# Going Postal (2010)

> A cunning con man is spared execution and forced to run the post office in Terry Pratchett's Discworld.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/6676

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2
- Episode runtime: 90 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, fantasy
- Created by: Terry Pratchett
- Network: Sky One
- Cast: Richard Coyle, Tamsin Greig, Charles Dance, Andrew Sachs, Steve Pemberton, Timothy West, David Suchet, Marnix Van Den Broeke
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219817/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: witty, sardonic, whimsical, breezy, sly

## What critics say

Audiences rated this Discworld adaptation positively, admiring its witty, faithful take on Pratchett's con-artist postman story.

## Synopsis

Going Postal (2010) is a British fantasy comedy miniseries created by Terry Pratchett and broadcast on Sky One, adapted from his Discworld novel. Richard Coyle plays Moist von Lipwig, a con man whose execution is stayed on the condition that he works off his debt as the head of the city's neglected post office. Charles Dance plays the scheming Lord Vetinari, who has set him the task, while Tamsin Greig's Miss Cripslock and Steve Pemberton's Drumknott help shape the dysfunctional workplace around him. Claire Foy appears as Adora Belle Dearheart, whose presence complicates Lipwig's scheming. The engine of the story is Lipwig's constant hustle, as he tries to keep his wits and his life while making a broken institution deliver mail again. Across two ninety-minute episodes, the story moves briskly through cons, rivalries and bureaucratic absurdity in an invented city of golems and steam-powered machinery. The tone is sly, witty and warmly absurd, with satire aimed at institutions and commerce. The miniseries is a single self-contained story rather than a serial. Fans of Good Omens, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Leverage will find resonance in its blend of clever scheming and gentle fantasy satire.

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