Channel 4 · Ended

Soul Music

Action, Adventure · 1997

Last aired: S1 E7, The Concert · 1997-05-12

The series closely follows the plot of the novel, which, like many of Pratchett's novels it introduces an element of modern society into the magical and vaguely late medieval, early modern world of the Disc, in this case Rock and Roll music and stardom, with nearly disastrous consequences. It also introduces Susan Sto Helit, daughter of Mort and Ysabell and granddaughter of Death. The series takes the association of the "Band with Rocks In" with the Beatles even further than the book does, evolving their style from 1950s rock and early 1960s beat music (and mixing-bowl haircuts) in Ankh-Morpork, to acid rock in Scrote, to spiritual hippie rock in Quirm. In Sto Lat, they sound like the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Bad Company, but are dressed in clothes similar to the Beatles on the cover of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.

Cast

Christopher Lee Death

AH Andy Hockley Imp Y Celyn

Debra Gillett Susan Sto Helit

BW Bernard Wrigley Asphalt

Graham Crowden Mustrum Ridcully

Neil Morrissey Mort

Bryan Pringle Albert (Alberto Malich the Wise – Death's servant)

George Harris Lias Bluestone

JH Jimmie Hibbert Additional Voices

Rob Rackstraw Glod Glodsson

Melissa Sinden Ysabell

Season 1

E1 Death Takes a Holiday 1997-05-12 · 25 min Death has been `Thinking' and decides to embark on a quest in search of forgetfulness leaving a job vacancy which must be filled.

E2 Music with Rocks In 1997-05-12 · 25 min Death enlists in the Klatchian Foreign legion in an attempt to forget everything.

E3 The Band Expands 1997-05-12 · 25 min The band prepare for their next gig at the `Mended Drum', which the Arch -Chancellor, despite his wizards now having the `New' music bug, agrees to attend as it may be a threat to society.

E4 Going Undercover 1997-05-12 · 25 min Ridcully is furious. It cost him $270 to get the wizards out of prison last night! They are getting more rebellious than ever.

E5 On the Road 1997-05-12 · 25 min Glod and Cliff become increasingly concerned by Buddy's strange behaviour.

E6 Searching the Disc 1997-05-12 · 25 min `THE BAND WITH ROCKS IN' complete their tour and return to Ankh Morpork to play in the `Free Festival.'

E7 The Concert 1997-05-12 · 25 min Buddy strikes a deal with the guitar to let him play his beloved harp for the last time, knowing that he will be required to pay a terrible price for the privilege.

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