Characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
Character details
Full name:	Samuel Vimes
Description:	Mid-forties or possibly early fifties (due to the history monks). Human with strong character.
Associations:	Ankh-Morpork City Watch
Location:	Ankh-Morpork
Story appearances
First seen:	Guards! Guards!
Also in:	Men at Arms Feet of Clay Jingo The Fifth Elephant The Truth The Last Hero Night Watch Monstrous Regiment Going Postal Thud! Where's My Cow? Making Money
Other details
Notes:	The Assassins' Guild is no longer accepting contracts on his life.

Samuel "Sam" Vimes is a fictional policeman from Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. His full name and title is His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel Vimes. Other titles include His Excellency, Ambassador for Ankh-Morpork, as well as Blackboard Monitor Vimes.^[1] He first appeared in the novel Guards! Guards!. While no detailed description of his physical appearance shows up in any of the Discworld novels, Pratchett says in the companion work, The Art of Discworld, that he has always imagined Vimes as British actor Pete Postlethwaite. Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Coat of arms of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. ... Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1989. ... For the novel by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour. ... Feet of Clay is the nineteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a parody of detective novels. ... Jingo is a novel by Terry Pratchett, one of his phenomenally popular Discworld series. ... The Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... This article or section should include material from [[{{{1}}}]]. Mr. ... This article is about the fantasy novel. ... Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2002. ... Monstrous Regiment is the 31st novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... Memorial of the 1986 post office incident in Edmond, Oklahoma. ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ... Wheres My Cow? is a picture book written by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Melvyn Grant. ... For the actual making of money, see Mint for the making of coins and Banknote concerning the production of paper money. ... The Ankh-Morpork Assassins Guild is a fictional school for professional killers in Terry Pratchetts longrunning Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... For other uses, see Fiction (disambiguation). ... For the band, see The Police. ... Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the novels. ... Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1989. ... The Art of Discworld is a descriptive book of the world of the Discworld as portrayed in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... Peter William Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945)[1] is an English actor. ...

Vimes is the Commander of the City Watch, the burgeoning police force of the Discworld's largest city, Ankh-Morpork. His rise from alcoholic policeman to respected member of the aristocracy, and the growth and development of the Watch under his command, have together been one of the major threads of the Discworld series. Born into poverty, he is now a highly reluctant member of the nobility; both a knight and a duke, and married to Sybil Ramkin, the richest heiress in the city. The Ankh-Morpork City Watch (originally the Night Watch) is a fictional police force within the Discworld series of books by Terry Pratchett. ... The Discworld is the fictional setting for all of Terry Pratchetts Discworld fantasy novels. ... Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... This article is about the novels. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... This article is about the nobility title. ... Sybil Ramkin is Samuel Vimes wife in Terry Pratchetts City Watch books in the Discworld series. ...

Background

Sam Vimes was born in Cockbill Street as the son of Thomas^[2] Vimes, whose father was Gwilliam^[3] Vimes in the Rimwards part of the Shades, the poorest area of Ankh-Morpork. It was so poor that there was little crime, though Sam was part of a street gang (The Cockbill Street Roaring Lads) with Lupine Wonse (who later became secretary to Lord Vetinari). This article details minor Discworld characters; characters from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett who only appear in the background, or who have only had a brief starring role. ... Lord Havelock Vetinari is the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork, the head of the fictional city state of Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

Vimes was educated at a dame school, where he was once blackboard monitor for a whole term. A New England Dame school in old colonial times. 1713. ...

His mother told the young Sam that Thomas was run down by a cart, but this is untrue.^[4] Whatever happened to him, she raised the young Sam on her own.

