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.
灵魂脱离就是我们现在的人生，不断的长大，不断地思想变化，最终围绕不忘初心结束。挺好
剧情有点跳脱但是总体还不错，打戏很多就是了！
第3385-挺有扩展空间的概念拘泥于老套而普通的警匪故事当中。
有两个场景我印象最深。一个是他记忆恢复眼泪像珠子一样掉下来的时候，特别好看[悲伤]。另一处就是结尾的枪战，我内心在大喊[抓狂]“啊啊啊啊啊啊啊这也太tm帅了啊啊啊啊啊啊…”。
6.5。女主不错，但是花瓶。创意还行，但叙事还是韩国那种爱情戏。剧情借鉴了永无止境和其他一些磕药电影，但是灵魂转换这个比那些电影还扯。
没看进去--好歹也看过百分之70的韩国这种类型的电影。。。这部真的不咋地
创意还是有的，就是叙事有点乱，一开始看不懂在干嘛，剩下的时间都是在打打打…
挺紧张刺激的，就扯了点，反派也突然神经质造反，一直以为男主是河正宇
6.0/10，能把有趣的题材拍得这么无趣也是一种本事。
故事的设计还是挺有想法的，但是手法就有点跟不上，不过最后的打斗有几分“大叔”的风格，短兵相接，刀刀见血，还是值得一看。
有一点点看《记忆碎片》《源代码》的感觉，情节看着还好，创新性差些。且科学性差点，毒品怎么可能做到那么稳定，12个小时一到，秒都不差就起效？休闲可看。
既然可以灵魂附体在场的每一个人，那就差她媳妇了……最后他俩不会合为一体了吧？
全剧透#讲的就是一个人灵魂出窍附在了很多人身上 这个【很多人】同一个目标都是去救
唯一切换了各种人身后然后也没什么表现。就不知道多此一举能怎样
[视]动作戏一般，林智妍衣着严实，受了些皮外伤，不虐<人间中毒>。车祸，失忆，前期进展慢，朴智焕幽默<犯罪都市2>，移魂穿越<内在美>，范围定向定时被动穿越。66号公路，中文元素，高领短发女反不及预期，徐贤宇像赵震雄。结尾许栋元女装客串，今天第二部豆网演员表查漏补缺韩影
立意是比较新鲜，但是编导还是比较凌乱，代入感不强，看前一个小时前因后果理解起来有难度，导演故弄玄虚。有些情节不够合理，毒品为什么能灵魂出窍？真要那样的话，都可以诺贝尔奖了还卖啥毒品。
设定吸引人，但故事并不精彩且比较无聊。前半程脸盲（相似的脸型、小胡子、短发，衣服区别也不大）导致不好理解情节，后面线索多一些才明白一些
好看！剧情超级新颖！想想导演应该累死了。。很韩国的打斗和拍摄手法，剧情新颖紧凑！
能不能找一个会唱的来演电影版主角，please，这是音乐剧
整体来说还算是不错的，内容很丰富，值得一看。
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