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.
单薄。案件一目了然，过程谈不上抽丝剥茧。没有悬疑，不复杂，什么都摊开来讲。白开水一样的。讲故事，讲道理，包括煽情，都象高中生一样幼稚。
我最近对电影的接受度好高啊，差不多的都能看，这个电影看完了，就已经及格了。尽管很香港，但是能看。
一个卖菜阿婆的孙子，孤儿，是怎么去酒吧喝好几瓶红酒洋酒，然后去睡富家千金的？方中信又是如何转变，如何取得老太太谅解的…迷之逻辑…
⑤“难道每个人都束手站在鸡蛋那一边，高墙自己就会塌吗？”
黑麻麻的看的好累。时间循环+鬼打墙结局显而易见了，看的时候就在想这栋楼除非拆了暴晒否则完全没办法解决。男主一开始画的符是锦上添花的设定啊，地缚灵能力直接plus升级。
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
前期中规中矩，后期强行正能量，没有电影质感，像电视剧或网大，多一星给廖叔
三部曲完结撒花！后面游轮部分嗨得不行，不过菜菜绪的酱油戏份过于酱油了...
导演心很大 想拍一个时空错乱的鬼门
单薄。案件一目了然，过程谈不上抽丝剥茧。没有悬疑，不复杂，什么都摊开来讲。白开水一样的。讲故事，讲道理，包括煽情，都象高中生一样幼稚。
忘了标注，剧情其实挺一般的，冲着演员去看，只能说形同鸡肋，食之无味，弃之可惜。
朱妈前后两次对雷有辉态度转变、以及雷有辉对打辩护前后态度的转变都很生硬，然后情感、道德观上硬起高楼就非常勉强……
8-1.我觉得5.7真的低了，打四星支持电影立意。如果这种伟光正都要质疑和不鼓励，这个社会就没希望了。港版的长夜难明，总体还是可看的，但这阵容注定不会火。廖启智遗作，那段飙戏也算是完美谢幕了。
演员在线，剧情真的一般，转得相当勉强。再见，廖启智，智叔。
片中做的最好的应该是台词，类似的有关公道、正义的讨论已经足够多，不是说所有人站在鸡蛋一边，高墙就会自然倒塌，至少，就算没有勇气做鸡蛋，也不应该成为筑成高墙的一块砖吧，没有胆量路见不平，至少不要做助纣为虐的一个，少点自私，少点冷漠，做个人吧。
我其实最想看的是控辩，但是法庭纠问完全不出彩。反转的情节有点太硬太虚幻……最后的立意很高啦，可是总觉得哪哪都有点牵强……
剧情不复杂，结局大圆满。几位演员的演技可圈可点，调色太赞了。
墓地邂逅+两个月亮+寂静岭，大杂烩缝合怪伪烧脑
大阵仗，好欢乐，少年至死都中二
一点都不吓人，主要是心不在焉。但想分享这部低龄恐怖片吓一头小猪咪。
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