The City Watch apparently runs in the Vimes family.^[2] It has been suggested that Sam's father was a watchman,^{[citation needed]} and he is a descendant of Suffer-Not-Injustice "Old Stoneface" Vimes, the Watch Commander who instigated the rebellion against, and subsequently beheaded, Lorenzo the Kind, the last king of the city, a sadistic torturer described as very fond of children. For centuries after, the memory of Suffer-Not-Injustice has lived on in infamy and, as his descendant, Vimes has frequently endured suspicious mutterings from the aristocracy. Vimes and his famous ancestor share a nickname: Old Stoneface. Vimes is also implied to heavily resemble his ancestor.^[5] The Annotated Pratchett File notes that Suffer-Not-Injustice Vimes is closely modelled on Oliver Cromwell, and that the name of his supporters, the Ironheads, is a portmanteau of Roundheads and Ironsides, Cromwell's faction and regiment, respectively.^[6] Pedophilia or paedophilia (see spelling differences) is the primary or exclusive sexual attraction by adults to prepubescent youths. ... For other uses, see Oliver Cromwell (disambiguation). ... A portmanteau (IPA: ) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... The Roundheads was the nickname given to supporters of the Parliamentarian cause in the English Civil War. ... Ironside was the name given to a trooper in the cavalry formed by English political leader Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century. ...

Vimes was in his late teens when he joined the Watch.^[4] He was part of that section of the Watch which played a large role in the rebellion against Homicidal Lord Winder. It was around this time he was taught all he knew by Sergeant-At-Arms John Keel, which is where his cynical outlook on life and his firm belief in justice comes from.^[4] However, in current history, Keel was in fact Vimes himself transported back in time thirty years. As Lu-Tze explains to Vimes in Night Watch, both pasts are true and there was a real John Keel. However, when Vimes was transported back in time, a criminal named Carcer, whom he was trying to apprehend came with him; this criminal robbed and killed the real John Keel, and Vimes replaced him. An ontological paradox is a paradox of time travel that questions the existence and creation of information and objects that travel in time. ... Lu-Tze is a character in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. ...

It is difficult to determine Vimes' age at any point in time due to the inconsistency of figures given in the books. However, some facts are known. As noted above, Vimes was in his late teens or early twenties when he joined the Watch. At the time of Guards! Guards! he had been a captain in the Watch for ten years. Presumably he spent years in lower ranks. He is supposedly about 55 years old in Thud!, and his son Sam Jr. is just over a year old. This would put his age in Night Watch as 54 or 53, and his younger self in Night Watch at about 23. It is also known that several years pass over the course of the City Watch books, but it is not certain how many. Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1989. ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ... Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2002. ...

The Watch

During the first 25 years of his term in the Watch, Vimes rose to Captain of the Night Watch as it dwindled to a tiny stub – while the power of the Thieves' Guild grew. This insult to Vimes' sense of justice, together with his being naturally knurd and other events (it has been claimed he was "brung low by a woman") led to heavy drinking. The Guild of Thieves, Cutpurses and Allied Trades is a fictional institition in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ... In Terry Pratchetts fictional universe of Discworld, knurd is the opposite of drunk, as opposed to the median state of sobriety. ...

All that changed when Carrot Ironfoundersson came to the city. This man joined the Watch and set out to help the city. Around the same time a dragon assaulted the city and the Watch was instrumental in its defeat. The Watch was given a new headquarters, Pseudopolis Yard (a pun on the name of the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police: Scotland Yard) by Lady Sybil Ramkin (Vimes's soon-to-be wife) after the dragon destroyed their original base at Treacle Mine Road. It had been her childhood home and in Thud! it is revealed that some of her family's possessions are still stored in the attic of the building; in this instance they retrieved a copy of Methodia Rascal's Koom Valley painting, made by Sybil as a child, after the original is stolen.  Carrot Ironfoundersson is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Dragon. ... New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, it blowwsssss often referred to simply as Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ...

Eventually, as part of an equal-opportunities drive (as well as the Patrician's plan to annoy Vimes as much as possible), the Night Watch under Vimes took on extra staff in the form of a werewolf, a dwarf and a troll (and later on, a zombie, a gargoyle, a gnome, a golem, and a vampire). They were instrumental in foiling an attempt on the Patrician's life, and were rewarded. The Watch was rapidly revived and became increasingly important in the city. In Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels, the undead are seen less as monsters, and more as characters with unusual cultural quirks. ... Trolls in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels, unlike the monstrous trolls of folklore and J.R.R. Tolkien, have been subverted into a moderately civilised race. ...

