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.
破碎的家庭，荒凉的小镇，有嫌隙的姐弟，多年后返乡。
所以这片是想说有的父亲变成怪兽也还是好父亲，有的父亲人模人样干得全是禽兽不如的事情 吗…
不模版化就已经超越今年99%的影视作品了。女老师风韵犹存，年轻的时候肯定是个靓妹。结尾表意女性的自立精神，又设定抱杀儿童，难道是暗指堕胎吗？反正挺奇怪的。但还是期待一首续集。
挺喜欢里面灰蒙蒙的天气景色，不过太烂了，拍的太烂了，小成本电影拍出来的克苏鲁电影都不怎么的。这女主的主角光环太tm强了，用枪打不死的怪物被女主用一个铁棍捅了几下就嗝屁了，闹着玩似的
怪物的造型和场景氛围很好/海报设计好，剧情崩，基本符合我的心理预期。比较让我消化不良的设定是，这个故事里的魔不是一个可以被摧毁的具象的物体，也不是一个可以造成传染的变异病菌，而是一个抓不住的神话，一个宿主被摧毁，它会马不停蹄地去寻找下一个。对我来说这个设定不是高光点，而是败笔，因为它让我无法对这个故事产生合理的想象或者期待。
非常黑暗且压抑，最后一场戏氛围感营造的不错，就是这怪兽就这么简单被女主杀了?还有结尾的意思还有续集，只能期待吧!
导演实在不会讲故事（当然这也确实是一个很烂的故事），童年有家暴背景的女老师发现班上孩子异样，孩子爸爸被怪兽搞了被锁在家，智商为零的女校长非得去阴深诡异的别人家闯一闯，这一点点信息搞了差不多快一个小时。。。
后面逻辑不通 前面怪物也不对劲 整体就变身那儿有点儿新鲜劲儿
前面三十分钟甚至40分钟都是很不错的营造了一个阴雨偏远废弃小镇的感觉，小男孩真的演很好，从女校长失智独探满走道都是血的房间开始就集体角色失智了，最后警察和女主的动机简直扯皮，如果最后没这么拉垮，我能打五星
两星半吧，大概我看得是个阉割版，血腥程度不够。似乎想表达很多：童年阴影（性侵）校园霸凌、吸毒的社会问题、乡村传说等等，节奏缓慢，总觉得没有高潮。
没有太多惊喜，只是一个面对父权压迫而觉醒反抗的圣母故事。
美术非常优秀，两个小朋友很会演，但是剧情真的好苍白。阿美利加是没啥恐怖传说了吗怎么又是温迪戈【。】
自有电影起就导演开始拍怪兽片吓人，轮到这部熊爸熊孩子的，就剩爆米花心态看热闹了。
只是由山羊变成了鹿而已 换汤不换药 并不克苏鲁 起名人皮脸也没什么问题 剧情无聊到屡次睡着……等了那么久等了个寂寞 2.5
印第安宗教，异变父爱，一边努力读书，一边努力照顾家人的孩子。
（恐怖氛围和悬疑氛围都不好）
男主害死了弟弟？？还是他爸选中了弟弟？好像是两次漠视弟弟的死…没错了
普普通通。剧情有点破碎，但意境倒是挺不错的。
第一次看这么弱智的怪物电影，墨迹就墨迹了，怪物跟个女人正面1v1单挑都能被ko。
#22#01不得不感叹技术的进步，如此小制作的片子特效出色，影片质感也一流，把这美国边陲小镇拍的景色优美孤寂。小演员颜值演技都还不错…电影就不聊了，一贯地美式没脑子送死的恐怖片，随便看看风景不错。女主最后化身杰洛特，还亲手割了战利品
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