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.
jump scare太多了……don’t startle the witch :)
经典恐怖片元素大集合，每一幕都可以name that movie，对于MCU来说是个新选择。Wanda风头很劲，几乎忘了这是奇异博士主场。
第一部有视觉奇观，第二部和其他漫威超英没任何区别了。
剧情有硬伤，旺达被毁了……旺达幻视还能有第二季吗
精彩绝伦！！！我真是万万没想到啊！！！！不看绝对后悔！！！
一星给本尼，一星给特效，一星给美强惨旺达。稀碎牵强的故事线，漫威没写手了吗？！
看的枪版加机翻，大概是奇异博士对抗神经女巫妈妈的故事。
作为恐怖片迷，我很喜欢这部电影。好过《英雄远征》，远超这两年的漫威电影水平，导演水平不赖。
真的很精彩 没有一分钟尿点 不在电影院看真的太亏了 还是很喜欢那句“ I love you, love you in every universe” 。wanda 太强了，杀光照会四人组的时候一度飙升为恐怖片。浅分析一下wanda应该不会死的，白幻视都找回记忆了，估计俩人会相见吧。
Wanda才是主角，Strange就跑个龙套
表现平平无奇，没有沦为工具片，也没有特别出彩的部分（法术打架戏份看着好无语，只会biubiubiu能量炮）。融入了惊悚片要素倒是出其不意，一度以为在看生化危机hhh
😂同样是multiverse，处理的就比同期的everything everywhere at once浅，也更加套路一些
”I love you in every universe.”狠狠戳我
从“I LOVE YOU 3000”到“I LOVE YOU IN EVERY UNIVERSE”
周四下午首映场看的，虽然之前预告里有一些蛛丝马迹，但还是跟着现场观众一起对每一个惊喜欢呼
但我总觉得漫威宇宙中希腊众神、上古法术、疯狂外星人与现代高科技一起出场，逻辑无法自恰
中规中矩，属实没什么亮点，说是恐怖片其实就是几个几乎不吓人的跳脸
身为漫威迷不错过任何一部漫威电影 尤其是我最喜欢的漫威女角色之一的旺达在电影里sha疯了太酷了 镜头也好多 故事都是围绕着她开展的 看完电影感觉博士的存在感有点弱了 我脑海里都是旺达的画面
有的片段很恐怖。。剧情一般。。为旺达留下鳄鱼的眼泪。。
838宇宙真全员工具人，包括后来的黑奇，一开始真以为是what if的通天黑奇。草草登场草草领盒饭。迪士尼撩拨了一下粉丝，收割了一波情怀，宣誓了一些主权。Christine838你的宇宙都那样了，还回到那个工具人宇宙干什么？光照会都团灭了。她还没得知838奇的真相。去616就会有两个她也不合理，但可斡旋至少比现在好太多。通篇都有对其的感情，最后难道就想表达《英雄都是孤独的》？
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