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.
继《赘婿》以后，电影版的出现也为影迷带来一波福利，有搞笑，有深情，有戏虐，有悬念，作为一个番外网剧电影，它的创新之处就在于能够带给观众回忆，并且在剧本上，前半部分扎实稳打，但在后面结尾处草草结尾，着实有些唐突了，但是欢影之后，就相当于看一个乐子哈哈。但是不得不说，虽然没有所谓的镜头设计，但是在故事情节上确实下了功夫，也不低于电视剧，在同类型的网剧IP中确实不错，愿意花两个小时时间去看一场这样的电影，演员的演技都在线，虽然年轻，总体来说给个7分，更期待《赘婿》第二部了
网友给他封的吉吉国王，居然给他装到了。代入感很强，还齐天大圣！赘婿的番外篇之吉星高照。
皮特最后都进入梵蒂冈了，不错，带着高层一起和魔鬼做交易，神父驱魔全靠精神胜利法，最终还是卖灵魂，恶魔输出全靠吼，然后物理攻击为辅，驱魔题材这几年基本没得作品可看，这部算是勉强能看完的给个鼓励三星
开头即神父淫欲，后半出现扛着十字架的异化耶稣、丧尸体恶魔，再到巴班及其众信徒反向驱神，视觉效果挺恶心，挺重口，概念也是真的邪典，幸亏结局是开放式，上帝不死，信仰仍存。
玩这么大，却没啥紧张感，不过是真敢编啊，我一无神的都一直哇哦这也行，神魔对驱都看傻了，丧化的耶和玛触目惊心，门徒们不会抵制吗？搁咱这可能就好比唐僧被妖魔附体和女儿国国王乱来，如和观僵尸跳，大逆不道骇人听闻呀。。
因为真的没啥感觉.....
有点意思的驱魔电影。不过对于我们来说，这个看起来都有点傻。
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欢乐好玩乐死了，再一次重新认识刘冠麟，还有所有主配，一并完爆各路流量
虽然服化道一般，剧情也一般，但是丝毫不影响这是一部好笑的国产片！吉吉国王这条线拍的还挺有意思的！作为一部衍生电影，结尾也为第二季埋下了伏笔！没想到中国影视化作品也可以有系列这个概念了！
情节真的是太流畅了，看得人好爽，从头到尾，男主真的是用实力让别人闭嘴，三星给男主，因为真的太爽了！
轻松搞笑，完成度可以的，而且怎么感觉这一部反而更契合赘婿的主题呢。
就很无厘头恶搞的片子 倒也不乏有点女权的味道在 还行吧 只是拿来笑一笑
蹭热度的一部电影，反正我是忍着才看完全程的，都是女方开金手指，本来如果是大女主电影可能还好点，结果，总之是一部浪费时间，虽然不是最烂一级别，也是比较烂的电影了，里面的梗都是模仿隔壁的
怎么说呢，这是一部连拒婚都需要用跳楼来展示仪式感的矫情网大，也是直击当代部分女醛心比天高，命比纸薄的无情现状了，瑟瑟尬在寒风 ~~
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哈哈哈，正经番外，吉兴高照最后还是成了赘婿，一点也不离题。除了没啥新意，质量却高于大多数网大。
还是电视好看，梗都是来自电视剧。我只注意到女主……
延续了赘婿的搞笑段子，讲的是二房的一些感情经历，最后也拜倒在石榴裙下成了一名赘婿，事业成功真的不分男女，还是挺好看的
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