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.
案子又烂又长比SP还没意思，强行转折的结局生硬惊喜也一般。一二代女主带着自己特典性的出场，就是电影版女主设定真的很不讨喜,职场关系户+学人精看得难受。不过当成粉丝怀旧向作品的话还是可以的，就听着片尾曲，还是狠狠地怀念了。
豚局这套东方快车跟腹肌月九那套真是一个模子刻出来的，群体作案动机理解不能但推理逻辑没毛病，节奏除了片尾略显冗长也没毛病，笑点也没毛病。我带着49.99回归的齐刘海真的可爱！
SP水平，但是有回到高中追剧的感觉……情怀打个及格分吧（以及MJ还是好帅
看完这一部我的感受是，如果这个案子不是嫁祸致死这种穷凶极恶的话，可能会更合情理一点。一村子人在导致一个不算熟也不算坏的人家破人亡和包庇两个小孩儿恶作剧导致多人致死这两者间竟然选择了前者这不是很合逻辑，简单说那几个受害者的家属恐怕也不乐意吧。剧情发展的各种不自然恐怕是这个最本质的漏洞导致的。
真相不一定能给人带去幸福，但是可以确定的一点是，谎言无法挽救任何人。
在电影院看了4、5遍，还参加了初日舞台挨拶，真心觉得大翔君可以转行当刑警了。如果这个社会上再多一些这样（替当事人考虑）追求真实的律师，会变得多不一样啊。親父ギャグ还是那么的搞笑！
香川照之和西岛秀俊演技还是牛的，可惜松润没能撑起来案件揭开后的情绪拔高，画面切到他这里差了一口气，不得不说有点遗憾。案件拍得蛮好，两个案子一简一繁一轻一重，人物立得鲜明，即使我这种没看剧版的观众也能get主角团各位。有点想因为影版去看电视剧了哈哈哈哈哈
小女主真的很可爱噢，西岛桑演技是真的好，完全压制马子俊😅。还是很喜欢这个系列的，可以继续拍多拉马吗？
还不错！道枝骏佑都长这么大了啊！西岛叔还是帅帅帅！马子俊也可！全员都回归了超棒！
给亲儿子➕两星，电影本身是弱了点，西岛叔没有一坏到底就不合适了！可可爱爱的刑侦喜剧，啥时候能看懂日式冷笑话就好了
第一季的主题曲响起的时候，有热泪盈眶唤醒初看的鼓舞感。因为疫情被封闭的日子里在家边复习边看完了所有剧集。案情其实没有很复杂，但影像中所有人都不可避免地变老，已然停止活动的组合也无法再献唱，让心口涌出不舍的感伤。或许一切都有终点，有结束的那一天，但如果在追寻的过程中尽力留下些许痕迹，回忆闪现的日子里也是美好的。
案子本身还是经得起推敲的，尤其是真相，不是什么处心积虑、深仇大恨的桥段，反而是意外简单的无心之过，没有人是彻底的坏人，才让悲剧显得更加悲剧。我不是很理解西岛秀俊的角色，杀鸡焉用牛刀（在SP里好不容易立了反派人设，但在电影版似乎没有什么发挥的空间）。松本润每次把手从耳朵里拔出来的时候好担心带出耳屎，每次不变的套路有点审美疲劳。
好热血好漫画，
过于夸张的把15年前的案件还原，不太符合实际，其它的破解真相的内容太过于简单，有点小儿科，像极了大家来找茬而已。
SP的续集，但是案件太离谱，被冤枉的人在村里到底人缘是有多差，才会被全村人抛弃？好像除了男主，其他人都在嘻嘻哈哈根本没有在用心破案。女助手太平民，还是喜欢木村文乃。
“我不知道真相是否能给人带来幸福，但有一点可以确定，谎言救不了人。”
本来以为客串可以更…算了算了。为了情怀+0.5🌟。有点get不到日式冷笑话and小花的漫画梗
“我不知道真相是否能给人带来幸福，但有一点可以确定，谎言救不了人。”
西岛叔爆炸演技撑起三星
推荐指数：🌟🌟
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