![]() The series is based on Terry Pratchett's book Wyrd Sisters in his novel series Discworld. Les Dennis as The Fool (King Verence II) and Tomjon.The only problem is that Tomjon does not want to be king.Ĭast and characters Main Meanwhile, the duke has decided to get a play written and performed that is favourable to him so he sends the court jester to Ankh-Morpork to recruit the same travelling (now stationary) company that Tomjon is in. However, the kingdom is angry and doesn't want to wait 18 years so the witches move it forward in time. The witches hand the crown and the child to a troupe of travelling actors, acknowledging that destiny will eventually take its course and Tomjon will grow up to defeat Duke Felmet. King Verence I of Lancre is murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, and the King's crown and a baby are given by an escaping servant to the three witches. Wyrd Sisters, the 6-episode television animated fantasy-comedy series closely follows the plot of the novel, which features three witches: Granny Weatherwax Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs, who owns the most evil cat in the world, (Greebo) and Magrat Garlick, the junior witch, who firmly believes in occult jewellery, even though none of it works. It was the second film adaptation of an entire Discworld novel (following the Welcome to the Discworld short, which was based on a fragment of the 1991 novel Reaper Man, and the Soul Music series). It's still nowhere near as fun as Moist von Lipwig or Sam Vimes, but as an audiobook, The Amazing Maurice is a solid entry in the Discworld canon.Wyrd Sisters is a six-part animated television adaptation of the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett, produced by Cosgrove Hall Films, and first broadcast on. I liked it so much, I immediately listened to it again. Maurice's roaring 20's gangstery accent was perfect. He played up Maurice's dietary angst, made the rat catchers seem like two different people, and even made the Piper less douchey. I was pleasantly surprised to hear Stephen Briggs take characters I found annoying and make them comical and sympathetic. I'd probably only read the hardcover twice (vs. Furthermore, it has few truly likable characters (Darktan, Dangerous Beans, and Sardines), and more than its fair share of mildly distasteful antiheroes (scheming Maurice, stupid-looking Keith, bossy Malicia, hidebound Hamnpork to name just a few.). Tiffany Aching) it's darker than most Discworld series. When one of the world's most acclaimed fantasy writers turns a classic fairy tale on its head, no one will ever look at the Pied Piper or rats the same way again! Set in Terry Pratchett's widely popular Discworld, this masterfully crafted, gripping listen is both compelling and funny. For this is a town where food is scarce and rats are hated, where cellars are lined with deadly traps, and where a terrifying evil lurks beneath the hunger-stricken streets. But when Maurice and his cohorts decide to con the town of Bad Blinitz, it will take more than fast talking to survive the danger that awaits. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his way into and out of anything. The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. ![]() They'd have been really amazed if they'd ever found out that the rats and the piper met up with a cat somewhere outside of town and solemnly counted out the money. And they were amazing when the rats followed hint out of town. After a few days of this, it was amazing how glad people were to see the kid with his magical rat pipe. One rat, popping up here and there, squeaking loudly, and taking a bath in the cream, could be a plague all by himself.
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