# What's the best Discworld novel?

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**Created:** [January 26, 2004, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127 "2004-01-26T08:15:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/61 "2004-01-29T12:58:38Z")

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Rowan Atkinson (in Blackadder II mode, obviously) would make a most interesting Patrician. Hm. Perhaps Tony Robinson (Baldrick) as Rincewind ?

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**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/62 "2004-01-29T13:01:06Z")

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> [@Spiny Norman](#):
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> Rowan Atkinson (in Blackadder II mode, obviously) would make a most interesting Patrician. Hm. Perhaps Tony Robinson (Baldrick) as Rincewind ?

I always saw Tony Robinson as Baldrick as the natural choice for Nobby Nobbs, and Rowan Atkinson as Dr. Whiteface.

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**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/63 "2004-01-29T13:23:19Z")

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> [@Jennyrosity](#):
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> I always saw Tony Robinson as Baldrick as the natural choice for Nobby Nobbs, and Rowan Atkinson as Dr. Whiteface.

Yes… I can see that working.

Who would Carrot be?

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**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/64 "2004-01-29T13:47:27Z")

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I saw a theatrical performance of “Guards! Guards!” with Paul Darrow (Avon, out of “Blake’s Seven”) as Vimes. Spot-on casting.

Now Death could be really hard to cast… You’d need a body double anyway as he’s meant to be about seven feet tall. It worked for Darth Vader and for Hagrid as well (and I read that Martin Bayfield enjoyed doing Hagrid so much he’d do some more film work in a heartbeat). But who could do THE VOICE?

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/65 "2004-01-29T13:56:42Z")

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> [@Spiny Norman](#):
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> Rowan Atkinson (in Blackadder II mode, obviously) would make a most interesting Patrician.

[mode = obvious]

Alan Rickman.

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**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/66 "2004-01-29T13:59:43Z")

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> [@Angua](#):
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> I’m not sure who I’d cast as Angua. My mental picture of her is interesting - tall, probably blonde, but not neccesairily, and well endowed in the chest area. Who would fit the bill?
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> I’ve always seen Vetinari as Hugo Weaving-esque…

I imagine Angua as being like one of the recurring characters in “Xena” … can’t remember the name, might have been Callisto? She was an enemy of Xana, blonde and really kick-ass.

Oh, and Vetinari IS Alan Rickman.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-discworld-novel/226127/67 "2004-01-29T22:33:53Z")

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All Discworld movie casting decisions must be made with **The Pratchett Portfolio** as a reference. Accept no substitutes for that beautiful Kidby art!

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