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A group of misfit cops rise up to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.

In a world where crime is legal, a group of chaotic misfit cops rise up to save their city from catastrophe. A punk rock comedy thriller inspired by Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

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Richard Dormer

Lara Rossi

Adam Hugill

Marama Corlett

Jo Eaton-Kent

Samuel Adewunmi

Bianca Simone Mannie

Wendell Pierce

Anna Chancellor

Joe Vaz

Ingrid Oliver

Ruth Madeley

Ralph Ineson

The Watch: Series 1: A Near Vimes Experience

A Near Vimes Experience

Series 1

BBC Two - The Watch, Series 1, A Near Vimes Experience

Cranky Captain Sam Vimes faces Death when a malevolent mate reappears after 20 years.

Cranky Captain Sam Vimes faces Death when a malevolent mate reappears after 20 years in this Terry Pratchett-inspired comedy drama.

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.

The Watch: Series 1

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A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.

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