Dirk Gently

BBC Four Comedy-drama pilot directed by Damon Thomas and starring Stephen Mangan as Douglas Adams's holistic detective Dirk Gently.

Adapted by Howard Overman, writer of Channel 4's hit comedy drama Misfits, anti-hero Dirk Gently operates his eponymous detective agency based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things. Perpetually broke, hopelessly chaotic and utterly infuriating, most people suspect Dirk is nothing more than a cheap conman. And they might be right - but nevertheless his methods, though unusual, do often produce surprising results.

In this pilot, Dirk sets out to solve an apparently simple and harmless disappearance of a cat from an old lady's house, he unwittingly uncovers a double murder which, in turn, leads to a host of even more extraordinary events.