Johnny and the Dead (TV Series)
# Johnny and the Dead (TV Series)

Johnny and the Dead is a TV series released in four parts in 1995 based on a famous novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett that premiered on ITV before its DVD release as a full-length film by Home Warner. It was broadcast on television channels around the world. Johnny and the Dead was written and directed by Gerald Fox, produced by Peter Pearson, executive producer Melvyn Bragg, starring Andrew Falvey, Jotham Annan, George Baker and Brian Blessed and Jane Lapotaire.

## Plot

Johnny and the Dead is a comedy, family, fantasy genre fiction film based on the bestselling author Terry Pratchett's novel about a young boy’s supernatural adventure. This TV series is in four parts Johnny and the Dead Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4.

## Cast

* Jotham Annan- Yo-Less
* George Baker- Alderman
* Brian Blessed- William Stickers
* Mark Chapman- The Surveyor
* Paul Child- BigMac
* Andrew Falvey- Johnny Maxwell
* David Gooderson- Councillor
* John Grillo- Antonio Vicenti
* Harry Landis- Solomon Einstein
* Jane Lapotaire- Mrs. Sylvia Liberty / Ms Liberty
* Ray Lonnen- James Bowler
* Tina Martin- Mrs. Maxwell
* Charlie Watts- Wobbler
* Geoffrey Whitehead- Addison Fletcher
* Arthur Whybrow- Johnny's Grandad

## Production

Johnny and the Dead is an entertaining family film based on Terry Pratchett's best-selling novel about a young boy's supernatural adventure, Johnny and the Dead is an entertaining family film filled with excitement, humor and fantasy.

## Reception

Based on the novel of Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Dead won Honorable Mention and was featured at The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival with average reviews.

