Finally got around to watching Dirk Gently (the BBC adaptation) last night. An hour long ‘pilot’ is all they’ve got so far, which aired in December, and from what I’ve read a full series is yet to be commissioned.
It’s enjoyable enough, and worth a watch, but a lot of it felt too much like a poor mans version of BBC’s Sherlock. The title character in particular I couldn’t help but think could have been played better by Benedict Cumberbatch. Probably didn’t help that I’ve recently been watching Stephen Mangan in Episodes (which is a good show), and his mannerisms and expressions haven’t changed much inbetween.
It also didn’t really bring back many memories from the books, although it’s been a long time since I’ve read those. They were great and weired and wonderful if I remember correctly… whereas this show is more like Sherlock. Only not as good. Sadly, it’ll be no great loss if the series doesn’t go ahead. But you do happen across this, there are worse ways to spend an hour.