Vimes, who was about to retire following his marriage to Lady Sybil, was given the resurrected rank of Commander, putting him in charge of the Night Watch and the Day Watch. He also received a knighthood.

Vimes took a great interest in the restructuring of the Watch, placing new Watch Houses where they were needed and supervising the creation of both a Watch Academy and a forensics section. His reform of the City Watch has been so successful that by Night Watch, Vimes-trained policemen are in high demand in cities across the Disc. They are known as 'Sammies' (which is probably based on the British term "Bobbies", meaning police officers, after Robert Peel), even to people who have never even heard of Samuel Vimes. In his expanding international and diplomatic role, Vimes appreciates the fact that police officers from Sto Lat to Genua have been trained to salute him, and remain in unofficial contact across the Disc. The word forensic (from Latin: forensis - forum) refers to something of, pertaining to, or used in a court of law. ... For other people named Robert Peel, see Robert Peel (disambiguation). ... Sto lat (One Hundred Years) is a traditional Polish song that is sung to express good wishes to a person. ... Genua is a fictional city from Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels. ...

Character

Vimes is a very conflicted character.^[4] An incorruptible idealist with deep beliefs in justice and an abiding love of his city, he is also a committed cynic whose knowledge of human nature constantly reminds him how far off those ideals are.^[4] A member of the upper classes, he still has an innate dislike of hereditary wealth and a horror of social inequality. The Patrician observes that Vimes is anti-authoritarian even though he is an authority figure, which is "practically Zen".^[7] A self-described speciesist, Vimes has nonetheless allowed the Watch to become one of the most species-blind employers in the city, and recognises better than most the value of its non-human members, such as dwarfs, trolls, and even vampires, for which he still admits an innate dislike. As he explained to Lady Margolotta in The Fifth Elephant, this is due to the fact that, teetotal or not, a vampire will always seek to dominate a human being.^[8] He has said he didn't like humans either, so he isn't actually speciesist. The conflict within Vimes is between his virtuous nature ("the Watchman") and what he calls "the Beast". In The Art of Discworld, Pratchett explains that Vimes protects himself from the Beast with the symbol of his own badge, which prevents him from becoming the criminal he despises, at least in his own mind.^[9] The relevance of particular information in (or previously in) this article or section is disputed. ... Dwarfs in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels are similar to the Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, which they largely started out as a homage to, and dwarfs/dwarves in other fantasy novels. ... Trolls in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels, unlike the monstrous trolls of folklore and J.R.R. Tolkien, have been subverted into a moderately civilised race. ... The Fresh Start Club, a society of the undead. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Discworld characters. ... The Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... The Fresh Start Club, a society of the undead. ... The Art of Discworld is a descriptive book of the world of the Discworld as portrayed in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

Despite being viewed by many of the Discworld's more Machiavellian power brokers as easy to fool, Vimes is in fact much more cunning than he appears. His years of practical experience give him a foundation of hard-headed realism on which he bases much of his more idealistic beliefs. A running gag in the series is his thwarting of several attempts on his life by the Assassins' Guild, due to his knowledge of their rigid code of conduct. Thanks to the funds now available to him, he has rigged his wife's mansion with numerous traps, so that the Assassins, who must always offer a sporting chance, cannot get close to him without suffering a severe mishap. Traps include greased rails, sawn roof joists over the dragon pens and bear traps in the shrubbery. Vimes also makes sure that all brickwork is in good repair, with no convenient handholds. In addition, Vimes' office at Pseudopolis Yard has 'everything that his ingenuity could devise' including ornamental railings, which are pretty and make the house look nice but are, above all, spiky. In every book in the series, the fee for his assassination has risen until he has been removed from the Guild register, meaning that contracts on his life are no longer accepted.^[10] Vimes is considering appealing the decision.^[11] Vimes has also beaten off and "killed" part of a pack of werewolves in "the game"; a chase back to civilization that humans did not often win during a period when it was organised by Angua's brother Wolfgang. The Ankh-Morpork Assassins Guild is a fictional school for professional killers in Terry Pratchetts longrunning Discworld series of fantasy novels. ... The Fresh Start Club, a society of the undead. ... Delphine Angua von Ãœberwald is a character from the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ...

