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.
强弩之末，结构 段子 表演 都有些重复的疲态了。。
开头显得有些松散和业余，中途会感觉有些乱，后面把前面的线索理清楚就开始过瘾了，这种灵界幻界时空的设定太吸引人了，是阴儿房的加强版。
类似两个月亮，剪辑稍微弱了一些，但是氛围感很强，门的概念还是不错的，对于宗教元素的应用还是很强，剧本要是再强点就好了
哪 里 吓 人 就会乌漆嘛黑的张牙舞爪瞎比划
最后是啥意思？自己在门上画的符把自己封死到里面了吗？故事讲的好乱
10-8 普普通通，类似TVB版葛法庭&刑事案件
今次这部完结篇怎么说呢？说起来要写影评的话也真是没什么好说的，就是那种看完之后没有有感而发的感觉，没什么特别的感触要说的话……而且这部完结篇我给的分很低
如果我有罪，法律会制裁我，而不是一直要忍受七八十分钟乌漆麻黑，闪到我快眼瞎的电影🙃
2022-07-27 又看了一遍，我也想不到我会这么喜欢这部烂片的架构啊！我也不想啊！（慌张）甚至想改成三星丨2022-03-06 首先，夸一下导演和编剧的野心。但是只夸野心。我真的特别不喜欢这种拿个橡皮泥搓一搓就东黏一些细屑西粘一些沙土最后再摆盘一下就当自己的作品推出来接受品评的玩意儿。没有一处是全新的有原创性的东西我是真的服气，没有一处！NONE！
2022.7.8.。三部都看完了，突出一个乱来的卧底搞笑喜剧电影。结局虽不完美，但是很合适。
男主为母复仇动机合理，一手刷牙一手抽烟不羁到了滑稽的地步。
从13年看到了22年，另一种意义上的好玩。不推荐跟家长一起看。
还行 一边干别的一边看 也能看出来演的啥 反正邪不压正
一法师就拿着金刚杵和恶灵贴身肉搏😅（听掉地上的声，杵还是空心的）
杀人版昆池岩 有点乱 就是不停的打怪 最后也不知道自己是终结于哪一个关卡
是我脑子进了鬼门才会浪费这一个半小时，96年就有这种妆这是在让观众明白得知道这是时空混乱了吗
请不要再继续消耗香港这群老戏骨的精力了。谢谢。
10-8 普普通通，类似TVB版葛法庭&刑事案件
电影吵到像隔壁装修，而且是用电锯的那个阶段。每个笑点仿佛都很重，演员要脖子借力才能把它搬起来。
还不如TVB的电视剧，结尾反转勉强算是亮点吧
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