If you still haven’t recovered from the holiday fever and want to watch something Christmas-themed and fun, Hogfather is the best match for you. Also known as Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather, it is a two-part television miniseries that was aired and reaired during the Christmas of 2006 and 2007. As the name suggests, it is a beautiful adaptation of Pratchett’s famous novel Hogfather and is produced by The Mob. Following its original plotline, the miniseries revolves around the crisis of the disappearance of Hogfather, who is essentially the Father Christmas equivalent of Pratchett’s fictional Discworld. The movie shows the dramatic events that take place as Death has to substitute for Hogfather while his granddaughter investigates the disappearance.
Here’s how you can watch and stream Hogfather via streaming services such as Peacock.
Is Hogfather available to watch via streaming?
Yes, Hogfather is available to watch via streaming on Peacock.
Set in semi-mediaeval Discworld, Hogfather, who is the equivalent of Father Christmas, or Santa Claus, goes missing just before Christmas. The quintessential jolly and fat man is responsible for delivering Christmas presents to kids during the festival of Hogswatch. Since he disappeared, he is substituted by the only plausible alternative, Death, who knows where everyone lives and can be everywhere at once, just like Hogfather. Therefore, Death puts on a little costume, beard, and some cushions, and wanders off to deliver presents to the kids. His granddaughter Susan sits back and is responsible for finding the real Hogfather.
Ian Richardson provides Death’s voice while Marnix van den Broeke acts as Death. Shend acts as Hogfather. Other actors joining them in this miniseries include David Jason, Michelle Dockery, David Warner, John Franklyn-Robbins, Tony Robinson Vernon, Nigel Planer, Peter Guinness, Stephen Marcus, Craig Conway, Rhodri Meilir, and Sinead Matthews.
Watch Hogfather streaming via Peacock
Hogfather is available to watch on Peacock.
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You can watch via Peacock by following these steps:
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Hogfather’s synopsis is as follows:
“On the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where kids anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather, Death notices that the Hogfather’s life-timer is lying broken on the floor of his castle. Could it be that Hogswatch will not happen this year?”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
