Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
- TV comedy drama
- Sky One
- 2006
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Christmas-themed Discworld tale. There is an attempt to kill the Hogfather, so his duties are taken over by Death. Stars David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, Nigel Planer, Peter Guinness and more.
Streaming rank this week: 170
Press clippings
Discworld: revisiting the Sky adaptations
By the third one, Sky's Discworld adaptations really started to work. With a new series in development, one fan revisits them...
Andrew Blair, Den Of Geek, 20th March 2018Hogfather scores for Sky One
Sky One's seasonal family drama Terry Pratchett's Hogfather attracted the biggest audience yet for a homegrown show on the channel last night.
Leigh Holmwood, The Guardian, 18th December 2006Putting the ham in Pratchett's Hog
Marc Warren is doing well at the moment, isn't he? He appears to have cornered the market in portraying mordant, otherworldly characters with perverse blood-lust - maybe after realising that Tamzin Outhwaite just wasn't going to go that final length, after all. Over Christmas we'll be seeing him as an extremely kinky Count Dracula on the BBC. Last night, meanwhile, Warren was the lisping assassin in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather on Sky One (Sunday; concludes tonight).
Caitlin Moran, The Times, 18th December 2006Terry Pratchett: Sod the Booker, this is popular
Giles Hattersley meets Terry Pratchett.
Giles Hattersley, The Sunday Times, 17th December 2006James Jackson meets Terry Pratchett on set of Hogfather
At last, Terry Pratchett's Discworld fantasy is coming to TV. On set, James Jackson meets Pratchett, David Jason, and Death himself.
James Jackson, The Times, 9th December 2006Hogfather TV deal an offer Pratchett couldn't refuse
His tales of a disc-shaped world resting on four elephants carried through space on the back of a giant turtle have hooked millions of readers worldwide. And Terry Pratchett, the best-selling author, now hopes to follow in the footsteps of the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter films with a £6m screen adaptation of his fantasy novel Hogfather.
Ciar Byrne, The Independent, 9th February 2006