Wyrd Sisters, the 6-episode television animated fantasy-comedy series closely follows the plot of the novel, which features three
witches:
Granny Weatherwax,
Nanny Ogg, and the junior witch,
Magrat Garlick. King Verence I of
Lancre is murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, and the King's crown and infant son are given by an escaping servant to the three witches. The witches hand the crown and the child to a troupe of traveling actors, acknowledging that destiny will eventually take its course and Tomjon will grow up to defeat Duke Felmet. However, the kingdom is angry and doesn't want to wait 18 years so the witches move it forward in time. Meanwhile, the duke has decided to get a play written and performed that is favourable to him so he sends the court jester to Ankh-Morpork to recruit the same travelling (now stationary) company that Tomjon is in. The only problem is that Tomjon does not want to be king. == Cast and characters ==