The Watch (episodes 1-8)

Based on the characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, A group of misfit cops rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe.

Trailer: www.imdb.com/video/vi2398208281?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1

Series Directed by:
Emma Sullivan ... (3 episodes, 2020)
Craig Viveiros ... (2 episodes, 2020-2021)
Brian Kelly ... (1 episode, 2020)Series Writing Credits
Simon Allen ... (creator) (8 episodes, 2020-2021)
Amrou Al-Kadhi ... (1 episode, 2020)
Ed Hime ... (1 episode, 2020)
Catherine Tregenna ... (1 episode, 2020)
Joy Wilkinson ... (1 episode, 2020)
Terry Pratchett ... (1 episode, 2021)

Series Cast:  
Samuel Adewunmi ... Carcer Dun 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Marama Corlett ... Angua 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Richard Dormer ... Sam Vimes 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Jo Eaton-Kent ... Cheery 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Adam Hugill ... Carrot 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Lara Rossi ... Lady Sybil Ramkin 8 episodes, 2020-2021
Wendell Pierce ... Death 7 episodes, 2020-2021
Joe Vaz ... Urdo van Pew 5 episodes, 2020-2021
Matt Berry ... Wayne 5 episodes, 2020
Ralph Ineson  ... Detritus 3 episodes, 2020-2021
Ruth Madeley ... Throat 3 episodes, 2020-2021
Ingrid Oliver ... Doctor Cruces 3 episodes, 2020-2021
Paul Kaye ... Inigo Skimmer 3 episodes, 2020
Matthew Van Leeve ... Oook 3 episodes, 2020
James Fleet ... Archchancellor of Unseen University 2 episodes, 2020-2021
Jane de Wet ... Alice Band 2 episodes, 2020
Munro Lennon-Ritchie ... Young Sam Vimes 1 episode, 2020
Anna Chancellor ... Lord Vetinari 1 episode, 2021
Hakeem Kae-Kazim ... Captain Keel 1 episode, 2021
Shane John Kruger ... Goblin #2 1 episode, 2021
Bianca Simone Mannie ... Wonse 1 episode, 2021


Series Produced by:
Simon Allen ... executive producer (8 episodes, 2020-2021)
Rob Wilkins ... executive producer (8 episodes, 2020-2021)
Ben Donald ... executive producer (1 episode, 2021)
Hilary Salmon ... executive producer (1 episode, 2021)
Richard Stokes ... executive producer (1 episode, 2021)
Phil Collinson ... executive producer (unknown episodes)


Season 1


Episode: 1 "A Near Vimes Experience" 
Directed by: Craig Viveiros
Created and Written by: Simon Allen
Produced by: Johann Knobel 
Run Time: 43 min, 10 secs
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars 
Website: http://www.bbcamerica.com 
Comments: Somewhere in a distant secondhand dimension is where our story takes place and that line does make you want to know a whole lot more.
  The character Captain Sam Vimes and the setting immediately let you know magic exists and its not pleasant. The character Death is cute and weird not real scary but someone you like instantly.
  In this town crime is handled differently. The attitudes of these police officers is something else. Angua is one cop who is strange and for good reasons.
  Vimes is a pathetic loser yet he does have a tough guy attitude to him. You feel sorry for him ye still fear him some as well.
  You will see so many supernatural creatures here. Lady Sybil Ramkin is gorgeous a true beauty. She is more than that to.
  The Watch has been watching not doing. A new cop in town Carrot may bring change.
  The sense of humor here is subtile.
  Sergeant Detritus is a troll and one with a good heart. Cheery is an interesting character he/she is the medical expert for the team.
  Captain Sam Vimes the looks on his face they alone are worth watching this to see.



