The Colour Of Magic
TX: Easter Weekend on Sky One and Sky One HD www.sky.com/magic
A SPECTACULAR TERRY PRATCHETT DRAMA EXCLUSIVE TO SKY ONE AND SKY ONE HD THIS EASTER STARRING DAVID JASON, SEAN ASTIN AND TIM CURRY. Following the critical and commercial success of Terry's Pratchett's Hogfather, Sky One now brings to brilliant life the first two Discworld novels, The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic. In a lavish two part adaptation, Sir David Jason leads an all star cast as wizard Rincewind. After 40 years of attempting to reach even the most basic level of wizardry at the Unseen University in the city of Ankh-Morpork, Rincewind is a failure. It isn't simply a case of being magically challenged, however; Rincewind's troubles extend much further…A ship sails up the river Ankh, delivering Twoflower (Sean Astin, The Lord of the Rings Triology), the first ever Discworld tourist, and his strange piece of living luggage. Armed with a phrase book and a mountain of gold housed in his magical luggage, he hopes to see Morporkian life as it truly is.Reluctantly agreeing to be his 'tour' guide, Rincewind sets out with Twoflower and his luggage on what becomes the ultimate package holiday. On their eventful journey across the Disc, the trio encounter a collection of bizarre and fantastical beings, battling dragon lords in an upside-down mountain, riding imaginary dragons and defeating druid mercenaries. Not to mention unwittingly becoming spacemen and being fired off the edge of the Disc. In an ongoing game of cat and mouse with Death (voiced by Christopher Lee), Rincewind continues to emerge victorious, but in Ankh Morpork, strange things are occurring. The Octavo, the greatest of all spell books, kept under lock and key in the university library, has gone mad, and a strange red star has appeared in the sky. As the evil, power-hungry wizard Trymon (Tim Curry) puts his plans for Discworld domination into action, the fate of the Disc rests on the shoulders of the hapless Rincewind, an excitable tourist and a ferocious wooden box with legs…Oscar® winner Jeremy Irons will also be appearing in The Colour of Magic in a guest role. Richard Woolfe, Director of Programming for Sky One, commented: “We are delighted that Jeremy Irons will be appearing as a guest star in Sky One’s forthcoming Easter drama The Colour of Magic. In this captivating Terry Pratchett adaptation, Jeremy will be playing the role of the Patrician.”The Colour of Magic was adapted for the screen and directed by Vadim Jean (Hogfather, Leon the Pig Farmer) and produced by Rod Brown and Ian Sharples of the Mob Film Company. The drama will be shown in 2 x two hour parts over Easter weekend on Sky One and Sky One HD.
In anticipation of The Colour of Magic, a special one hour making of documentary will be screened on Sunday 16th March at 5pm. The Colour of Magic: From Page to Screen will go behind-the-scenes to show how the magical adventures of Rincewind and Twoflower were brought to life, featuring on-set reports, cast and crew interviews and preview clips.
Fans can further explore the magic of discworld at Sky One's dedicated website www.sky.com/magic, featuring exclusive cast interviews, downloads and videos.