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  • More love for Adams

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    ShinymetalASS
    Posted on 27-08-2010 09:44 PM
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    Mentioned only in passing at last year’s Hitchcon, the first* TV adaptation of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency has now been officially announced by the BBC for their autumn/winter season. What do we know? That it’s going to screen on BBC 4 (not BBC 3 as originally planned), and that the plot will see Gently try “to solve the disappearance of a cat from an old lady’s house” – ie. it will be an adaptation of Adams’ first Gently book, at least in part. The script is by Howard Overman, creator of Misfits and Vexed, and according to his agent, the runtime is 60 minutes.

    At the moment, the show is set to be a “one-off pilot” only, but healthy viewing figures and a good level of audience appreciation should change that quickly enough. They can count on me and Rich to be tuning in, I’m sure. Might this end up being the niche-channel Sherlock?

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    1. satori's Avatar
      satori - 28-08-2010, 08:44 AM
      hmmm. The god awful HHGG movie was on TV the other night. It made me remember how shit it was. If this turns into the same miscast garbage, I will be extremely disappointed and may have to cry a little.
    1. Foxfire's Avatar
      Foxfire - 28-08-2010, 03:28 PM
      At the moment I am quietly excited - I hope like bloomin heck it turns out to be ok.
    1. Kirko69's Avatar
      Kirko69 - 28-08-2010, 10:45 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by satori View Post
      hmmm. The god awful HHGG movie was on TV the other night. It made me remember how shit it was. If this turns into the same miscast garbage, I will be extremely disappointed and may have to cry a little.
      This!