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.
结局有点意思，你站在桥上看风景，看风景的人也在看你！
最后那个镜头啥意思？皮帕也开始观察偷窥新房客了？
为了反转而反转..题材还行..基本上就是软色情片
角色动机莫名其妙，结尾牵强刻意，几位演员还是挺养眼的
从来要诬陷蹂躏奴役一个女人并使她无法自证，就说她是一个疯女人。古今中外屡试不爽。
不觉得结尾画蛇添足，结尾就是我等普通老百姓在等的女主绝杀，虽然拍得有点草率
ps.这个剧情真的没有类似的吗，为啥我觉得无比熟悉连男友挂掉都感觉在哪看过。
狗尾续貂 停在女主看到摄影展就好了 Seb的声音太难听 刘承羽好漂亮
老派风格电影，女主的悲剧从一开始就埋下了伏笔，男主嘛也是有点儿弱智，本来还是不错的一对，非得去干涉别人，好了，哭了吧
非常惊艳、劲爆的表演，峰回路转的剧情令人欲罢不能；刘承羽的出演华丽且迷人；偷窥、窃听及通讯的手法具备新颖性和创造性，科技含量十足。
-女主受不了诱惑
你在对面偷窥，其实你也在对面被偷窥。
虽然觉得不要反转可能会更好，但是这个反转还挺……适度的。
老派风格电影，女主的悲剧从一开始就埋下了伏笔，男主嘛也是有点儿弱智，本来还是不错的一对，非得去干涉别人，好了，哭了吧
多久没看到这种电影了！去nm的政治正确！干 傻逼结尾扣一颗星😑
另外还有一点，人行事还是不要做得太绝的好
反转了2次，讽刺了人们对于隐私这件事的态度，整体还不错。
狗尾续貂 停在女主看到摄影展就好了 Seb的声音太难听 刘承羽好漂亮
后半段我感觉从剧情到人设都崩盘了，编剧和导演都没有把握住
狗尾续貂 停在女主看到摄影展就好了 Seb的声音太难听 刘承羽好漂亮
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