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The Watch

Series 1

A Near Vimes Experience

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

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The City Watch’s cranky Captain Sam Vimes faces Death when a former friend reappears after 20 years, unchanged and vengeful. Add an over-eager new recruit, a disruptive aristocrat and a stolen library book to the mix, and matters get complicated.

An askew view of the people policing a city’s mean but magic-strewn streets, inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. Show less

Contributors

Captain Sam Vimes:
Richard Dormer
Lady Sybil Ramkin:
Lara Rossi
Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson:
Adam Hugill
Corporal Angua von Uberwald:
Marama Corlett
Corporal Cheery:
Jo Eaton-Kent
Carcer Dun:
Samuel Adewunmi
Voice of Death:
Wendell Pierce
Lord Vetinari:
Anna Chancellor
Urdo van Pew:
Joe Vaz
Dr Cruces:
Ingrid Oliver
Throat Dibbler:
Ruth Madeley
Voice of Sergeant Detritus:
Ralph Ineson

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