Douglas Adams' much loved detective, the enigmatic Dirk Gently, will be make his UK broadcast debut on BBC Radio 4 October.
Featuring a star-studded cast with Harry Enfield in the lead role,
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency will be produced by the same award-winning team that made the conclusion to
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Harry is joined by
Lord of the Rings actor Billy Boyd,
Fawlty Towers' Andrew Sachs,
The Golden Compass' Jim Carter and
PeepshowHitchhikers saga.
The cast includes: Billy Boyd as Dirk's client Richard Macduff; Olivia Colman as Dirk's secretary Janice Pearce; Jim Carter is Dirk's nemesis DS Gilks; Andrew Sachs as Professor Reg Chronotis; Felicity Montagu (
I'm Alan Partridge) as Susan Way, with Robert Duncan (
Drop the Dead Donkey) as her brother Gordon; Toby Longworth (
Star Wars) as the Electric Monk; and Michael Fenton Stevens (
Nighty Night) as Michael Wenton Weakes.
Guest appearances are made by Andrew Secombe (
Star Wars); Jon Glover (
Harry Enfield and Chums); Jeffrey Holland (
Hi-De-Hi); Wayne Forester (
Captain Scarlet) and Tamsin Heatley (
Broken Sword).
Considered by many Adams fans to be as funny as, if darker than, Hitchhikers, the Dirk Gently novels reflect Douglas' unique and funny take on matters as wide-ranging as consciousness, conservation, man's place in the cosmos and crime. The first series features everything from quantum physics to missing cats, via Coleridge, Bach and an Electric Monk.
The cast and production team feature many old friends and colleagues of Douglas, including music composer Phillip Pope. The production team, from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases is led by Executive Producer Helen Chattwell and the Producers are Jo Wheeler and Dirk Maggs.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency airs Wednesdays at 6.30pm (GBT) on BBC Radio 4 with that week's episode available online via the Listen Again feature.
