| Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic | |
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| Genre | Fantasy comedy |
| Created by | Terry Pratchett |
| Based on | The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett |
| Written by | Vadim Jean |
| Directed by | Vadim Jean |
| Starring | David Jason Sean Astin Tim Curry |
| Voices of | Christopher Lee |
| Narrated by | Brian Cox |
| Theme music composer | Paul Francis David Hughes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Rod Brown, Ian Sharples |
| Running time | 189 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky1 |
| Release | 23 March – 24 March 2008 |
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Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic is a fantasy-comedy two-part British television adaptation of the bestselling novels The Colour of Magic (1983) and The Light Fantastic (1986) by Terry Pratchett. The fantasy film was produced for Sky1 by The Mob, a small British studio, starring David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, and Christopher Lee as the voice of Death. Vadim Jean both adapted the screenplay from Pratchett's original novels, and served as director.
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic was broadcast on Sky One, and in high definition on Sky 1 HD, on Easter Sunday (23 March) and 24 March 2008. The first part drew audiences of 1.5 million, with the second part attracting up to 1.1 million viewers. The film was well received by fans, but drew mixed reviews from critics, who generally praised the acting talent of the all-star cast, but criticised the film's script and direction.
The production is the second adaptation of Pratchett's novels as a live-action film, following the successful release of Hogfather on Sky 1 over Christmas 2006. A third adaptation, Going Postal, followed in 2010 with more planned for the future.