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.
喜劇不夠笑點，災難片沒有緊張感，全員演的都是自己玩爛了的形象，全片沒有一絲驚喜
6.5/10.
拍的还不错，打斗动作场面也好看，剧情内容一般，网络电影里面属于中上乘的，也有瑕疵，比如动作场面中背景音乐声太大
后面过分了。扣分！还有，另一个男孩是怎样死的？？
天坑根本不可能发生
No.2304 看完才来看的豆瓣评分，猜到分不得高了。没看懂住宅楼为啥会陷到地下这么深，而且四周还挺光滑，有提过这个地区原先是矿区吗？救援队感觉根本没做什么，单纯等着的话这些人就没救了。这么深的大洞，怎么也应该用线缆的摄像头放下来吧，除非根本没有或没有准备这种东西。最后水涌上来的速度也太快了，盖子没盖的时候还在楼顶，等盖子盖上十几秒被上面的楼体砸的时候，大罐子下沉了好一段距离。最后两个住单居的年轻人走到了一起挺好的，那种生活方式也是很多人喜欢但不一定想要的吧。
前戏太长！都要以为是放错片子的时候的第想34分钟，灾难才出现…以为是个家庭伦理戏了呢…
剧情非常离谱，以为是灾难片点开以后怎么看都是喜剧片，一直看到过半才有点正常的剧情，差点以为被诈骗。但即使是灾难片的剧情也非常离谱和降智，“黄色潜水艇”出现的时候真的忍不住吐槽这也行？真就自救呗，救援队啥用没有，好迷惑。下饭片吧随便看看。
这恐怕是搞笑片，不是灾难电影了，能不能拍点大气的
与其说是灾难片，不如说是搞笑片。片子的大场面实在太少了，更多的是斗嘴和使绊子。
本来以为和《危楼愚夫》差不多，没想到情节这么离谱。
三星爆米花，李光洙每次看他演戏都觉得神奇，毕竟还是习惯他在综艺里面。
30分钟终于开始了，然后突然搞笑，1小时突然开始弱智，结束突然出现天助。韩影的警察一如既往的废。。
各种脱离现实的剧情发展和逻辑问题贯穿全片，让人觉得这不是一部灾难片而是科幻片；那些获救的人也不是普通人而是超级战士！难以想象《摩天楼》居然是同一个导演拍的......
韩国人拍烂片也是不觑多让，不能只烂一点，要整片都烂得均匀才好。
这厮真的只是一部合家欢爆米花喜剧片。叫花鸡和房车成功占据C位（买不起房子可以买房车，省下的钱钱可以吃40年的鲜烤叫花鸡，算个细账果然幸福感满满）。
灾难片却能用喜剧去消解灾难，简单又完整，实在也不贪心，这不比同期的峰暴香？
拍的还不错，打斗动作场面也好看，剧情内容一般，网络电影里面属于中上乘的，也有瑕疵，比如动作场面中背景音乐声太大
拳拳到肉，故事完整，情节流畅，表演在线，唯一的缺点就是主角嘴里总是嚼着什么东西，对于网大来说算是很拔尖的了
图一乐可以看，找摩天大楼那种感觉就赶紧关了吧
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