Harry Enfield stars once again in a brand new full-cast dramatisation of Douglas Adams' second "Dirk Gently" novel, directed by the award-winning Dirk Maggs. Harry Enfield exuberantly returns as 'Dirk Gently', who, fallen on hard times and dressed as a gypsy woman, is using his irritatingly accurate clairvoyant powers to read palms. He is saved when a frantic client turns up with a ludicrous story about being stalked by a goblin waving a contract accompanied by a hairy, green-eyed, scythe-wielding monster. When Detective Superintendent Gilks decides a headless body found in a sealed room is the result of a particularly irritating suicide, Dirk is plunged into a mystery where the interconnectedness of all things is tested to the limit...This is the second of three series adapted from the "Dirk Gently" books, directed by Dirk Maggs (chosen by Douglas Adams to conclude the award-winning "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"). Guest stars include Peter Davison ("Doctor Who"), Jan Ravens ("Dead Ringers"), Philip Jackson ("Poirot"), John Fortune ("Bremner, Bird & Fortune"), Morwenna Banks ("Absolutely"), Stephen Moore ("The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy") and returning cast members Olivia Colman ("Peep Show"), Jim Carter ("The Golden Compass") and Billy Boyd ("The Lord Of The Rings"). This CD contains over thirty minutes of additional unbroadcast material.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By M. Wills
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
To complain that a book by Douglas Adams is based on a bizarre and esoteric premise is pointless (and to miss the point utterly - it's all about the journey...). So I won't. I would say, however, that this had always been my least favourite of his novels: only semi-brilliant :o)
So, the radio series? This is a wonderfully engaging and cleverly-paced adaptation that shows off the genius of the original magnificently. Better than the book, possibly? (hell, that'll get me some black marks!).
Despite my initial reservations about Harry Enfield, he's settled into the title role so consummately, I'd find it difficult to imagine anyone else supporting the hat now. The rest of the cast is smack on the mark too: talent of the highest order throughout. The references to Hitch Hiker are blatant, but wonderfully affectionate. The whole team clearly felt they had a duty to their source.
Delightful!
So, the radio series? This is a wonderfully engaging and cleverly-paced adaptation that shows off the genius of the original magnificently. Better than the book, possibly? (hell, that'll get me some black marks!).
Despite my initial reservations about Harry Enfield, he's settled into the title role so consummately, I'd find it difficult to imagine anyone else supporting the hat now. The rest of the cast is smack on the mark too: talent of the highest order throughout. The references to Hitch Hiker are blatant, but wonderfully affectionate. The whole team clearly felt they had a duty to their source.
Delightful!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The second in Douglas Adams' brace of Dirk Gently novels is the better of the two books in my opinion and makes a great audio. Harry Enfield has settled into the role brilliantly, and his take on the eponymous `Holistic detective' is near perfect. Investigating `the inter-connectedness' of all things, Dirk encounters Norse gods Thor and Odin, on Earth and wreaking havoc. He also has to deal with a homicidal furry giant, a manipulative and lascivious goblin, a violently television obsessed child, and his old nemesis Inspector Gilks; the most sarcastic and cynical police detective ever to (dis)grace The Force.
This audio book is in its originally broadcast episodic format with some bonus material that didn't make the final transmission. The music and sound effects are top-notch, the casting inspired and the story pleasingly beefed up by contemporary additions that didn't exist when the book was written in the late 1980s. With its attractive cover artwork, this is a great package and would make a great gift for fans of black comedy, sci-fi and fantasy novels - or all three combined!
This audio book is in its originally broadcast episodic format with some bonus material that didn't make the final transmission. The music and sound effects are top-notch, the casting inspired and the story pleasingly beefed up by contemporary additions that didn't exist when the book was written in the late 1980s. With its attractive cover artwork, this is a great package and would make a great gift for fans of black comedy, sci-fi and fantasy novels - or all three combined!
5.0 out of 5 stars
BBC production values - Douglas Adam's writing: an unbeatable combination
9 Aug 2011
By steve
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Witty, well written, well acted, perfectly adapted. You can't get better than a world class adaptation of a world class writer at his best. I still miss him.
Based on a character who was spawned from an aborted Dr Who script (Shada - the lost Tom Baker story) Dirk Gently is the holistic detective. The story takes you on a fantastical meander around the imagination of one of England's greatest writer's.
Buy it. You won't be disappointed.
Based on a character who was spawned from an aborted Dr Who script (Shada - the lost Tom Baker story) Dirk Gently is the holistic detective. The story takes you on a fantastical meander around the imagination of one of England's greatest writer's.
Buy it. You won't be disappointed.
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Dirk Gently: The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul
Listened to the original broadcast and loved the series, not as good as reading the book but would be supprised if it was
Published on 10 April 2011 by ChristianS
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The long Dark Tea time of the soul
An absolute masterpiece of radio theatre. Funny and of course brilliantly written by the late lamented Dougla Adams of Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy fame. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2010 by Martin Clegg
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very funny
Recorded as a BBC radio play with Harry Enfield as Dirk Gently this is excellent.
If you are a fan of the books and like audio books or radio plays this is a must.
If you are a fan of the books and like audio books or radio plays this is a must.
Published on 11 Oct 2010 by Aldous Huxley
4.0 out of 5 stars
AN INTERESTING WAY OF RE-DOING THIS BOOK
Even though I'm pretty ancient, I post-date the era of radio stories. It's not something I've ever really listened to. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2010 by Robert A. Cant
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not really Douglas Adams
I'm giving this two stars (instead of one) because the acting is top-notch.
The script, however, is a shame. Read more
The script, however, is a shame. Read more
Published on 26 May 2009 by giuliop
4.0 out of 5 stars
A decent attempt to present a not so decent book
Clearly this is one for the fans and is not likely to be bought by anyone who has not read the book. Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2008 by Tony Jones
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