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.
致敬驱魔人一星，反向驱魔一星。剩下的一言难尽。
恶魔与上帝在play cards，设定挺有意思的，值得一看。所以最后那个大主教其实也是balban的人了吧，居然称呼他为prince balban。
反向驱魔,有点意思.看了眼台湾的译名,<神鬼驱魔令>...果然很呆蛙
本来就很犹豫看不看驱魔的 这部看完后又对驱魔片的反感加了浓墨重彩的一笔…有一定的新意 都在后面 前面充斥各种老套的喊叫 就感觉谁的声音大谁就能干过对方一样 这个神父也真是弱的可以 …对于国外邪教的 驱魔的我好像一直没对胃口 这部耶稣与恶魔的错综复杂我没太懂 也懒得懂了
“上帝掌管天国，恶魔控制人间。”
上次看过比较优秀的驱魔电影是净化之时，这部也不错。
交易或能解燃眉，被恶寄生谁胜败。
我的生活中还是需要这种偶像剧一样的电影的。我是土狗，我爱看。
史上第一次神父和恶魔互相驱 两方比谁嗓门大那块真给我逗乐了 情节设置的有些摸不着头脑 看完后自己在大脑中理了一遍才有些头绪了 对老外脸盲所以刚开始总分不清谁是谁 开头要是交代清楚了女儿 男主和男主妻子就好了 妻子来了又说什么男主几周前对不起过她 怎么都不明白 还有决战前说从未见过女儿 那么大一个人就在狱牢里关着怎么没见过？不过可以用恶魔附身来解释 也许男主就是18年没见过女儿真正的人格呢 结局的反转挺让人惊讶的 这个主教原来早就是巴尔班的信徒了 男主的女儿也回到原身里而是被天堂派的附身了 这算是伏笔吗 天堂地狱要开战了？
为演员们撕心裂肺的嘶吼点赞，看起都费力；恶魔为上帝驱神，也确实很有创意。
只要你跟随党，手里捧着一本毛概，并且坚信中国特色社会主义道路的正确性，不管是神还是魔，都可以给你驱了，因为新中国禁止一切牛鬼蛇神
真就就除了《驱魔人》后，所有的驱魔题材的恐怖片我当做生活片在看，小国家的恐怖片即便是合拍片也真的粗糙得很。
good for Valentines day
男主演技代入感不强，女主🉑。我也想看一看正面有多让人惊叹，咳咳……
哈哈哈哈哈哈以为是吐槽，确实是恶魔给神父驱魔为了驱除上帝
【2022-4-28】太搞笑了哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈给爷整乐了，真就摆烂呗？
驱魔流程的地狱反套路，信念到底有没有底限，一窥而知。
甜甜蜜蜜简单不费脑挺好的 很喜欢这样的身高差啊 1384
男主太帅了啊，在电影里竟是不受欢迎，女友都会离他而去的类型，太不合理了吧。女主，不能又飒又甜吗？
chick flicks 就是好看啊哈哈哈哈
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