Dirk Gently

[Flat_Steve]

Can't find a thread on this, so for those who don't know, the Beeb have filmed a pilot based on Douglas Adams's Dirk Gently series, and it's up on the iPlayer now.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00wqfl2/Dirk...

I stumbled upon it by accident as I hadn't heard anyone was planning to make the books into a series, and I've got to say it's excellent - It's as good as I hoped it would be when I first saw the banner on iPlayer. Stephen Mangan does an eccentrically Prefectesque turn as Dirk, and I don't know if anyone else noticed but Darren Boyd (who plays Richard McDuff) bears more than a passing resemblance to a young Douglas Adams...


Edited to add: Just noticed the iPlayer is saying this was originally aired on 16th December 2010 so this really went under my radar.

Edited by Flat_Steve on Sunday 22 May 00:38

[Chocmonster]

Was first shown on BBC4 and they are planning to film a series to air on that channel.

[thinfourth2]

Chocmonster said:

Was first shown on BBC4 and they are planning to film a series to air on that channel.

It was great

Glad they are doing a series

[stephen300o]

Really enjoyed it, Chris Mangham really threw himself into the role, I was wondering where they would go with it, unaware who wrote it but I guess it's in safe hands with the late Douglas Adams's stories.

[oobster]

stephen300o said:

Really enjoyed it, Chris Mangham really threw himself into the role, I was wondering where they would go with it, unaware who wrote it but I guess it's in safe hands with the late Douglas Adams's stories.

That would be STEPHEN Mangan.

Yes, looking forward to the series starting - will it be late 2011 it's shown?

[stephen300o]

oobster said:

stephen300o said:

Really enjoyed it, Chris Mangham really threw himself into the role, I was wondering where they would go with it, unaware who wrote it but I guess it's in safe hands with the late Douglas Adams's stories.

That would be STEPHEN Mangan.

Yes, looking forward to the series starting - will it be late 2011 it's shown?

:blush: close-ish..

[Morningside]

I watched this the first time and really hoped that this WAS the start of a new series.
IF its in the making then all well and good. if not, why not?

[Silver Smudger]

Considering the hatchet job they did on the original story to make the pilot, and that there is only one more Dirk Gently book out there, I think any potential series is going to be very poor indeed. Look for the phrase "Based on characters created by..."

[thinfourth2]

Its back on the 3rd of March

I can't bloody wait

[Morningside]

Thanks for the heads up.



Found this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/sto...

Only THREE episodes

[Odie]

thanks,

Same Cast?

[Morningside]

Odie said:

thanks,

Same Cast?

Looks like it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/10/...

[TheGroover]

I've been listening to the radio series of the 2 books so I'm just in the right frame of mind for this! Top stuff!

[Fort Jefferson]

thinfourth2 said:

Its back on the 3rd of March

I can't bloody wait

Transmission confirmed for 9-10pm, Monday 5 March on BBC Four

[clonmult]

Fort Jefferson said:

thinfourth2 said:

Its back on the 3rd of March

I can't bloody wait

Transmission confirmed for 9-10pm, Monday 5 March on BBC Four

Diary entry set!

Read the original years back, and didn't recall much of it when I saw the first film/episode/whateveritwas. It was bloody enjoyable, very good TV.

[KB_S1]

The stories are original, not from any of the books.

[hairykrishna]

Silver Smudger said:

Considering the hatchet job they did on the original story to make the pilot, and that there is only one more Dirk Gently book out there, I think any potential series is going to be very poor indeed. Look for the phrase "Based on characters created by..."

Hatchet job's a bit harsh. I think they actually did a pretty good job of the 'inspired by the book' plot. Compare with the god awful attempt that was the hitch-hikers movie.

[hairykrishna]

Bump. Tonight at 9pm.

[Morningside]

[Flat_Steve]

Cant wait!