It's the night before Hogswatch, which should be a happy time on Discworld, but there's something fishy going on, and the criminal underbelly is a hive of activity. The jovial carrier of joy and pork-related gifts for children everywhere, the Hogfather, has vanished. Discworld's entire legendary structure is suddenly jeopardized. The fate of this wonderful epoch is in the hands of a diverse set of people: A mythical university president named Mustrum Ridcully (Joss Ackland), a devoted manservant named Albert (David Jason), a level-headed governess named Susan Sto Heilt (Michelle Dockery), and her grandfather, who happens to be Death, lead a gang of wizards (Marnix van den Broeke).