ↑ Direct link to the audio file, as The Turtle Reads doesn’t have a website with episode details.