Richard MacDuff
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Richard MacDuff is a central character in Douglas Adams's novel "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency," portrayed as a somewhat hapless but intelligent software engineer entangled in the story's bizarre, time-twisting mysteries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard MacDuff canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016 TV series)
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surface form:
Dirk Gently series
|
| associatedWith |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Dirk Gently
Gordon Way ⓘ Professor Urban Chronotis ⓘ Susan Way ⓘ Svlad Cjelli ⓘ |
| basedOn | archetype of the ordinary man caught in extraordinary events ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
anxious
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intelligent ⓘ romantic ⓘ somewhat hapless ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| education | attended St Cedd's College, Cambridge (in backstory/associations) ⓘ |
| employer | WayForward Technologies (as a contractor/consultant) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
accounting software
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computer software ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
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surface form:
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987 novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext |
comic science fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Dirk Gently (2010 TV series)
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surface form:
Dirk Gently (BBC TV series)
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| involvedIn |
events surrounding an Electric Monk
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investigation of Gordon Way's death ⓘ time travel paradox ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Susan Way ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central protagonist
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viewpoint character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
gets drawn into bizarre, holistic investigations
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tends to be confused by Dirk Gently's methods ⓘ |
| notableWork | music-based accounting software ⓘ |
| occupation | software engineer ⓘ |
| portrayedInAdaptationBy | Darren Boyd ⓘ |
| relationshipWithDirkGently |
friend
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reluctant client ⓘ |
| relative | Gordon Way (prospective brother-in-law) ⓘ |
| setIn |
CAMBRIDGE
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surface form:
Cambridge
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.