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.
在极端天气的情况下，竟然把身外之物看的比生命还重要，可悲又贪婪的人类啊
有强大的精神内核和干脆利落的动作场面 一直觉得Chris很奶油 这部终于发现他冷静不张扬的魅力 而且中途竟然看到了Nina Hoss... 这阵容真心低调有实力
Hell or High water Again，这次死的还是哥哥
3个演员的小成本电影，制作还算得上用心，但这剧本经不起考验和琢磨，让人一眼看出结局，中规中矩
看着太难受了，干燥，没水没食物，很不舒服的感觉。。
马马虎虎 一部拍人性的电影 但彼此之间的防备要怎么量化呢
前戏太长，故事单薄，为啥要做掉主角？为啥一帮拿着美国护照的b可以在德国街头打CS？为啥最后大暴斯是谁都不知道就干死了个承包商，还搭进去了配角兄弟的命？难道就因为他说过类似我死了你帮我带口信给家里人这种不吉利的话吗？干嘛对配角的话这么较真，非得弄死人家？主角你tm后来带信了嘛？
比较同意把这个长片缩短，叙事更高效一点，现在成片节奏拖得太慢啦，不过极简+末世废土的影像风格深得我心，让男主被大自然淘汰这招真阴呐…
合格的亚马逊电影。与其说是动作片，不如其对士兵为国家机器卖命却被随意弃置的讽刺之重。电影里没有一个人是赢家。主题很深刻，可惜的是自身故事没交代明白，带了硬伤：到最后也没说明为什么私人承包商组织要杀男主。
不止5.8的成绩，拉一拉。在很多好莱坞故事里，美国政府才是最坏的那个政府，影射这次病毒就是美国政府给放出来的，还要对研究出疫苗的科学家斩草除根。
不够精彩
干净利落，属于我喜欢的类型，足够多的惊喜和转折，打斗一点都不拖泥带水
为什么。。。几个月前在朋友家看过了？？？？
僱佣兵男主自己坐普通航班都能回国，那你僱主派人接应不更容易帮他回来吗？安全接回来就皆丈欢喜，结果派两队人去灭口，代价巨大，最后把自己灭了。最会算帐的私人安保公司，这打的什么算盘…
如果电影里的阴谋也和新冠一样 我想要个拯救世界的英雄
色调和主题匹配得很好，掘金、绝境、人性，值得一看
动作部分好过逻辑部分！反派挖坑总挑最厉害的来！
掘金？还是掘坟？荒漠废土感拍的不错，饥渴、无助，看到三分之一处就基本猜到了结局，人性的贪婪永远在这个世界的任何一个角落里滋生。三星……
压抑 简单剧情 猜到了结局 男1才34 男二44 化妆厉害了
男主大脑短路，敢在一望无际的大沙漠里等一个陌路人，人家不回来你怎么办，拖车带回来了，还要你干什么？
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