Jeremy Irons as the Patrician–Pratchett: “The one I wanted.”

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Thisisnottingham.co.uk reports that Jeremy Irons was Terry Pratchett’s first choice to play the Patrician in the Colour of Magic TV adaptation, which airs this Easter weekend. To quote the article:

Speaking at the show’s star-studded premiere, author Terry Pratchett revealed he was very involved in the production and had even rewritten part of the script when he knew Jeremy, his “first choice” for the part, had got it.

“They phoned me to say who should play The Patrician and they chose the one I wanted. When I knew it was Jeremy, I changed the script because I knew how he would enunciate ‘now what should I do with you, you little scamp?’” he said.

The Colour of Magic, an adaptation that combines plot elements from the first two books of the Discworld series, airs Easter weekend in the U.K. on Sky One and Sky One HD. The adaptation comes to the United States later this year, but more specific dates have yet to be announced.

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• Comments

  • Belle:

    Do you have a source for the info on a US broadcast date of summer?

  • Shoshana:

    Hi Belle–I looked, and it appears that I’ve lost the source for that particular piece of information. I apologize for the (possible) misinformation and have changed all references to the summer air date. Thanks for pointing that out!

  • Belle:

    Some books are being released on US Amazon in June, which is a good sign for an early summer release date, but holding my breath may prove unwise!

  • Shoshana:

    Especially as holding your breath that long will make you pass out …

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