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.
6.5分，支线过多影响了主线的拓展，第二集了世界观还没完整架构后面hold不住的概率很大。
虽然有些地方感觉拖沓，但是还是要给个4星。
没看完，实在是太磨叽，我坚持了一个多小时感觉已经失去了耐心，这个是个情感战争片
不仅是在战斗中才算坚强，经历过俄罗斯三十年来时代变化，在那里还认真生活的人们，是真正的坚强
“我不为俄罗斯工作，我为俄罗斯服务”
弘扬俄式爱国主义，抓捕行动拍的真实感十足，其他地方也就模式化了。
看了抖音上的剪辑小视频，好像是大片，特意花两个多小时看了，原来就最后那么几分钟的军事行动镜头，其他时间不知道搞什么，很无聊
看到白天鹅的时候，和看战狼2中间开火的那一段一样激动。
讲的是一个为国牺牲的资深空军的故事，最精彩的是俄罗斯特种兵陆军的故事，其中武器，战术指导等等严重怀疑是军人扮演的，很真实，其他的相对一般。
还不错，挺丰满的片子。美国佬到处捣乱。反派挂得太快了。让我认识到了毛子的战略轰炸机，还是双座可变机翼的。
坠落的苏-24，远去的英雄梦。俄式主旋律，那种“千里万里，祖国救你”的大国主义叙事对国人来说太过熟悉，以至于对飞行员索什尼科夫的同情也变得程式化。
俄罗斯人还是怀念苏联啊，美国人最长的一句台词是 庆祝冷战获胜时，将军不庆祝，因为他知道美国只是欺骗而已，等俄国人明白过来，美国会后悔的。
有什么可黑的，这片要是国产，岂不是要被吹爆
一个不算剧情片的动作片。
这个剪辑你是认真的吗，感觉看了3部不同的电影
没看懂片头被围捕的飞行员跟后面的什么关系。。。
毛子太帅辣 SSO UPUPUP! 苏24也太帅辣
前期剧情稍显平淡，时间线也有点乱，但结局纸飞机很凄美，俄语实在是太不习惯了
这《龙珠》加《火影》加《超人》的打斗真的有点太过了，而且个个都是金刚狼，被刀捅，被枪击，被断肢，过一会就恢复，这还打个屁。剧情即普通又混乱，阵营关系交代不清，是敌是友就是一顿干。
战斗机真帅？不知道说啥了
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