一部令人忍俊不的喜劇。四個(gè)賊在策劃一樁鉆石竊案，成員有患口吃的肯（麥?帕林 Michael Palin飾）、喬治（湯·喬治森Tom Georgeson飾）、喬治的女如犬旺達(dá)（杰米··柯蒂斯 Jamie Lee Curtis飾）——碰巧肯儵魚他最吃的魚也稱為“達(dá)”、奧托（凱·克萊恩 Kevin Kline飾）。盡管盜竊程發(fā)生了小插曲幾人還是得到了值連城的寶貝，料麻煩事卻一樁一樁。 旺達(dá)和奧托出賣喬耿山向警告密，喬治被捕鉆石卻被他藏了來。為了打聽鉆下落，旺達(dá)色誘治的律師利奇（翰·克立斯 John Cleese飾），險(xiǎn)些被利奇自己捉皮山在床慌亂逃脫的旺達(dá)留了一條項(xiàng)鏈在奇家，上面有打鉆石寶盒的鑰匙 旺達(dá)沮喪萬分，囂方百計(jì)問利奇回項(xiàng)鏈，欲速不的她鬧出了幕幕話，那邊廂兇神煞的肯又即將殺…?
Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters."Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk."Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
