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.
怪不得我对99.9有这么高的即视感，原来圈套也是这个导演！木村尚我命令你把圈套或者99.9永远地拍下去，不然我就求你🥺
我永远爱找答案😭日剧的电影版看个热闹和情怀就够了，和sp都没差，br睫毛一如既往的逆天
3.5分吧，延续了电视剧一贯的套路，但就是剧情设置不合理的地方很突出；首先是第一个小案子，竟然可以在现场捡到那么明显的证据，警察当初是不勘验现场的吗？？？第二个大案子，15年前的视频还可以清晰到看到木桶上的刮痕是不是太夸张了，然后那个黄色球我还以为是伏笔呢结果啥也不是。不过这村子的人也是离谱，一起陷害一个人，为了孩子着想的话，家长怎么不跳出来认罪呢，还不用担心翻供呢
小花真可爱
还是熟悉的味道 但是觉得案情分析差点味道 电视剧出第三季吧 超级期待 能不能满足一下
万年配角，
稳定的发挥，但又没什么新意。要是佐田和深山之间戏份更多一点就好了，比如深山继承豪门望族遗产hhhhhhhhh（啪串戏了
“真相不一定能救人，但谎言一定救不了人。”喜欢前所长这句话。
3.5🤔感觉99.9的氛围和设定果然还是适合电视剧长度
find the answer出来之后，我整个人都不好了😭😭😭😭😭
套路很多（。然后强捧那位演技也太差了点吧！好想吐槽怎么就他一个人一点感情都没有就是张嘴皱眉惊讶。女主比sp讨喜了一点看着不像傻子了。期待的双律师对决西岛黑化怎么完全没有啊导演知不知道观众想看啥啊🥲
还是我不懂的日本人逻辑，为了保护孩子害死一家人？人家的小孩不是孩子哦。
深山大翔，律师界的王建国。西岛俊秀真的好帅哦。
小花比sp里更可爱诶！！但是听到谐音梗时的笑声也太像林家パー子了吧 她一笑我眼前就默默浮现阿姨的身影 dbq）而且西岛叔的戏份为啥还是和sp一样少 捶桌！
这个反转是有点扯的，好像编不上了硬塞上去一样。南云的演员好帅啊。
给亲儿子➕两星，电影本身是弱了点，西岛叔没有一坏到底就不合适了！可可爱爱的刑侦喜剧，啥时候能看懂日式冷笑话就好了
依旧是精彩的求真过程穿插高密度梗的搞笑戏码，团队的磨合简直没话说，这样班底很大又比较长青的系列真是把三分逗七分捧体现得淋漓尽致，99.9的电影版里就是西岛秀俊和香川照之，每每看到香川叔的那些段落就觉得，叔真的已经成精了。以及杉咲花，虽然甚至比松润都弱，但神来之笔就是林家パー子的魔性笑声……太神了……我真的看得好开心
十五年前警方和律师连红酒杯这么明显的区别都看不出来吗？怎么说呢…剧场版只能算及格吧，99.9自己的风格还是好看的。
熟悉的风味，总的来说就是把SP更加扩大成了一部电影。我还是要说穗乃果真的好适合做深山的助手，相性很合。
女主存在的意义是什么？？？？又不搞笑又不聪明的
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