by Nicolas Botti | Mar 31, 2011 | News
At last, here’s some good news (or bad news if you didn’t like the pilot). BBC Four has ordered three more one hour long instalments of Dirk Gently. The pilot, broadcast in december, was well received even if some critics and viewers complained...
by Nicolas Botti | Dec 18, 2010 | News
I’m one of those Douglas Adams fans who always thought that Dirk Gently would be a great TV series. In a world dominated by insipid detective shows, Dirk Gently would be like a breath of fresh air. Dirk Gently is a fascinating detective who believes in...
by Nicolas Botti | Dec 6, 2010 | News
Dirk Gently, the TV series pilot, will be broadcast the 16th december at 9 PM. This TV adaptation has been written by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as Dirk Gently, Helen Baxendale & Darren Boyd. Here is a nice preview from the folks at...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 5, 2010 | News
As you know, a TV production of Dirk Gently is currently being filmed for BBC4 as one off which should be broadcast during this winter. If this one off is a success, then Dirk Gently could become a TV series. Argh, fingers crossed!! Now some major casting news have...
by Nicolas Botti | Sep 1, 2010 | News
Well, we knew that you couldn’t base an entire TV series on just two books (and the first chapters of a third one) but even the 60 minutes long TV pilot won’t be a straight adaptation of the books as SFX releals in an exclusive interview...