Gaiman on screen

Following from the news that Good Omens the novel that Neil Gaiman co-wrote with Terry Pratchett is being made into a TV mini series here are some other productions to have bore Gaiman's name.

Neverwhere

This fantasy aired on BBC2 in 1996. Given that this was a time when the BBC was barely making any genre TV productions the fact that this tale of a hidden city beneath London got made at was a miracle. Despite featuring future Doctor Peter Capaldi as an angel the show was not a success. Though the idea has carried into the likes of comics and radio.

Stardust

Gaiman's graphic novel was made into a film by Matthew Vaughan in 2007. When a fairy crashes to Earth various parties go after her for various for various reasons. the cast includes Clarie Danes as the fairy, Michelle Pfeiffer as a witch, Robert de Niro as a cross dressing pirate and Peter O'Toole as an ailing King whose sons are jostling to take his throne.

Doctor Who

Gaiman wrote 2 stories for Matt Smith's Doctor. The Doctor's Wife's see the TARDIS given humanoid form when the Doctor answers a distress call, Suranne Jones plays the title character. Meanwhile in Nightmare in Silver finds the Doctor fighting his old foes The Cybermen inside his own mind. Warwick Davis and Jason Watkins are the guest stars in this episode.

American Gods

TV series based on Gaiman's award winning novel. A released convict finds himself in a war between old and new gods. Ian McShane plays Mr. Wednesday a character who may be more than he seems. Gillian Anderson plays the new god Media, the role sees her takes on guises of Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and David Bowie.