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Despite a fan campaign, there’ll be no third season of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

March 12, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Back in December it was announced that BBC America had cancelled Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, the TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ novels, prompting fans of the show to launch a campaign in the hope of securing a third season. Well, it seems that campaign has been unsuccessful, as executive producer Arvind Ethan David has […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Elijah Wood, Samuel Barnett

BBC America cancels Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

December 19, 2017 by Ricky Church

Having recently concluded its second season a few days ago, BBC America has announced that it has decided to cancel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. The series starred Samuel Barnett and Elijah as a pair of investigators solving peculiar and strange mysteries. It was based on Douglas Adams’ work of the same name, with the series […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: BBC America, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams, Elijah Wood, Max Landis, Samuel Barnett

Season 2 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency gets a trailer

August 24, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Following yesterday’s first look images [take a look here], BBC America has now released a new trailer for the upcoming second season of the small screen adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency starring Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood. SEE ALSO: Watch a sneak peek clip from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency season 2 Dirk Gently’s Holistic […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Elijah Wood, Samuel Barnett

First look images from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency season 2

August 23, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

BBC America has released three first look images for the upcoming second season of the small screen adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency featuring Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett along with a premiere date of October 14th; take a look at the images here… SEE ALSO: Watch a sneak peek clip from Dirk […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Elijah Wood, Samuel Barnett

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #8

June 14, 2017 by Villordsutch

Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #8… Sally runs afoul of Hugo Friedkin and must rely on Dirk to come to her rescue! At the end of Issue #7 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency we left “Big-haired” Dirk and Sally at the wrong end of Corporal Friedkin’s gun, as both delved further […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Reviews, Villordsutch Tagged With: Arvind Ethan David, Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, IDW

John Hannah, Alan Tudyk and more join season 2 of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

May 19, 2017 by Gary Collinson

BBC America has announced that it is expanding the cast of the second season of its Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, with John Hannah, Alan Tudyk, Amanda Walsh, Aleks Paunovic and Tyler Labine set to appear as guest stars alongside Samuel Barnett’s Dirk and Elijah Wood’s Todd. Here’s the official character descriptions: […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Alan Tudyk, Aleks Paunovic, Amanda Walsh, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, John Hannah, Tyler Labine

Comic Book Review – Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #7

April 26, 2017 by Villordsutch

Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #7… Sally begins to pierce the mysteries of the Black Wing, as we follow the exploits of not one, not two, but three Dirks! IDW Publishing’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: The Salmon of Doubt is becoming the perfect partner piece for BBC America/Netflix’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. […]

Filed Under: Comic Books, Reviews, Villordsutch Tagged With: Arvind Ethan David, Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, IDW

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 Review – “Horizons”

December 13, 2016 by Villordsutch

Villordsutch reviews Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Episode 1 – “Horizons”… There’s always a worry that when something is as quintessentially British, as say a Douglas Adams “Dirk Gently” novel, falls into the palms of a country called “America” and then they announce that they’re going to make a TV series out of it, […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Television, Villordsutch Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Douglas Adams, Elijah Wood, Max Landis, Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett to play Dirk Gently in new BBC series

March 30, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Last week it was announced that Elijah Wood has signed on to star as Todd in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, and now Deadline is reporting that Samuel Barnett (Jupiter Ascending) has secured the title role. The new series, which is being brought to the screen by Max Landis, will see Dirk and Todd “wend […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Samuel Barnett

Elijah Wood cast in Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency television series

March 23, 2016 by Gavin Logan

Based on the cult novel Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by English author Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), the BBC America television adaptation has reportedly cast Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) in a key role. According to Deadline, Wood will play Gently’s assistant Todd, who accompanies the titular detective on bizarre […]

Filed Under: Gavin Logan, News, Television Tagged With: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Elijah Wood, Max Landis

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