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.
没有斗智斗勇的感觉
当时有很高的期望，拖了两年后看到成片就这？
“我必须喂它！”
十个故事太多……出彩的并没有一个，剧情基本没有，全是为了惊吓而惊吓，如果能减去一半，5个故事深挖一下，比如假人模特，隔墙，密室都可以展开说说啊！22.05.17
几个故事明明可以更好，抓的点都很细小，可以说得更多。可惜每次都是仓促结尾，后面基本千篇一律。
7、冥婚，女鬼找新郎
【复活】塑料姐妹花黑暗仪式的约定
非常莫名其妙的开始然后莫名其妙的结束，每个短片连基本的交代都没有
就……日本真是没有审查啊(˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)流星的演技确实约等于没有，于是我全程都在感叹兰子的裙子真好看
秀夫，拍得很好，下次不要再拍了。
每个故事都是开头氛围和想法还可以到后面就变成烂片了，夸张的特效一出来就把恐怖感打消的无影无踪
每个单元剧的男女演员的演技怎么会如此拙劣，这部电影的编剧应该是在打瞌睡写出来的吧！
4.5/10。质感非常好，故事高开低走，是那种放十年前能让老湿做一期吐槽的乱力怪神作品。
我觉得还行～有几个故事还挺对味。比如牙虫，人偶～
圣母班上有个孩子有点呆，原来他爹恶魔化了。恶魔化还是传染病，弟弟也传染了。所以，想要成为“圣母”这派的人，就要弑父、杀兄弟……反正这套路跟尚气其实差不多。恶魔怕光，就很扯淡，手电筒、照明棒带眩晕的。
【3.0】和中世纪瘟疫的流行所衍生出来的诺斯费拉图一样，鹿角恶魔其实也是灾难叙事中传染病的喻体。影片讲的实际上是一次神罚，对自然生态无度破坏的现代工业是召唤这起灾难的元凶。
老套的剧情，催眠的节奏，几个演员除了女主真是不太能看，除了画面构图，简直一无是处。
画面是刺激的，但是只有刺激没有逻辑…第一段隧道，女鬼居然物理攻击，我笑了
坂道现在专演漫改赌片？智斗不如狂赌之渊，狂赌还有那么多美少女
无法拒绝这种每十分钟讲一个小故事的电影…… 《齿虫》挺不错的，至少逻辑上比某部不能说的电影清晰许多
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