Going Postal (2010) — Character Map & Story Timeline

AI Narrative Summary

The available one-season material follows Moist Von Lipwig from criminal capture and apparent execution to a forced public role and a renewed personal confrontation.

Character Network — 9 Characters

• Moist Von Lipwig (Richard Coyle) — protagonist Convicted conman forced to become Postmaster under threat of execution. He revitalizes the declining postal service, exp...
• Miss Cripslock (Tamsin Greig) — protagonist
• Lord Vetinari (Charles Dance) The calculating Patrician of Ankh-Morpork who sentences Moist to become Postmaster rather than face execution. He later...
• Groat (Andrew Sachs) Elderly Junior Postman and staff member at the declining post office. He later undertakes exhausting mail coach trips to...
• Drumknott (Steve Pemberton)
• Reacher Gilt (David Suchet) Ruthless owner of the Clacks optical telegraph system. He secretly hired assassins to kill the previous Postmasters and...
• Mr. Pump (Marnix Van Den Broeke) A golem acting as Moist's parole officer. He relentlessly pursues Moist after escape attempts and accompanies him to the...
• Adora Belle Dearheart (Claire Foy) Inherited Clacks owner who develops feelings for Moist. She collaborates with hackers to disrupt the telegraph network a...
• Stanley Howler (Ian Bonar) Pin-obsessed assistant at the post office. He is rescued by Moist from the burning building and later joins Groat on exh...

Key Relationships

• Lord Vetinari → Drumknott (Professional Assistant/Principal) — Drumknott works as Vetinari's clerk
• Moist Von Lipwig → Miss Cripslock (Professional Coworkers) — They work together at the Post Office
• Moist Von Lipwig → Reacher Gilt (Conflict Business Rivals) — They compete between postal service and clacks communication
• Reacher Gilt → Adora Belle Dearheart (Conflict Antagonist/Relative Of Victim) — Gilt's company took over Adora Belle's father's company
• Lord Vetinari → Reacher Gilt (Conflict Rival) — Vetinari sees Gilt as a threat to his position as Patrician
• Moist Von Lipwig → Adora Belle Dearheart (Romantic Lovers) — They fall in love during the story
• Moist Von Lipwig → Stanley Howler (Professional Coworkers) — Both work at the Post Office
• Moist Von Lipwig → Groat (Professional Coworkers) — Both work at the Post Office

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Criminal Capture

Moist Von Lipwig's career as a confidence trickster ends when the guards catch him. He is sentenced to death under the alias Arthur Spangler.

Execution And Survival

Moist Von Lipwig spends a brief time in prison and is then hanged. His survival turns an apparent ending into a new stage of the story.

The Forced Appointment

After surviving the hanging, Moist Von Lipwig is brought before an authority. He must choose between becoming the new Postmaster and being executed.

Return Home

The story shifts to Moist Von Lipwig's attempt to protect his girlfriend at home. The personal motive introduces a new source of pressure.

The Company Showdown

A superpowered man from the Company arrives for another confrontation. Moist Von Lipwig faces the renewed showdown while trying to protect his girlfriend.