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.
久違的小律師！段子滿天飛哈哈哈哈大家都很可愛 電影版案件比想像中好很多~希望99.9能一直拍下去啊
不用动脑筋看的故事，颜色鲜艳，角色可爱，配乐轻快。
案子真相有点太一般了。但是这个ip倒是可以一直续下去
5.5/10，太无厘头瞎胡闹了，角色滤镜快被磨光了——拍得还行，下次别拍了。
都到了第四部仍然好笑，凭这一点可以加分给四星。德古拉老岳父还是不满意人类傻女婿，这个设定简直可以长盛不衰地量产出片了。狼人老爹尬舞那段我笑成了傻子，我的点果真和大家不一样。
这部电影看上去，好像女儿去美国留学后，美带回一个美国女婿，英国爹开始抓狂。德古拉满口英式英语，听的我好欢乐。
至我最爱的波比，只是情节老套，几部电影下来，德古拉真的很惨，永远最惨的就是德古拉。感觉是把快乐都建立在他的痛苦上，搞笑担当—德古拉，颜值担当-波比
经典设定，爷青回系列。剧情可以说无功无过，但看得挺开心
真的超级棒 不枉费我清晨八点半爬起来去影院赶上最后一天最后一场的放映 一二部都是巅峰 第三部拉胯 期待值本来不大 只是抱着情怀圆满去的 结果意外好看 超级棒！重回巅峰！
依然是岳父和女婿占主角的故事，几乎从头闹腾到结束的各种桥段，一个系列拍到第四集，多少就有些疲态了，基本上也该到此为止了吧……
为什么f5变成人都是油腻大叔，除了科学怪人变成王建国？果冻和小孙子戏份少差评。
的确，存在一些笑料和情怀，但到了第四部，还在啃之前的老本。剧情不加打磨，导演像是极其无趣地吩咐每个角色：好了，该你上场了，随便演演就行。
本片引入了变形这一母题，再加上一段公路片的冒险之旅，是翁婿二人在吊桥效应中产生好感，打开心结。
女婿为啥变成怪物了也不能帮人类老丈人拿个行李。。。事情起因是他，最后也是为了救他，可谓是一名女婿引发的血案。
一如既往的好笑而且很多梗，老面孔都出场了也很棒！小律师还是那么可爱！！日常我能看一万集！！！但是故事也太单薄了吧。老实说两个小朋友的话，其实直接认为是意外，这事情就能结束的吧，到底是多恨那一家才会在几分钟内就一致决定陷害他们啊。这些完全没有作为重点欸。这故事居然没在法庭结束，有点可惜。看完这部再次爱上了西岛叔，演技直接碾压了某些人。哎。
主题还不错，生活中的身份互换，但剧情一般般
一部不如一部，连底层逻辑都改了，就为了搞笑
为啥觉得西岛秀俊上了年纪更耐看了呢，故事就是扯，看的就是个热闹，我都不计较了，别太烂就行。
好无聊好无聊……只有几个怪物的人类形象和水晶洞迷宫这两处有一丢丢意思。第4部连音乐都不行了。
2022.1.30一刷。4.4影院二刷。
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