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.
这是绝对是一部值得观看的好电影，似乎很难用简单的形容词去评价，它的构思之精妙、剧情之烧脑、剖析人性之深刻足以让人惊叹。本年度最强武侠动作戏！
剧情虽然简单，但实打实的刀法近战，没那些花里胡哨的港式武打动作，实战派，过瘾！
打戏，剧情都很不错。武打动作很写实，不像现在普遍的武打玄幻片。很久没有看到这么真实的武打动作了，值得力荐！！！
有点离谱，也不搞笑。为了寻宝的过程夸张和吵闹。浪费了一群好演员。
[pc]导演<侦探:开端>，成东日客串，大嗓门喜剧，不好笑。元素很多，大场面也有，牛群<狮子王><无极>，水母，企鹅，鲸鱼，雷暴，漩涡，高丽，倭寇
你觉得爱情是什么，娃！哈哈哈哈！妈妈我现在终于是海盗王了👑！
这年月还有人认真拍武侠片？不易！主创很用心，良心网络电影。
其实场面还可以，当然孝周等都很卖力，不过剧情确实散乱，很多搞笑段落浮夸聒噪，总体显得不如第一集，其实如果真的把虚构和史实结合，把寻宝的线索集中一些，应该可以超过第一集的，导演把控可能有点飘了
当我不想带脑子的时候 去看这种电影挺好的 起码还算好玩有劲 网飞的制作还是有水准的 烂也烂的有特点
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单画面来说武侠的质感塑造是有的，但也有很多其他佳作的影子在内，兵刃之感可以更好
第一部内容只有一个印象了，就是在空中被吓傻的那只海鸥。
从电影里可以看出，导演很真诚也很用心的在讲故事，值得推荐的片子
什么是江湖？什么是武侠？其实就是一个普通人生存的故事，但是普通的故事往往更难讲好，不过这部电影讲的还不错。能感觉“林大卫”眼里是有戏的 希望以后能呈现更多好的角色与作品
哎，5/10，乱七八糟的大杂烩啊，食之无味... 想起与神同行，看来剧情查了差不多的特效也觉得不行了😂。
画面道具2星，拍武侠1星，希望导演请个好编剧，谢谢
比第一部要差很多，看得出来想往加勒比海盗上靠，但又四不像
传统爆米花电影
前面略有无聊，不过后面相当精彩，动作、特效一级棒，还很搞笑，这就足够了
别的不说了，就说打斗吧，比起 雪中还是很诚恳的，就感觉用心在拍电影，就这一点 也不该5.9分！ 雪中大家都看过，那打斗连7、80年代水平都不如。
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