Daniel Radcliffe wanted it, but the producers managed to get the next best thing. JK Rowling is to make an appearance on The Simpsons. In the episode, the family travel to England to find a girl Grandpa had a wartime fling with. In London, they meet up with the Harry Potter author. Lisa turns out to be a Potter fan and questions the millionaire. Don Payne, executive producer of the cartoon, said: “The Simpsons bump into JK Rowling outside a bookshop and they talk all about Harry Potter. “We’re very excited about the episode and rest assured every British cliche will be trotted out to get a laugh.”
Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen also appears – and is first hit by falling scaffolding, then struck by lightning. The Simpsons go to see him perform on stage in Macbeth, but bring him bad luck by saying the play