Terry Pratchett's Eric
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2013
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel. 13-year-old demonologist Eric wants power, women and immortality - instead he has Rincewind. Stars Mark Heap, Will Howard, Geoffrey Whitehead, Robert Blythe and Rick Warden
Press clippings
Wednesday evenings will be dull without Eric. As this neat little four-parter draws to a close, the Faustian tale reaches its fiery depths as the frankly hopeless team of time travellers find themselves in Hell.
Fortunately for petulant human teenage spell hacker Eric (Will Howard) and jinxed junior wizard Rincewind (the understated comic genius that is Mark Heap), the King of Hell's demons are easily confused and distracted. And then there's the infernal bureaucracy to tackle. But have our anti-heroes learnt their lessons and will Eric ever get to return to his bedroom?
The devil only knows and he's not telling.
Jane Anderson, Radio Times, 27th March 2013