For many fans of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 novel Good Omens, Prime Video’s 2019 screen adaptation surpassed all expectations: not only did it boast a dream cast – its leading characters, angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, were played by Michael Sheen and David Tennant – but the script was written by Gaiman, who had been spurred on by a posthumous letter from Pratchett that encouraged his old friend to press on with the project.
The reviews were equally enthusiastic, with the Standard calling the show “devilishly good” and a “zany apocalyptic comedy”. How could it not be, really? Here was a Gaiman-penned comedy series about Heaven and Hell, armageddon, the antichrist, and two incredibly old and cynical angels– one of whom had become particularly fond of all of Earth’s delights: Glyndebourne and Châteauneuf-du-Pape included. Frances McDormand was the voice of God, Brian Cox was Death, and Benedict Cumberbatch was Satan – TV really doesn’t get better, or sillier, than this.
