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The Amazing Maurice adds to the cast already announced for this Sky Original

The Amazing Maurice adds David Tennant, Ariyon Bakare, Rob Brydon and Joe Sugg to the cast When re last reported on The Amazing Maurice, the cast already included Hugh Laurie (Avenue 5) as Maurice, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Malicia, David Thewlis (Wonder Woman) as Boss Man, Himesh Patel(Yesterday) as Keith, Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man) as Peaches and Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) as The Mayor. Now the … >

Posted May 7, 2021 by Tony Jones Filed under

The Abominable Snow Baby — Channel 4 commissions animated Christmas special

Channel 4 has commissioned Terry Pratchett’s The Abominable Snow Baby for December 2021 The animated Christmas special is based on a short story from his bestselling book of Christmas tales (Father Christmas’ Fake Beard). It tells the story of a quintessentially English town which is thrown into disarray by a huge snowfall and the dramatic appearance … >

Posted April 28, 2021 by Tony Jones Filed under

The Amazing Maurice is coming to Sky Cinema in 2022

Sky has announced it will working with Ulysses Filmproduktion and Cantilever Media to bring The Amazing Maurice to Ski Cinema in 2022. The Amazing Maurice is based on a Sir Terry Pratchett Discworld novel, and will star Hugh Laurie (Avenue 5) as Maurice, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Malicia, David Thewlis (Wonder Woman) as Boss Man, Himesh Patel(Yesterday) as Keith, Gemma Arterton (The King’s … >

Posted November 6, 2020 by Tony Jones Filed under

BBC is developing a new Terry Pratchett Discworld TV adaptation

The late Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series of books looks like it might be about to make a return to television, with the news that a television adaptation of The Watch is in the works. It’s a BBC Studios project that currently has writer Simon Allen attached to it. The plan is to turn The Watch … >

Posted March 2, 2018 by CultBox Editor Filed under

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Even more names added to BBC Two’s Good Omens

More have been added to the cast of Good Omens, the forthcoming Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman adaptation from BBC Two and Amazon Studios.

Posted November 2, 2017 by Caroline Preece Filed under

David Tennant and Michael Sheen join Amazon’s Good Omens

Possibly one of the world’s most anticipated new shows, Amazon’s upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens book has just cast two familiar faces.

Posted August 15, 2017 by Caroline Preece Filed under

Watch Neil Gaiman read deleted scenes from the Good Omens TV show

Back in July, author Neil Gaiman gave fans a sneaky preview of his TV script for Good Omens…

Posted August 1, 2017 by Brendon Connelly Filed under

‘Good Omens’ dream casting: Who should star in new TV adaptation?

It was recently announced that Neil Gaiman is bringing his comic fantasy novel ‘Good Omens’ – which he co-wrote with the late, great, Sir Terry Pratchett – to television as a six-part series. For those who don’t know, the book sees an angel and a demon team up to stop the end of the world. … >

Posted April 29, 2016 by Christian Bone Filed under

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Neil Gaiman to adapt Terry Pratchett’s ‘Good Omens’ for TV

Author Neil Gaiman has announced he will be writing the adaptation of Good Omens, his co-authored novel with Sir Terry Pratchett, for television. The Doctor Who writer and longtime friend of Pratchett had previously declared that he didn’t want to adapt the pair’s 1990 fantasy novel without Pratchett, who died in 2015. Gaiman commented: “Terry and I had a deal that we would … >

Posted April 15, 2016 by CultBox Filed under

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What should replace ‘Atlantis’ in BBC One’s Saturday evening slot?

Atlantis is no more, much to the dismay of its fans; a small but hardy cross-section of viewers that included mythology buffs and those who like buff mythological figures. It hasn’t quite sunk without a trace – the final seven episodes of Season 2 will air on BBC One this Spring and will no doubt … >

Posted February 10, 2015 by Rob Smedley Filed under

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