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dirk gently - general information
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status: returning series
premiere: december 16, 2010
classification: scripted
genre: adventure | crime | drama | mystery | sci-fi
network: bbc four (united kingdom)
airs: thursdays at 09:00 pm
runtime: 60 minutes
an hour-long pilot episode loosely based on plot elements from adams' 1987 novel dirk gently's
holistic detective agency was broadcast on bbc four on 16 december 2010
s01e00 -- dec. 16, 2010 -- pilot -- http://eztv.it/ep/24948/dirk-gently-hdtv-xvid-fov/
a full series of three one-hour episodes was subsequently commissioned in march 2011 and is being
broadcast on bbc four in march 2012
s01e01 -- march 05, 2012 -- episode 1
s01e02 -- march 12, 2012 -- episode 2
s01e03 -- march 19, 2012 -- episode 3
episode list:
tvrage.com/dirk_gently/episode_list
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dirk_gently_(tv_series)#list_of_episodes
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about the show
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dirk gently is a british comedy detective drama tv series based on characters from the dirk gently
novels by douglas adams. the series was created by howard overman and stars stephen mangan as
holistic detective dirk gently and darren boyd as his business partner and sidekick richard macduff.
recurring actors include helen baxendale as macduff's girlfriend susan harmison, jason watkins as di
gilks and lisa jackson as dirk's receptionist janice pearce. unlike most detective series dirk gently
features broadly comic touches and even some minor science fiction themes such as time travel and
humanoid robots.
dirk gently operates his holistic detective agency based on the "fundamental interconnectedness of all
things" (see holism). often relying on random chance methods such as zen navigation, dirk discovers
connections between seemingly-unrelated cases. he claims that he follows the principles of quantum
mechanics but it is implied that he doesn't really understand them. although most people suspect he is
just a cheap conman he often produces surprising results.
an original television soundtrack album featuring music from the series composed by daniel pemberton
was released by 1812 recordings on 5 march 2012.
s01e00 -- dec. 16, 2010 -- pilot -- http://eztv.it/ep/24948/dirk-gently-hdtv-xvid-fov/
dirk gently, holistic detective, takes on the case of a missing cat and soon finds himself in a web of
intrigue involving a missing ceo, a disappearing husband, and a recursive time loop.
s01e01 -- march 05, 2012 -- episode 1
dirk discovers a connection between two unrelated cases. the first involves a client who thinks that the
pentagon are attempting to kill him and the second involves a person whose horoscopes appear to be
coming true.
s01e02 -- march 12, 2012 -- episode 2
dirk and macduff return to cambridge, to the university that dirk was thrown out from for cheating
twenty years ago. they have been hired by dirk's former professor as security consultants to guard a
valuable robot. after the robot is stolen and the professor is discovered dead, dirk and macduff are
soon implicated as the chief suspects.
s01e03 -- march 19, 2012 -- episode 3
the police need to talk to dirk urgently as a few of his clients have been murdered and dirk is the only
link in the investigation. dirk decides to flee the country after he is convinced that he is being framed.
his plans are interrupted by the arrival of a pretty woman though who has been terrorised by a stalker.
macduff is surprised after dirk decides to take the case, but his surprise turns to disbelief after dirk
reveals that it's him who's been doing the stalking. after the police finally manage to catch up with dirk
at his messy flat they just want to protect him from the professional killer.
additonal information:
tvrage.com/dirk_gently
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dirk_gently_(tv_series)
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date of last review or update: march 13, 2012
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