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.
部分bug，整体不错，范伟这个口音真的自带笑果
只能说人贩子真的是罪不容赦的，有时候真的无法想象贩卖妇女儿童的犯罪行为，那样的人还算是人类吗？
就是一个每次出来一个人就变一种前因的老套故事，加个绑架儿童也没有很升华。就是让我想到里面的莉莉没机会开口说话了，没法从她口中听到她眼里的事实，事实全由活着的人来编造。
一个多视角的封闭空间剧情片，影片前半程节奏不错，入戏很快，悬疑感很强，不过后半程节奏乱了，显得拖沓。配乐有几段让我魂穿怪奇物语，给我整出科幻感来了。
太惊喜了！国产悬疑电影能拍的这么缜密精彩，眼前一亮，有点《看不见的客人》的感觉了，不断反转，层层揭开真相，逻辑严谨细致，期待导演的下部作品！
不断推倒重来的剧情，不停反转的人物，一个房间内的悬念迭起。虽然有bug，但还是很吸引人的。
也是想用叙事手段来讲电影的，但是真的没有那种灵活机巧的感觉，非常简单不烧脑，就是讲一个小故事，确实没啥意思。
小20年过去，国内还是就宁浩一个把盖里奇抄明白了。最离谱的是，结尾甚至抄了《神探》……离谱啊。
2.0 / 几乎每一帧都看出了“我想与众不同我想技惊四座”的野心，就是真的很无趣。里面的黑色幽默也很无趣。一些青年导演真的不必“为了做点什么而做点什么”。
我可以理解本片是想要用所罗门式的叙述，层层剥茧，但剧情实在是过于单调与繁复，小品式的表演增加了一些趣味和笑点，但总体水平一般
还有最后周深的那首电音迷幻曲风的片尾曲。
1/还挺好的，算是惊喜，可以评9分。豆瓣评分低了吧，没必要因为是中国人拍的院线商业片就给低分吧。
惊喜！太久没见这么扎实的国产剧本了，罗生门式的人物自我讲述，外卖员一次次骑车入场犹如狂奔的罗拉，小孩子出现时笼罩在主角身上的光已抽离了悬疑本身令人触动，而整体的反转反转再反转，是太多年前反转剧的值得消磨时光。
一个杀了前女友和前女友的新男友的送餐员，一个想要骗钱的小三，一个又贩卖残疾儿童又包小三的老板，两个贩卖残疾儿童的犯罪团伙，一个想要偷钱给孩子治病的老爸，一个想要救女儿的曾经是警察的老爸。七个人阴差阳错撞在一个屋里的故事。外加一个莫名其妙踹了一个多小时门也报不了警的编外人员。剧作结构，节奏和表演还有摄影都特别好，就是故事太不接地气了且漏洞很多，一个曾经是警察的人去找自己的女儿也不报警，愣是给自己的朋友打电话也不报警，自己的朋友也是踹了一小时门，很莫名其妙。
缺点也比较明显，如手法较重复、节奏略冗长。类似影片《夜·店》。。。
虽然全程看完没有快进，但是还是欠缺一剂强心针，作为观众，我看完，觉得平淡如水，啥都不是！
设计挺有巧思，层层反转，多角度叙述，挺精彩
看多了所谓大片大场面，再看这种“密室”型的小片也挺好，想起多年前徐峥和李小璐的那部《夜店》。
演技都不错有点新颖也有点好看的小成本电影。
给三星多了，给两星少了。挺没意思的，各种花里胡哨的剪辑和演员自我感觉良好的用力表演。
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