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.
吉吉国王做主角，哈哈哈哈就可以了(≧∇≦)
电影完成度很低，但开创了不少令人错愕的新概念，比如反向驱魔、耶稣和圣母玛利亚被附体、附体丧尸化，以及堪比诸葛村夫vs王司徒的正邪高能对决，看谁先把谁给吼脑溢血了。真是胡编者无畏啊。
为啥这么好笑 上帝反过来被魔鬼驱逐 互相驱逐 虚空对决。
作为《赘婿》的番外篇，专门拍了关于二房的故事，在故事里到另一个城和当地女子搞互联网的一套风生水起，致敬了女性想要做事业这件事情，还是值得鼓励的。而二房在原剧中贡献了n多笑点，这部剧也不拉下，真的很搞笑。不过就只能图一乐
恶魔驱神，听上去挺有意思，但拍出来却差强人意，只是把一个老派且过时的内容颠倒了一下主被动，最后结局也不过是老生常谈。在宗教驱魔已经不吃香，甚至“坏神父”都已经过时的时代，还在披着传教外衣偷偷摸摸黑宗教，这反应是不是有点太慢了。。。。人家十多年前讲的笑话他今天才哈哈哈，说我也讲个类似的，结果还不好笑。
以为是上帝亲自驱魔，结果是魔驱逐上帝。本片提供一种细思极恐的假说：多年来魔鬼潜伏于教会之中。他们不停派遣经验不足、信念不够坚定的驱魔师独自执行不曾完善过的仪式，以暗中缔结的交易，增强魔鬼的力量。
这是给这个家伙洗白（虽然本来也不能算黑）加给福利啊我靠 段子…
大马猴当主角了，剧情依然很有创意，整体内容还不错！然后就是深深地体会到那种想干出一番事业但是干啥啥不行的无力感，感觉我就是那种，天天浑浑噩噩的。。
搞笑🤪，各种现代梗都在里面，哈哈哈，剧荒可以看看
赶鬼与赶主同步进行倒是很新颖，影片暗讽末世的教会现状也的确是很贴切了。但在基督徒的角度，Father Peter终究还是软弱了，靠与恶魔Balban的交易，结果必定不是喜乐，无花果树能生橄榄吗？葡萄树能结无花果吗？咸水里也不能发出甜水来，得胜只能靠主。
情节还是比较紧凑，化妆师水平不错。驱魔的场景有有一定吸引力。
苏仲堪苏文兴父子上演朱自清《背影》月台买橘子桥段，乌启豪成了倒腾义乌小商品的二倒贩子，吉吉国王和王妃共同创立互联网和闲鱼，最后宁毅还来个加拿大鹅，处处皆是梗
和男朋友一起去看的，感觉他一直在笑，真的很搞笑，吉吉国王感觉搞笑技能进阶了呀。
赘婿番外，搞笑的大哥继续出演，把正剧没讲完的现代电商梗都用上了，还是有点幽默的～
搞笑🤪，各种现代梗都在里面，哈哈哈，剧荒可以看看
反传统理念的一部作品，成本不高但并不差。较深刻是黑人牧师得知男主驱魔没任何用处反问他做过什么，得知结果，在临死前告诉他，我当初没打败巴尔班恶魔，我为了救赎孩子而和他作出了交易。就算你之前犯下过错也没关系，但千万不要与他交易，为了战胜他，只要心中以“我”即上帝，君可与他一战。随后男主把18年前埋藏在心里的这事用手机录制下来，发送去高层的神职人员哪里去了。他一心上帝，这次忏悔凑效了，金身附体般的他驱魔凑效了。但寡不敌众，不仅魔鬼奸姣。结果男主被绑在原准备的驱魔椅上，这里上演了一场魔鬼驱逐上帝的戏。反向驱“魔”真的很少见，还来了个倒十字按压头上。结果男主还是不敌巴尔班和他作出了交易，保全了女儿和孤儿们。最讽刺就是结尾神职高层发现男主体内附有巴尔班也只能顺从着他。这讽刺了你们一直信奉的宗教是否正义。
还可以吧，可惜这大哥没有电视剧里搞笑了，该有的梗有，也没什么大问题，最后结尾还是很期待下一部的
这完全是蹭了赘婿一的热度啊，有多少人是因为赘婿去看的，首先是这部剧虽然都是熟悉的面孔但赘婿一的方式已经不那么好笑了，而且这么多的营销模式闲鱼，招聘，世纪佳缘已经让人审美疲劳了，还是期待赘婿二吧！
蔡八斗你变了
和男朋友一起去看的，感觉他一直在笑，真的很搞笑，吉吉国王感觉搞笑技能进阶了呀。
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