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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dramatised)

By: Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Harry Enfield, Billy Boyd, Andrew Sachs, Jim Carter
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 Harry Enfield and Billy Boyd star in a brand new, full-cast dramatisation of Douglas Adams' first Dirk Gently book, directed by the award-winning Dirk Maggs.

Dirk Gently has an unshakeable belief in the interconnectedness of all things, but his Holistic Detective Agency mainly succeeds in tracking down missing cats for old ladies. Then Dirk stumbles upon an old friend behaving bizarrely - and he's drawn into a four-billion-year-old mystery that must be solved if the human race is to avoid immediate extinction.

Harry Enfield stars as Douglas Adams' much-loved psychic sleuth, with Billy Boyd (The Lord of the Rings), Andrew Sachs (Fawlty Towers), Jim Carter (The Golden Compass), and Olivia Colman (Peepshow).

©1987 Douglas Adams (P)2007 BBC Audiobooks Ltd Literature & Fiction Satire Science Fiction Comedy Detective Fiction Adaptation Funny
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well cast & a great production, like any of Douglas Adams work re-reading/listening reveals more of his genius

well worth re-visiting

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Perhaps I would have liked it more if I’d been concentrating better and listened instead of multitasking. The music was a bit intrusive at times and the frequent interruptions for episode conclusions/announcements was distracting.

Quirky but hard to follow.

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I did enjoy the performance very much, though at times I felt some bits didn't quite make sense - would like to read the book now. One-time listen though, unlikely to listen to it again.

Fun story with a great performance

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Very funny, lol funny and intelligent comedy/adventure. Sometimes I was right there figuring out the story plot as Dirk figured out the mystery.

Intelligent and lol funny

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I get that the dramatised version is shorter than the unabridged. But it's a shame because Douglas Adams is a genius! I absolutely love Dirk Gently. Season 1 is on Netflix too ;)

It's a shame it's so short

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Well performed, but the story was not really that good. Funny at times but no where near as good as Hichhicker's Guide to the Gallexy.

Not as good as Hichhicker's Guide

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the dramatisation and the music sound effect was particularité annoying. as a fan of DA i find it extremely frustrating

not an ebook

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