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.
对第一部的解构，这个小镇的人都是恐怖片影迷，每一场惨案都是一部电影。只要是影迷就会重蹈覆辙为续集献上新案例
太有梗了，没想到还能看到黑袍纠察队的男主。
盖尔那张打针过度僵硬的脸看着也伤感
很久很久以前看过第一部和第二部，内容已经有点记不起来了，但没想到女主到第五部还杀不死（笑），挺特别的一系列，在想要不要回溯看，换句话说如果两位女主最终被“杀死”的话就不会有下一部了？愿两位女主长命百岁
又一部英国庄园偶像剧……还是一部极度政治正确除了非裔还有亚裔的十八世纪庄园剧……
简·奥斯丁的作品，无论翻拍多少次都要看啊。拍摄手法和《伦敦生活》一样的，女主和摄像机直接对话的方式，选角还不错，对白是简·奥斯丁女主的优势。整体比较平庸，服装是我不太满意的地方。
去掉情怀，算是比较不错的了，可怜杜伊终是死了，如果还有续集，期待值也低了
【翻译：MeGustaVerano C.X.】一部烂片引发的血案，影迷的愤怒你们招架不住。对恐怖片的解构还不够彻底，基于米国如今的舆论环境有点放不开手脚
除了最后结尾潦草一点，全程看下来是一部温暖人心的好电影，不要让别人教你如何生活，教你如何去爱。观影以来，这是对我而言最不无聊，最能讲故事的电影，给5星。
虽然有点虎头蛇尾，或者说蛇头蛇尾，但看到少女开推土机把傻逼家推平就很爽。谁说以卵击石就是找死，和从宫本到你一样的复仇决心，我会用我的方式唾弃你摧毁你
真的好精彩好精彩！哈哈哈哈哈哈原班人马全部回归！而且最后的转折意想不到且很黑色！完全跳出固定思维的一部！希望还会有第六部！！！😭😭😭
人物出场和故事线都是由女主对着镜头讲述串联起来，感觉很新颖，男女情感铺垫太少了，不过还是一贯的简奥斯汀原著改编电影的风格，是我喜欢的。
7分。出乎意料竟然还行~~~比想象中好得多，要么就是我因为同时看的《德州电锯》实在太烂的关系，搞得我标准下降了~~各种自我吐槽和自我玩哏，不少小细节看得很HIGH，这编剧应该对这个系列是真的下了功夫的。而最后一群姑娘的设计也挺有近年女拳范儿的~~可惜不管前面怎么玩，最后还是要回到原本系列的设计里来，最终随便找了两个做杀手，还是挺随便的。不过整体瑕不掩瑜，能拍成这样不容易啦~~~
越看越生气，这个主角是在干吗？冲上去挑衅偷窃纵火打人，然而火没放成仇人房子没推平，自己被人暴打被警察逮捕坐牢。 纯纯一个不怕坐牢的失足混混，而非小人物对抗社会的“勇气”展现。
这电影名字挺唬人的，但片子的主题仍然是原谅与救赎，电影的亮点是大女主，希望她真能开着推土机踏上一片璀璨的星途！
'You're young. You don't know what the future has in store. You will rally, and you will be happy again.'
如果剧本再打磨一下就好了，能不能再俗套得高级一点，完整度再高一点，不然真的可惜推土机这个意象了。金慧允演技真的好，以为是天空之城再现，但其实多了很多细腻的东西。这破公司什么才能把我们公主放出来挑大梁！！！
Let the life be guided by intuition, not persuasion❤️
不得不说，有某几个地方还真让我看到了点老恐怖片的影子。但整体还是让人觉得有点自作聪明。
不是一个完全意义上的现代版改编，但在古典的壳子里能看到一些现代精神。简奥斯汀的文本里最迷人的女性情感挣扎放在一个更当下的语境当中无疑是相得益彰的，即便在今天的观众审美中它已经成为“绿茶女”、“婊气”的代言。男主演这样的角色就好像野人强行假扮绅士，和女主站在一起更像是在翻拍《美女与野兽》。
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