Based on the novels by Douglas Adams (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul) Dirk Gently was an all-too-short TV-series starring Stephen Mangan as the title character, a detective who relies on random chance and finding connections in the seemingly unconnected nature of things to solve the cases brought to him which includes a missing cat which leads him to solve a double-homicide, a man whose horoscopes are coming true, the theft of a valuable robot, and the murder of several of the detective's former clients.
Managan is terrific in the leading role of a swindler whose methods, almost inextricably, get results. The show also starred Darren Boyd as Dirk's old friend turned partner Richard MacDuff, Lisa Jackson as Gently's secretary Janice, and Helen Baxendale as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Although the show only lasted four episodes (all included on this two-disc set), it managed to capture the quirky nature of Adams' characters and is certainly worth a look for fans.
[Acorn Media, $39.99]
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