The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams

Brick Joke: The policemen at the Anstey house taunt Dirk with warnings that 'Big Bob the Finder' had been sent to haul him there - possibly in less-than-fit condition - if he hadn't shown up on his own.Bavarian Fire Drill: Dirk's favorite way of getting places he shouldn't be.Audio Adaptation: Harry Enfield returns to voice Dirk in another radio series written and directed by Dirk Maggs.As a result, his predictions for Dirk's sign tend to be along the lines of, 'Virtually everything you decide today will be wrong.' Unsurprisingly, the paper's circulation has declined by nearly a twelfth since he took the job. Astrologer: The Great Zaganza is a newspaper astrologer who happens to be an old friend of Dirk's who knows his birthday.note The time being 1AM, 'that' actually refers here to the streets just outside the station. If you wanted quick sex or a quick fix or, God help you, a hamburger, that was where you went to get it. The muggers and pushers and pimps and hamburger salesmen, in no particular order, could arrange all these things for you. Hings you could have removed while you waited were your wallet, your stomach lining, your mind and your will to live. Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: In the context of a Listing the Forms of Degenerates line about King's Cross Station.When he comes home at the end of the day, he finds that she's instead thrown the food away. At one point, Dirk buys some food that needs to be refrigerated and leaves it on the kitchen counter, hoping Elena will take the hint and open the fridge.

Arch-Enemy: Dirk regards his cleaning lady Elena as this when it comes to his refrigerator each keeps trying to trick the other into opening it.

The narrator notes that Thor isn't sufficiently proficient in human (or divine or goblin) nature to realise that this is a pretty powerful hold to have over anyone. Toe Rag replies that he is a loyal servant of Odin who does exactly what he's ordered to.

Almighty Janitor: Thor suspects Toe Rag of having some kind of evil hold over Odin.

The Alleged Car: Kate's Citroën 2CV is the Trope Namer - at one point she's in court for a traffic mishap (her car threw a wheel and nearly caused an accident) and a police officer refers to it as 'the alleged car', and the name sticks.

The radio series takes a few liberties, but stays mainly close to the source material and clears up a few of the more confusing plot points.įollowed by The Salmon of Doubt (unfinished). It was adapted into a radio serial for BBC 4 in 2008. It can be seen as a comedy/mystery/science fiction. It deals with multiple dimensions, Norse Gods, murder, record company contracts, and an incredibly dirty refrigerator.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is Douglas Adams's 1988 sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams