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.
居然是A team的导演，局面设计挺好看的，美国龙门客栈，感觉现在这种简简单单就是好看的片子越来越少了，要珍惜
和15年的《慢性》一个调调，看完才发现出自同一导演。如果一个人知道自己的死期，可能就是这种不关心无所谓爱干嘛干嘛的状态吧。Tim Roth，always for Tim Roth ❤️
如果把刻意掩藏的信息前置，整部片都不成立了，把电影创作核心依赖于关键信息的隐藏，其唯一目的只是操纵不知情的观众心理，和任何表达都毫无关系。
前面的悬念铺得挺好的结果最后结局的真相一出来我：？？？ 幸好考试前一晚我是1.5倍速看的这部 没浪费太多时间 但也不至于一无是处 至少对墨西哥贫富差距和社会乱象展现得还是不错的 风土人情拍得挺好
不知所云，一个癌症晚期的中年男子，行为奇怪，沉默寡言。毫无希望的活着。没有配乐看的很累，节奏也慢。浪费了2个好演员。
前一小时很好看 后面都是能精准猜得出台词的狗血剧情…f^_^;)黑岛结菜好美好美啊 皮衣太酷了 唉不过男主上班仿佛我的真实写照 每天都在说不适合却没有逃走的理由 还有出现好几次的黎明 想要表达的寓意蛮好的 就是感情部分太狗血了🫢
嘻嘻嘻找错片但将错就错，演技平平，几处看得我走来走去，但把我抓去演想必我也差不多，想起八月末一个下雨天，joy divisionT恤出现了！
为什么是癌症啊（恼）整个画面挺美的，很加分
【一个吻引发的血案】露西亚娜曾为一位著名小说家工作，因为作家的一次冲动，强吻了露西亚，羞愧的女主告知了母亲，随后被告。却因为传票被身患忧郁症的妻子看到。从而酿成妻子女儿自杀身亡的噩耗。而拿到200万和解费的露西亚一家开心的前往海边独家，随即噩耗将诶二连杀的发生。她确信家人的悲惨死亡由此人一手策划，于是求助一名记者揭露事情的真相……
全片工整，观赏性强，但像是个没有结束的故事（这不叫开放式结局）全片的反转很微弱，最后也没有什么大招儿，更没有大反转。全片克劳斯特也没招受到应得的报应。不要说他妻儿死了，那是他自作自受，既然知道自己妻子像个破碎的水晶，即便助手是真的在勾引他，他也不应该去亲她。照他以眼还眼的理论，对于他的性骚扰，露西亚娜应该加倍偿还。片中还屡次引用圣经，好像是个什么信念一样，可对女主就太不公平了。感觉导演想把克劳斯特塑造成咒怨、死神来了那种强大不可战胜的反派，然而并没有那种感受，只是觉得还有很多方法能扳倒他，但女主莫名奇妙就放弃了。
当有人把“nothing”呈现在你面前，那种虚无感好像就不那么罪恶了。
有一说一 导演能把如此单薄的一个本子撑成长片 也是一种本领
来看Maca！气死我了 搞半天自己去死了 一直以为开头是把逼男撂下去的！
大半截是话痨叙述剧情，有些场面过于西部片戏剧化，黑人演员表演太用力了
来看Maca！气死我了 搞半天自己去死了 一直以为开头是把逼男撂下去的！
爽片，警察局版血溅十三号警署，咋不叫《警察局陷落》lol
大半截是话痨叙述剧情，有些场面过于西部片戏剧化，黑人演员表演太用力了
以为结局会有反转，天怒可却看不出来谁才是“天”
在看的过程中不断在想，这个世界太多导演了，以至于大家混淆了到底什么才算艺术品。放了一个屁，运气好时也能被称之为艺术家。
黑岛结菜很美，几个月前被接吻场景骗来看，总的来说不太好看
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