The Watch
- TV comedy drama
- BBC iPlayer
- 2021
- 8 episodes (1 series)
Series based on the police force in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Also features Richard Dormer, Marama Corlett, Adam Hugill, Jo Eaton-Kent, Lara Rossi and more.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 1 - A Near Vimes Experience
Captain Sam Vimes' life in the City Watch is changed forever when an figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork. 20 years ago, Vimes watched his street brother and gang-leader Carcer Dun fall from a fatal height. Somehow, Carcer is back.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st July 2021
- Channel
- BBC iPlayer
- Length
- 43 minutes
Cast & crew
| Richard Dormer | Sam Vimes |
| Marama Corlett | Corporal Angua |
| Adam Hugill | Constable Carrot |
| Jo Eaton-Kent | Constable Cheery |
| Lara Rossi | Lady Sybil Ramkin |
| Sam Adewunmi (as Samuel Adewunmi) | Carcer Dun |
| Anna Chancellor | Lord Vetinari |
| Bianca Simone Mannie (as Bianca Mannie) | Wonse |
| Joe Vaz | Urdo van Pew |
| Craig MacRae | Death |
| Mark Hyland | Goblin #1 |
| Shane Kruger | Goblin #2 |
| Wendell Pierce | Death (Voice) |
| Ruth Madeley | Throat Dibbler |
| Hakeem Kae-Kazim | Captain John Keel |
| Trevor Frost | Young Sam Vimes |
| Jonathan Pienaar | Sergeant Swires |
| Adrian Collins | Zella Hong |
| David Smith | Sparky the Imp |
| Shaun Verth | Goblin #3 |
| Anele Matoti | Josiah Gaunt |
| Michael Everson | Skully Maltoon |
| Ralph Ineson | Sergeant Detritus (Voice) |
| Simon Allen | Writer |
| Ella Tayler Baron | Script Editor |
| Terry Pratchett | Original Characters |
| Craig Viveiros | Director |
| Johann Knobel | Producer |
| Hilary Salmon | Executive Producer |
| Ben Donald | Executive Producer |
| Rob Wilkins | Executive Producer |
| Richard Stokes | Executive Producer |
| Craig Viveiros | Executive Producer |
| Simon Allen | Executive Producer |
| Marisa Sonemann Turner | Line Producer |
| Josh Mallalieu | Editor |
| Simon Rogers | Production Designer |
| Christa Schamberger | Casting Director |
| Victor Jenkins | Casting Director |
| Andy Brierley | Casting Director |
| Colleen Kelsall | Costume Designer |
| Dihantus Engelbrecht | Costume Designer |
| Amanda Ross-McDonald | Make-up Designer |
| Russ Davies | Composer |
| Emlyn Nield | Graphics |
| John Pardue | Director of Photography |
| Simon Damast | 1st Assistant Director |
| Tony Gibson | Sound Designer |
Videos
Is It Death?
Captain Sam Vimes comes face-to-face with Death.
Featuring: Richard Dormer (Sam Vimes) & Wendell Pierce (Death).
Raise Your Hands
Vimes meets Lady Sybill Ramkin - blazer of trails, wigs, and trench coats.
Featuring: Richard Dormer (Sam Vimes) & Lara Rossi (Lady Sybil Ramkin).
Press
The Watch review: Pratchett fans will hate adaptation
Discworld fans will want to avoid this fantasy series like the plague, but for everyone else this is diverting steampunk schlock.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 1st July 2021