Why the fuck do they do this ?
Just watched (sic) the first episode of The Watch on BBC iPlayer; it is 'based' on Terry Pratchett's discworld, apparently, specifically the Sam Vimes story arcs. However, the writer/producer has decided to rewrite/reinvent much of the story lines to put it in a dystopian steampunk setting, and to cast a 5'1" actress as Angua von Uberwald, the werwolf, whilst casting a 6" drag artist as Cheery Longbottom, a female dwarf. Not only that, 'Lord' Vetinari is now 'Lady' Vetinari, and Lady Sybil Ramkin bears no resemblance, other than being female, to her charaterisation in the books.
For very good reason, TP's family have distanced themselves from this shambles.