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Dirk Gently is a British comic science fiction detective television series based on characters from the novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams. The series was created by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as holistic detective Dirk Gently and Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff. Recurring actors include Helen Baxendale as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan Harmison, Jason Watkins as Dirk's nemesis DI Gilks and Lisa Jackson as Dirk's receptionist Janice Pearce. Unlike most detective series Dirk Gently features broadly comic touches and even some science fiction themes such as time travel and artificial intelligence.
Original Release
12/11/2010 on BBC
US Release
12/11/2010
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Mangan | Dirk Gently |
| Darren Boyd | Richard Macduff |
| Lisa Jackson | Janice Pearce |
| Jason Watkins | DI Gilks |
| Helen Baxendale | Susan Harmison |
| Doreen Mantle | Ruth Jordan |
| Miranda Raison | Kate Edwards |
| Lisa Dillon | Melinda Fulstone |
| Bill Paterson | Professor Jericho |
| Sylvestra Le Touzel | Emelda Ransome |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Pilot | Saturday, 11 December 2010 |
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 05 March 2012 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 12 March 2012 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Monday, 19 March 2012 |
Directors
Writers
Douglas Adams, Matt Jones, Jamie Mathieson
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stephen Mangan | Dirk Gently |
| Darren Boyd | Richard Macduff |
| Lisa Jackson | Janice Pearce |
| Jason Watkins | DI Gilks |
| Helen Baxendale | Susan Harmison |
| Doreen Mantle | Ruth Jordan |
| Miranda Raison | Kate Edwards |
| Lisa Dillon | Melinda Fulstone |
| Bill Paterson | Professor Jericho |
| Sylvestra Le Touzel | Emelda Ransome |
| Tony Pitts | Robbie Glover |
| Cosima Shaw | Emma Reynolds |
| Anthony Howell | Gordon Way |
| Paul Ritter | Oliver Reynolds |
| Lydia Wilson | Jane |
| Tina Maskell | The Cleaner |
| Miles Richardson | Doctor Gerstenberger |
| Colin McFarlane | Terence Brown |
| Andrew Leung | Noel |
| Jason Stevens | Heavy 1 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Saurabh Kakkar | Executive Producer |
| Brian Minchin | Executive Producer |
| Howard Overman | Executive Producer |
| Eleanor Moran | Executive Producer |
| Chris Carey | Producer |
| Katrine Dudley | Producer |
| Howard Overman | Producer |
