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.
好看！buff叠满的通灵师一家vs连环杀人犯，密室逃生部分特别像生化2孤儿院part，游戏感满满，反派居然是增肥的伊桑霍克，为爽爆的结局和龙傲天男主👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
借由“电话”这个具象，给予生死以沟通的机会，像是同一个人的不同选择，叠加逃生的试错，最终走向正确的逃亡之路。
当然这是一个勇敢男孩的自我救赎的故事，问题是这种技法用在这样的囚禁类型片中与感情的烘托又有点显得格格不入。另外导演的配乐太烂了。。。
明明是恐怖片的定位，看到最后才发现正能量满满的。只让微笑留在你的脸上，与黑暗融为一体就不在害怕。而转为利用，拳击练起来！
查了下居然是<险恶>的编剧，难怪观影途中脑海浮现出有这电影的味道了/这个剧本感觉打磨打磨的话可以更有趣些，现在有点平淡了。友情那里有点感动，自己已经遇害了所以希望朋友可以逃出生天。“总有一天你要为自己而战”。黄雨衣梦回<小丑回魂>。很喜欢这种儿童为主角的悬疑电影，最后希望每个变态都落得掳童犯的下场。
小男主太帅了。开始看着看着都忘了这是一部恐怖片，直到报纸男孩突然冒出来，吓得直接跳了起来。这是伊桑·霍克被虐得最惨的一次，不但被鬼报复，被他弟调查，重点是被一个小男孩给KO了，连露脸的机会都没有。
去年的电影今年突然热门，虽然有恐怖元素，但我认为应该列入惊悚片范畴而不是恐怖片。故事内容比较简单，熟悉美国电影的观众看到小镇应该都明白之后八成不是有连环凶杀案就是变态面具魔。“怪奇物语”、“小丑回魂”，随手举出一堆影视剧。这部电影能在旧题材里拍出新意，靠的是男孩被囚禁后和面具男斗智斗勇的沉稳和影片营造的紧张氛围。今天周末，喜欢这类题材的伙伴，不容错过。
不是特别喜欢超自然的恐怖片。
不恐怖不惊悚不伦不类，被绑架前树立的那种“校园霸凌受害者”的人设似乎对结局没有什么影响，导演也没有继续在这个主题拓展下去。
三星半吧，反杀的有点简单，有几个镜头蛮可怕，整体还不错
说实在真没觉得好在哪里了。原本还对伊桑霍克的表演有所期待，谁知道看了一部以男孩为主角的带点惊悚带点灵异味精的青春成长片。
《怪奇物语》类电影，我看的挺带劲，鬼魂大战变态杀人犯。伊桑霍克演变态驾轻就熟
7/10 就有点stranger things x IT的感觉。可圈可点。
伊桑光着上身穿着皮裤拿着鞭子坐在那里的时候我好想吸干他
确实是精彩，要是能交代一下片中超能力的设定由来，和对变态的背景，杀人动机做一个补充的话就好了，有点失望和可惜了
拍得好无趣浪费了当下很火的青少年题材，节奏奇怪，角色都营造得不深入，少有能看困的恐怖片。
老虎不发威，当我是hello Kitty。小孩子也会revenge，只是需要点指导… 少些恐惧，多谢关怀～
导演你好意思吊了我大半年胃口就这？一点都不暴力，搁这玩儿呢！30/100
要去影院看，视觉听觉气氛拉满。这几个孩子前途无量，看得我全程姨母笑加捂脸的恐怖。剪辑毫不拖沓，刚柔并进，加上这绝望小镇的设定，在今年目前的恐怖片里我是要5星推荐的。
伊桑最近真是痴迷于拍各种奇奇怪怪的东西，不过这回主角的小男孩和他是真像；虽然每一步都可以预测得到，但在同类型片子里这部是处理得非常好的了
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