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HOGFATHER is Sky One’s biggest ever single drama commission with
a budget of £6m.
In 2007 Hogfather scooped two BAFTA awards for 'Interactivity' and 'Visual Effects', and was also nominated for an RTS Television Award in the 'Best Drama Serial' category.
The project marks the first ever live action / CGI film of one of Terry
Pratchett’s 36 Discworld novels. The 2 x 120” HD film airs
on Sky One in Christmas 2006. RHI Entertainment have secured the international
distribution rights.
Terry Pratchett has sold over 45m books worldwide and is the UK’s
second most popular contemporary author based on book sales, selling
2.5m a year (3% of the total book trade). The British author’s
Discworld books are translated into 35 languages worldwide.
The novel has been adapted for the screen and directed by the Mob’s
Vadim Jean (Leon the Pig Farmer) and produced by Rod Brown (Dream Team,
Goal!) and Ian Sharples (The Virgin of Liverpool). Elaine Pyke (Dream
Team, Hex) executive produces for Sky One and Robert Halmi Sr (Gulliver’s
Travels, Merlin,|Dinotopia) is the executive producer for RHI Entertainment.
It has one of the best casts ever assembled for a British TV drama
and stars Sir David Jason in his first ever appearance on Sky. Joining
Sir David are; Joss Ackland (White Mischief, Lethal Weapon II) as Mustrum
Ridcully, Marc Warren (Hustle, State of Play, Band of Brothers) in the
role of Teatime, David Warner (Planet of The Apes, The Omen) as Lord
Downey, Tony Robinson (Blackadder) as Vernon Crumley and Nigel Planer
(The Young Ones) as Mr. Sideney, while Ian Richardson (House of Cards,
The Final Cut) and Neil Pearson (Bridget Jones’s Diary, Drop The
Dead Donkey) voice the characters of Death and The Raven respectively.
Michelle Dockery (Fingersmith) will take one of the principle roles
as Susan.
Richard Woolfe, Director of Programmes for Sky One Two and Three, commented: “We
are absolutely delighted to have secured such an incredible depth of
British talent in this ground-breaking adaptation. We truly couldn’t
have asked for more in terms of experience, talent and excitement from
a director, production team and cast that between them carry both the
heritage and future of British drama and comedy.’
