Name: Dirk Gently
Released: 2010-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Richard Schiff, Stephen Mangan, Helen Baxendale

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See where it all began with the original episodes of the popular series based on the cult novel by Douglas Adams. Stephen Mangan (Episodes) stars as Dirk Gently, the eccentric private detective with a unique take on the world.

Sci-Fi · 2010 · 59 min

Starring Richard Schiff , Stephen Mangan , Helen Baxendale

EPISODE 1

Pilot

Struggling holistic detective Dirk Gently is hot on the trail of a missing cat when a chance encounter with MacDuff, an old college chum, leads to an even bigger case--the disappearance of billionaire Gordon Way. Dirk recruits the hapless MacDuff as his sidekick to solve the crime.

56 min · Mar 5, 2012
EPISODE 2

Episode 1

Mr. Edwards, a paranoid computer programmer, hires Dirk to investigate whether the Pentagon is tracking his every move. Dirk dismisses him as a quack, but when he discovers Edwards's revolutionary software prototype, the detective realizes he's stumbled onto something big.

56 min · Mar 12, 2012
EPISODE 3

Episode 2

Dirk and MacDuff are hired as security consultants at their old university. While Dirk is preoccupied trying to find out why he was expelled years ago, an immensely valuable robot is stolen. Later, Dirk's old mentor is murdered, forcing the duo to investigate while evading the police.

56 min · Mar 19, 2012
EPISODE 4

Episode 3

Dirk's former clients are turning up dead, and a police inspector with a grudge against the detective would like nothing more than to convict him. Dirk and MacDuff race to find the killer before he can strike their newest client--a beautiful woman with a mysterious stalker.

57 min · Jun 22, 2014