He can tell exactly where he is anywhere in Ankh-Morpork just by the feel of the cobbles beneath his feet, although the expensive, good quality boots his wife persists in buying for him restrict this ability.

Vimes' firm grasp of basic human nature, and of the Ankh-Morpork psyche in particular, led to him spending some years as a drunk, and the Watch believe that this was because his body didn't produce any "natural" alcohol. They estimated that Vimes was about two drinks below par.^[12] This meant that when he hadn't been drinking, he was beyond sober - he was knurd. Thus he saw reality as it really was, stripped of the mental illusions that most people construct in their minds to get to sleep at night. This horrifying state of mind caused Vimes to try to balance it out through drinking, but he would get the dosage wrong and end up drunk. Vimes gave up alcohol after his marriage to Sybil, and now smokes foul-smelling cigars instead. However he still keeps a bottle of 'Bearhugger's Whisky' in his bottom desk drawer as a 'permanent test'. In Terry Pratchetts fictional universe of Discworld, knurd is the opposite of drunk, as opposed to the median state of sobriety. ...

Terry Pratchett noted the following about Vimes on the Usenet: "Vimes is fundamentally a person. He fears he may be a bad person because he knows what he thinks rather than just what he says and does. He chokes off those little reactions and impulses, but he knows what they are. So he tries to act like a good person, often in situations where the map is unclear."[1] This, along with the Discworld habit of pushing any theory as hard as it goes, appears to have culminated in Vimes' psyche creating its own "internal policeman" to "Guard the Guardsmen" (cf. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?), and Vimes' own sense of justice being so strong that it was even able to fend off an attack by a parasite/being/spirit of pure vengeance.^[13] Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? is a Latin phrase that translates to Who will guard the guards? or Who shall watch the watchers themselves? The question was first asked by Plato in the Republic, his great work on government and morality. ...

It has been noted that, in personality and mental setup, Vimes bears some similarity to Granny Weatherwax. Both are effectively 'good' characters who nevertheless secretly fear the darkness inside them, and constantly strive to control the darker side of their nature. Esmerelda Esme Weatherwax (usually called Granny Weatherwax) is a character from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

Lady Sybil

Sam married Lady Sybil Ramkin at the end of Men at Arms; however, the pattern of his married life was set the moment he turned away from his wedding to chase an assassin that had just made an attempt on the Patrician's life. Lady Sybil is a remarkably patient woman; she spent nearly the entirety of The Fifth Elephant attempting to inform her increasingly distracted husband that she was pregnant with their child. It is clear that Vimes loves his wife dearly; indeed, when he was trapped in the past during the events of Night Watch, alone in a world he no longer recognised, the History Monks gave him a silver cigar case his wife had bought him to inspire him to continue with his mission. It is not entirely clear whether his hatred of crime and the evil of humanity is greater than his love for his wife. Sybil bears this divided loyalty with some grace; however, nearly every Watch novel concludes with Sam making some form of amends to his neglected wife, either a delayed honeymoon, or simply time alone with their new baby. Lady Sybil Deidre Olgivanna Vimes (née Ramkin), Duchess of Ankh, is a character in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. ... For the novel by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour. ... The Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2002. ... The Order of Wen the Eternally Surprised, better known as the History Monks, and also sometimes referred to as the Men In Saffron (see Men in Black) and No Such Monastery (see NSA), is a highly secretive religious organisation in the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett, based in the Monastery...

