该剧改编自英国著名科幻小说家道格拉斯·亚当斯的同名系列小说。主角怪探德克,常常通过剖析事物之间基本的内在联系来破案。伊利亚·伍德饰演德克的助手托德。Centers on the titular holistic detective who investigates cases involving the supernatural. Based on the "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" novel series, written by Douglas Adams and published by Simon and Schuster in 1987.