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.
超喜欢达妹 但是更喜欢她在恰恰丝滑里面那种味道，英国小说咱还是老老实实找英伦玫瑰来演好不啦👾😼
出乎意料地难看，就不和剧版比较了，2020版《Emma》同样的简奥斯丁翻拍都要比这个成功多了……精华部分全在预告片里了
基于第一部，在套路与反套路之间来回切换，既有致敬，又有点新花样，角色设定也与时俱进了。对于这个系列的粉丝来说，应该挑不出太多毛病
女主角像爱玛，确定还是劝导吗？看预告片我就有这种感觉，看完正片更是觉得改编太魔幻。
有挪瑜，也有解构和回溯这系列，比起同期恐怖片，仍然显得趣味十足
7分。出乎意料竟然还行~~~比想象中好得多，要么就是我因为同时看的《德州电锯》实在太烂的关系，搞得我标准下降了~~各种自我吐槽和自我玩哏，不少小细节看得很HIGH，这编剧应该对这个系列是真的下了功夫的。而最后一群姑娘的设计也挺有近年女拳范儿的~~可惜不管前面怎么玩，最后还是要回到原本系列的设计里来，最终随便找了两个做杀手，还是挺随便的。不过整体瑕不掩瑜，能拍成这样不容易啦~~~
其实女主视角的拍摄手法挺有趣的 就是男主长得演技都太一般了……
面目全非。。真正的Anne才不是酒鬼，也绝不会在餐桌出那样的丑。男女主的情感表现不到位，完全表达不出Anne的痛苦挣扎Frederick的失落隐忍。近年简剧越来越戏剧风了，父亲总是莫名其妙走喜剧路线。。一星是给电影制作的。
少女，你对世界对生活的不满可以用推土机铲掉吗？不能！整部片子充满了深深地怨恨与怒气，可是有什么用？可能智取比强夺更有用吧。
刚开始真的无聊的要死 但是dakota太美了 看下去还是有意思的 很jane的感觉 好几个画面都美的不行
我喜欢愤怒的少女。找不到工作的时候看点这种片子，内心会更加压抑，但会获得悲剧性的升华。
之前的剧情觉得智商有点掉线，想打两星。但最后的狂暴Sam非常赞👍🏻给三星。
非常符合我的口味，最后一段太好哭了。推荐推荐
所谓新素材就是稀烂的剧情、更多的血腥和暴力
其實是好看的，已經是這種類型片裡智商比較高的了，畢竟導演本身就是這個系列的粉絲，也是恐怖片的粉絲，所以知道恐怖片裡弱智的地方和套路的地方在哪，所以已經一邊在電影裡調侃一邊迴避這些問題了。畢竟驚聲尖叫系列和其他砍殺類片的最大區別就是兇手是會死的普通人，靠的是智商而不是體能。吐槽兇手醫院裡死不掉的怕是漏看了一幕特寫兇手穿的衣服裡是有防彈衣的。整體我覺得真的不錯，很有趣味，很多戲內戲外的調侃，也尊重了大家的智商，可以說是粉絲獻給原版很好的一個續篇，確實強過他們自己在這部電影裡提到的那一坨重啟的續集了
netflix 有能力把一切简化成艾米丽在巴黎……
达妹的表演还是挺喜欢的 只是男主似乎没有男主的气质 没有看过原著中途差点以为男二才是男主...
第一部Scream是致敬+调侃经典恐怖片，第五部Scream是抄袭自己。片头的送命题我都能回答上来，念在旧情上+1星。彩蛋是老友记Ross的照片客串。
越看越生气，这个主角是在干吗？冲上去挑衅偷窃纵火打人，然而火没放成仇人房子没推平，自己被人暴打被警察逮捕坐牢。 纯纯一个不怕坐牢的失足混混，而非小人物对抗社会的“勇气”展现。
能看出编剧已经努力了，甚至兴致勃勃地把规律和创新点念给观众听，难的是jump scare 作为恐怖片的一种创新空间已经很小了。
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