Dirk Gently
2010 · TV Series · TV-PG · 55 min · ★ 7.0
A quirky detective solves cases by trusting that everything is connected, following odd clues and unlikely coincidences instead of standard logic. The series mixes mystery, comedy, and a touch of the bizarre as strange cases spiral into increasingly unpredictable directions.
Based on Dirk Gently series
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Streaming on BritBox.
3 hours to watch · 3 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2010–2012
- Release date
- 2012-03-05
- Network
- BBC Four
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (83 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like eccentric British mysteries with absurd humor and unusual case-solving, especially if Vexed or Amazing Stories appeal to you; Not for you if you want grounded detective work or a serious tone.
Pros: quirky humor; offbeat mysteries; fun lead dynamic | Cons: uneven writing; very short run; style may annoy
Themes
- detective
- time travel
- supernatural
Cast & crew
Stephen Mangan
as Dirk Gently
- HB
Helen Baxendale
as Susan Harmison
Darren Boyd
as Richard Macduff
Lisa Jackson
as Janice Pearce
- JW
Jason Watkins
as DI Gilks
- CS
Cosima Shaw
as Emma Reynolds
Paul Ritter
as Oliver Reynolds
- CM
Colin McFarlane
as Terence Brown
- KC
Kenneth Collard
as Matthew
- MR
Miranda Raison
as Kate Edwards
Directed by Tom Shankland
Created by Howard Overman, Douglas Adams
Episodes1 season · 3 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1Episode 160mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E2Episode 260mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+
- S1E3Episode 360mAmazon Prime VideoBritBoxApple TV+