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Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

Genres

Documentary

OverView

A poignant and humorous film telling the life story of the hugely popular author of the discworld series of books, in his own words.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

11 February 2017

Country

Cast

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

Sir Terry Pratchett

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Self

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett

Self

Rhianna Pratchett

Rhianna Pratchett

Self

Val McDermid

Val McDermid

Self

Paul Kidby

Paul Kidby

Self

Stephen Briggs

Stephen Briggs

Self

Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Self

Bernard Pearson

Bernard Pearson

Self

Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan

Newspaper Editor / Headmaster / Death

Colin Smythe

Colin Smythe

Self

Tom Paulin

Tom Paulin

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alan Titchmarsh

Alan Titchmarsh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mark Lawson

Mark Lawson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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