Episode: 2 "Ook" 
Directed by: Craig Viveiros
Created and Written by: Simon Allen
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 32 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Detritus we see his loyalty to Captain Sam Vimes. The Captain does show some grief here but he is over it fast.
  The Captain does continue to investigate the missing library book. Than a dragon flies by. It is an awesome sight.
  The Magical Unseen University does have one professor that is inept in his actions in the past. Can he somehow help with this dragon running wild in the city. Probably not.
  The characters are so out there you have never seen anyone like them or any show like this. Carcer the main villain has secrets.
  Angua is shown using a crossbow. Her personality and the way her character comes across is pure magic. As she changes you will be scared. She is tough, deadly yet somehow still remains cute. In this episode you will even feel sorry for her and her problem.
  The Captain's face just shows expressions that will have you riveted when he is on screen.



Episode: 3 "The What?"
Directed by: Brain Kelly
Created and Written by: Simon Allen
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 41 min, 49 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: The five member team of the Watch are going to inflitrate the Assassin's Guild. Each member of this team is a unique being that stands out on their own.
  Lady Ramkin is just such a gorgeous person in both looks and personality. Death shows up and he is not like you would expect him to be. He looks the part but how he acts is like an ordinary person with a job to do.
  Carcer is still very much busy. Him and his sorceress are up to no good.
  Lady Ramkin can sing. She has a lovely voice. It turns out to be one of her many skills.
  The Captain now you have to see his expressions. This is a man who is discovering he is better than he thought he was.
  The sense of humor mixed in with this is amazing it will make you laugh. The action is hard hitting. Yet it is the characters themselves who steal the spotlight. Each one is totally unique and unlike anyone you have ever seen before.



Episode: 4 "Twilight Canyons"
Directed by: Brain Kelly
Created by: Simon Allen
Written by: Joy Wilkenson and Simon Allen 
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 46 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: The characters are riveting they immediately capture your attention and hold it. The new guy has the hots for the werewolf girl Angua she is so cute and so tough.
  Captain Sam Vimes and Lady Ramkin are developing a most intersting relationship. Lady Ramkin looks amazing especially holding an axe. She comes across as a lady of high social standing yet she is willing to get her hands dirty.
  The humor is low key but it will make you smile and even laugh. Watching Ramkin throwing up is funny.
  The villains are after a sword, one that talks. Carcer and his witch do not really come across as evil yet they do have a atmosphere about them that they will do as they want.
  Wow fighting in an old age home is a definite no no, hilarious. You will never see this coming. It is an amazing scene.
  The people of the city are afraid of the dragon. Vimes boss wants to contro it not kill it. Potions and charms are offered even though they are useless.
  Vimes is a drunken fool. Now each episode shows him growing becoming more then he was. He is turning into a capable police officer. Yes he is becoming the cop and the man he could have always been. It is great to see him evolving yet still maintaining his basic personality.
  This show is so much fun to watch.



Episode: 5 "Not On My Watch"
Directed by: Brain Kelly
Created by: Simon Allen
Written by: Catherine Tregenna
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 21 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Captain Vimes is now out to destroy Wayne the talking sword. Vimes is a man who is an unlikely hero.
  The humor is done in a low key manner that is guaranteed to make you laugh.
  The characters here are unlike any you have seen before. They are a motley group.
  Angua is shown as her first transformation occurs. It is a traumatic experience. This tough little girl can cry.
  The things that happen in this series will leave you in wonderment. The things you see will have you questioning why and what is going on.
  The Watch team are so great together. Lady Sybel Ramkin is one tough proper Lady who can get very improper. Captain Sam Vimes is kind of weird in a way that makes you believe in him. Corporal Angua von Uberwald is simple amazing and the cutest werewolf you will ever see. Constable Carrot Ironfoundersson he is your most normal one in this group. Corporal Cheery well this cross dresser and alchemist is one solid woman who is really a man. It is not strange at all the way it is presented with him or her as the case may be wearing a dress. This mixed group is strange yet they do all work so well together. The Captain now he really brings the team together without trying to.
  If you are a little weird and strange well than you will fit right in with this show.


