BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Adams' novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | BBC recruits Douglas Adams sleuth

The first series will consist of six 30-minute episodes

Comedian Harry Enfield is to play Dirk Gently, the eccentric detective created by late author Douglas Adams, in the character's first UK broadcast series.

BBC Radio 4's adaptation of Adams' novel Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency will begin in October.

The six-part drama is being directed by Dirk Maggs, who the late author chose to make a new radio version of his Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

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