Hogfather (TV series)

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Hogfather
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Genre	Fantasy, comedy
Running time	4 hours
Creator(s)	Terry Pratchett Vadim Jean
Starring	Michelle Dockery as Susan Sto Helit David Jason as Albert Ian Richardson as Death (voice)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original channel	Sky One
No. of episodes	2
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Hogfather is a two-part television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by The Mob, and due to be broadcast on Sky One over Christmas 2006. To be aired on the 17th and 18th of December, it is the first live-action film adaptation of a Discworld novel.

1 Plot
2 Main Cast
3 Trivia
4 Controversy
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The series will follow the plot of the novel, in which the Hogfather, the Discworld equivalent to Santa Claus, has gone missing, and Death is forced to take his place, while his granddaughter Susan attempts to find out what happened.

[edit] Main Cast

Pratchett himself has a cameo as a toymaker, in addition to his official script credit of 'Mucked About By'.

[edit] Trivia

The storyboarding for the film was by artist Stephen Player, who drew The Streets of Ankh-Morpork and The Discworld Mapp.
At the Discworld Convention 2006, Bernard Pearson revealed that he had been involved to help with the 'look' of Ankh-Morpork.
Some interior and exterior scenes were shot in Spring 2005 at Sutton House, Hackney. With extensive use of artificial snow to create winter.
The film premièred at the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair on Monday 27th November 2006. Part 1 and a teaser for part 2 were shown.
The film will be shown on the 17th and 18th December on Sky One.

[edit] Controversy

In March 2006, the production company, impressed by Discworld costumes seen at fan events, announced that fans with appropriate costumes would be offered the opportunity to appear in background scenes. This was announced by a fan on the Usenet newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett, and caused a flurry of negative posts, with some criticising the company for using fans as unpaid extras, and others questioning how much quality control would go into the costumes used. In the wake of this unexpected criticism, the opportunity was withdrawn.