Episode: 6 "The Dark in the Dark"
Directed by: Emma Sullivan
Created by: Simon Allen
Written by: Amrou Al-Kadha & Simon Allen
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 48 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: The animated start to this episode is cute. The team the Watch has a case of a man killed by the dragon who was not. A mystery to start things off. 
  The characters are way out there. They are weird and this collective is unlike anything you have seen before. 
  Carrot and Angua are fun to watch. He ha such a crush on her. Well she is the cutest police werewolf you have ever seen. 
  Three members face the Dark in the Dark in the mines. Cheery, Carrot and Angua enter the mines. Meanwhile Sam and Sybil hold down the fort. Until the assassins come. They are a motley lot as are most people in this world. The one assassin is very blood thirsty. 
  The Dark in the mines is alive and frightening. It takes Cheery within itself and Cheery makes a peace within himself. 
  The assassins do get a face to face with the Watch. Cheery does lead a dance number with wonderful accompanying music.  Cheery looks amazing as does Carrot and Angua is just Wow gorgeous. 
  Carcer for the main villain he is not used very much. Him and his witch though form a plan of attack. They have a way to beat the Watch now. 
  This episode was filled with more crazy things then you can imagine. You need an imagination to watch this way out series. The characters are astounding. 


Episode: 7 "Nowhere in the Multiverse"
Directed by: Emma Sullivan
Created by: Simon Allen
Written by: Ed Hime & Simon Allen 
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 19 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: Sam and the Sybil have a interesting chat. It is both fun and serious and filled with emotion. 
  Wow Sam travels to another dimension and just Wow. The visuals are out of this world unbelievable. You will not believe how it happens. 
  In this episode we see a vampire her name is Sally and she is cute. She is one weird vampire though. 
  Sam now finds himself in a situation he does not understand and the other Sam is in the same situation. It is fun to watch each as they adopt to their situations and surroundings. The weird stuff they encounter and get into has to be seen to be believed. 
  The story gets down to Lady Sybil Ramkin and she is in danger. Her and the other members of the Watch are secondary characters in this episode as it focuses on Sam. In both dimensions it comes down to Sam and Sybil and can he do what he knows is wrong. 
  Watching Sam Vimes in action is simply amazing him and the others in his Watch. These characters jump out at you because they are so different. These are the weirdest police officers you will ever encounter. 
  This episode we also see several romances that might come to be. Or they might not. In this dimension that is somewhere somethings are happening. You will be amazed, thrilled and weirded out but you will have fun. 


Episode: 8 "Better to Light a Candle"
Directed by: Emma Sullivan
Created by: Simon Allen
Written by: Ed Hime & Simon Allen
Produced by: Johann Knobel
Run Time: 42 min, 14 sec
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Website: www.bbcamerica.com
Comments: This group of misfits is unlike any team you have ever seen or ever will. There is romance with one shy guy, between a Carrot and a werewolf. 
  Vimes and Death have a chat. This is one strange version of Death. 
  The way the characters interact is weird yet so right for who or what they are. Carcer the villain here tries to control a dragon and that we see does not go exactly as planned. Having one big dragon really angry in a city is not a good idea especially when it is totally out of control.  
  The dragon and Cheery had a chat. As Cheery narrates it it is so funny. You will not be able to not laugh out loud. How do you fight a big mad dragon well with loud music of course. The final solution is cute. It does make sense in its own weird way. Well pretty much everything is weird in this series. 
  Wow what happens with Carcer's and his witch, Wonse. This is certainly not expected. 
  Vimes and Sybil have a interesting first date. They do get interrupted. The fight scene is well done with the two assassins attacking the Lady. Then Sybil talking to Sam Vimes with a fork in her back is funny and cute. Lady Sybil Ramkin's in her pants suit is so gorgeous. 
  Things just happen here and yes they have reasons it is just they are so strange. Things do just come out of nowhere. 

Richard Vasseur