Vimes as Duke of Ankh

Vimes' involvement in preventing a pointless war with Klatch in the novel Jingo led to his being once more rewarded with an unwanted title, in this case, Duke of Ankh. He now finds himself in the awkward position of continuing to despise the ruling classes of the city, while actually being a member of them. This article is about the country of Klatch. ... Jingo can refer to: Jingoism, belligerent chauvanistic nationalism. ...

In the course of his mission to Überwald as ambassador, he was disgusted to learn that he was also entitled to be addressed as "His Excellency". In Terry Pratchetts fictional Discworld universe, Ãœberwald is a region located in near the foot of the Ramtops, farther from Ankh-Morpork than Lancre is. ...

His role as Duke of Ankh largely involves diplomacy (his visit to Überwald in The Fifth Elephant for example), in fact, his rough and ready upbringing has given him some unexpected advantages in this field. He occasionally finds the opportunity to do some police work. Despite having competent subordinates, including Captain Carrot and Sergeants Angua and Detritus, Vimes finds it difficult to delegate, and is frustrated by the fact that the growth of the Watch has left him with less and less time for actual policing. In some ways he found it a relief when, in Night Watch, he was transported back to the Ankh-Morpork of his youth, and became a sergeant-at-arms in the inefficient, paperwork-free and moderately corrupt Watch of that time.^[14] Delphine Angua von Ãœberwald is a character from the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ... Detritus is a fictional character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ...

Young Sam

Young Sam is Vimes' son and about fourteen months old by the time of Thud!. His birth was difficult, and Vimes paid Doctor "Mossy" Lawn a large sum of money in gratitude for saving Sybil's and the baby's lives. Lawn has since founded the Lady Sybil Free Hospital. This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ...

Since his son's birth, Vimes has discovered a new cause in life: arriving at home every day at six o' clock sharp to read Where's My Cow? to him, an obligation that supersedes crime, conspiracy or international negotiations — his thinking being that if he ever missed it for a good reason, he might miss it for a bad reason, and that this might apply to everything he does, such as employing less-than-ethical methods in the pursuit of crime.^[9] Wheres My Cow? is a picture book written by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Melvyn Grant. ... For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). ...

Recent developments

Vimes is, much to his own horror, becoming a politician. However, he remains a copper in his soul. Being a significant figure on the world stage just means he finds bigger crimes.

Recently, Vimes has seen involvement with:

• William de Worde, Otto Chriek and The Ankh-Morpork Times in The Truth
• The war between Borogravia and Zlobenia (and everyone else in the region) in Monstrous Regiment
• Moist von Lipwig, the Post Office and the Grand Trunk Company's monopoly on the "clacks" system in Going Postal
• Ethnic tensions between dwarfs and trolls in Thud!

Terry Pratchett has commented that Vimes has made setting a story in Ankh-Morpork very difficult as it is almost impossible to create a story involving any sort of crime or politics without it rapidly becoming a Watch book.^{[citation needed]} This article or section should include material from [[{{{1}}}]]. Mr. ... Borogravia is a fictional country in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series of novels. ... Monstrous Regiment is the 31st novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... Moist von Lipwig is a character in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... The clacks in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels is a network of semaphore towers stretching along the Sto Plains, into the Ramtops and across the Unnamed Continent to Genua. ... Memorial of the 1986 post office incident in Edmond, Oklahoma. ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ...

Vimes' Boots

Vimes reflects that he can only afford cheap boots with thin soles which cost ten dollars and wear out rather quickly. A pair of good boots, which cost fifty dollars, last for years. This thought leads to the general realization that one of the reasons rich people don't have to spend as much money as poor people in many situations is that they buy high-quality items (such as clothing, housing, and other necessities) which are made to last and, in the long run, actually use much less of their disposable income. He describes this as The Samuel Vimes 'Boots' Theory Of Socio-Economic Injustice.

