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.
恐怖氛围渲染的着实仓促了 不少细节没有交代清楚 整体感觉就是 没法让人沉浸进去 国产恐怖片舞台本就这么大点（这部其实顶多算悬疑）有进步了其实 美术还不错的 叙述环境的手法挺喜欢的
民国版劳拉大战中土格鲁姆，加一星以兹鼓励。没整容的女主看起来针不戳。
Will of steel eyes set on north - that’s how stars come to be
差评！电影开头摘抄的金刚经内容竟然都错了：是所有相，而不是有所相……
国产恐怖片的尿性，不是装神弄鬼就是神经病，和第一部一毛一样的框架，套了个壳子讲了个不一样的故事，你说你打个悬疑情感剧都好，非得加个惊悚来骗我，气人
真的看不下去，长篇影评都不想写，我讨厌这种儿童cosplay的女巫，跟安妮海瑟薇那个光头都像1688的海淘的服装似的，甚至让我想到卡戴珊家族里那个蓝色头发的。求求女巫别儿童话了，跟傻X一样。
virginia vs. alaska哈哈哈.要不是两位女主太美真的三星都不想给. diana在里面演的角色不是很讨喜. 感觉故事拍得太急了，芭蕾片段不够，做成mini series会好很多吧.
从第一部就觉得挺捧。 没想到第二部也很不错哦。 真的精彩 ，越到后面越紧越入戏。看着看着全家都看起来了😄。 大女主是真勇为敢为。演技炸裂。
男孩儿的尖叫有点吵，糖果女巫和时尚女巫的造型不敢恭维，剧情还行吧
不是大人拍给孩子们的恐怖故事，像是小孩子自己编的故事。
剧情逻辑，镜头处理和群演调度，以及怪形塑造，仍有非常大的上升空间。
作祟的肯定是人，而且是出场就温和热心的人，老套路。旗袍挺好看。看到她的手臂，不禁想到了灵儿。
女主去找弟弟的途中认了一个弟弟，最后发现把自己弟弟杀了的才是自己的亲弟弟…给看困了orz
想不到上水镇的幽深莫测的水域住着的恐怖水怪竟然是清伶的亲弟弟清河，姐弟有相似之处:勇敢隐忍坚韧，是血脉相连没错了。喜欢姐弟最终相认相拥而泣的这一段，也沉浸到剧情中为这对姐弟该何去何从而担忧，近几次的观影竟然都因鬼怪的不幸和温情而红了眼睛，可怕的不是鬼怪而是镇长殷肖天和九叔公，狡鸷之徒，比鬼怪可怕一万倍。
少见的国产惊悚电影，亲情 科学 民俗结合的不错。王真儿很适合这个角色
法国白人想把小黑们赶出去，想搞个大事件。然后机智的小黑拍个电影迎头痛击，让法国白人身首异处，这个电影算是个警告吧。毕竟当年法国答应要给予小黑们公民身份，不能出尔反尔吧，要不然当年人家也不会玩命儿给法国政府卖命了，这就叫天道好轮回。
哈哈哈全片都蛮好笑的，把两个男主看成闹别扭的情侣就没有违和感了。
年轻女巫居然是Krysten大美女！😵💫口黑加蓝发真的都认不出了！可爱儿童故事。小猫好可爱。
从第一部就觉得挺捧。 没想到第二部也很不错哦。 真的精彩 ，越到后面越紧越入戏。看着看着全家都看起来了😄。 大女主是真勇为敢为。演技炸裂。
还蛮喜欢这个阴郁潮湿的感觉～水怪最后看的时候甚至有些可爱～剧情还可以
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