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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
appearsInSeries Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016 TV series)
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
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
computer software
firstAppearance Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
surface form: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987 novel)
gender male
genreContext comic science fiction
detective fiction
hasAdaptation Dirk Gently (2010 TV series)
surface form: Dirk Gently (BBC TV series)
involvedIn events surrounding an Electric Monk
investigation of Gordon Way's death
time travel paradox
languageOfWorkOrName English
loveInterest Susan Way
narrativeRole central protagonist
viewpoint character
nationality British
notableCharacteristic gets drawn into bizarre, holistic investigations
tends to be confused by Dirk Gently's methods
notableWork music-based accounting software
occupation software engineer
portrayedInAdaptationBy Darren Boyd
relationshipWithDirkGently friend
reluctant client
relative Gordon Way (prospective brother-in-law)
setIn CAMBRIDGE
surface form: Cambridge

London, England
surface form: London

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Susan Way associatedWith Richard MacDuff
Susan Way hasLoveInterest Richard MacDuff
Reg Chronotis associatedWith Richard MacDuff