This phrase has led to the use of the phrase "Vimes' Boots," or the description of a set of circumstances as a "Vimes' Boots situation." The phrase has widespread applicability. For instance, people who eat healthy food and get good regular medical care are generally healthier than people who do not. Although in the short run it costs more to provide medical checkups, wellness programs, and so forth, in the long run, those rich enough to afford them will not only spend less overall on medical care, they will have a higher quality of life. Thus those who cannot afford regular health care are said to be in a Vimes' Boots situation.

The irony of the situation, coupled with the character's own distaste for the wealthy and general cynicism, make the phrase a particularly effective and vivid evocation of the concept for those familiar with the Discworld novels, hence its becoming part of the vernacular in that subculture. This article is about the novels. ...

Bibliography

Sam Vimes is the central character in Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch and Thud!. He is a secondary character in The Truth and Monstrous Regiment and has cameos in The Last Hero and Going Postal. He has also appeared in the City Watch Diary and the picture book Where's My Cow?. Guards! Guards! is the 8th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, first published in 1989. ... For the novel by Evelyn Waugh, see Sword of Honour. ... Feet of Clay is the nineteenth Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, and a parody of detective novels. ... Jingo is a novel by Terry Pratchett, one of his phenomenally popular Discworld series. ... The Fifth Elephant is the 24th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. ... Night Watch is the 29th novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series, published in 2002. ... Thud! is Terry Pratchetts 34th Discworld novel, released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom on September 13, and it may have been released already in other countries, such as Norway [1] and Denmark. ... This article or section should include material from [[{{{1}}}]]. Mr. ... Monstrous Regiment is the 31st novel in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... This article is about the fantasy novel. ... Memorial of the 1986 post office incident in Edmond, Oklahoma. ... Picture Book was a BBC TV series that first appeared in 1955. ... Wheres My Cow? is a picture book written by Terry Pratchett and illustrated by Melvyn Grant. ...

Other media

Guards! Guards! was adapted for BBC Radio 5 in 1992 and starred John Wood as Vimes. BBC Radio Five Live is the radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... John Wood (born 1930) is an English actor. ...

While there have been a number of amateur stage productions of the books, a professional adaptation of Guards! Guards! went on tour in 1998. Vimes was played by Paul Darrow, best known for his role in Blake's 7. Paul Darrow (born May 2, 1941) is a British character actor best known for his portrayal of Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blakes 7. ... Blakes 7 is a British science fiction television series made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for their BBC 1 channel. ...

Vimes also appeared in the game Discworld Noir. Discworld Noir is a computer game based on Terry Pratchetts Discworld comic fantasy novels, and unlike the previous Discworld games is both an example and parody of the noir genre. ...

References

1. ^ The Fifth Elephant, ISBN 0-552-14616-1
2. ^ ^{a b} Feet of Clay, page 36, ISBN 0-575-05900-1
3. ^ Feet of Clay, page 36, ISBN 0-575-05900-1
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Night Watch, page 150, ISBN 0-385-60264-2
5. ^ Feet of Clay, page 37, ISBN 0-575-05900-1
6. ^ The Annotated Pratchett File: Feet of Clay. l-space.org. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
7. ^ Feet of Clay, page 275, ISBN 0-575-05900-1
8. ^ Feet of Clay actions of The Dragon King of Arms
9. ^ ^{a b} Thud!
10. ^ Night Watch, page 8, ISBN 0-385-60264-2
11. ^ Night Watch, page 10, ISBN 0-385-60264-2
12. ^ Men at Arms, page 215, ISBN 0-552-14028-7
13. ^ Thud!, page 328, ISBN 0-385-608675
14. ^ Night Watch, page 104, ISBN 0-385-60264-2

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See also

• Ankh-Morpork City Watch members

The vigilant Ankh-Morpork City Watch. ...

External links

• Discworld & Pratchett Wiki
• The L-Space Web, possibly the definitive Discworld web site