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.
导演兼编剧同学应该也是仙剑的粉丝，里面有不少仙剑的影子，比如：片头的锅勺敲头；片中的御剑飞行；甚至紫霞仙子的言行举止里都有一些林月如的味道。
很有诚意的作品，女主也很好看，很感动，尤其是一生所爱，乐曲响起时。
网大拍成这样相当不错了，女主还有点像高圆圆。
第3428-最后一幕的芦苇地挺美，远处的高层依稀可见。特效钱花没了？
有一说一，制作很用心，美术、服化和道具上的许多细节都照顾到了，赞~这次改编没让人失望！
相当用心的网大了，至少比同期档位的院线电影有诚意，及格~~~
故事还算合格，观感未毁童年！
國內的電影行業放過《大話西游》吧，不要再消費《大話西游》的情懷了。這片依然是網大水平的廉價特效，網大總是看起來像是製作人員不願意花時間花精力打磨細節，當然，也可能是礙於投入的成本不高。螞蟻精出來那段，一堆螞蟻跑出來，看起來都是糊糊的，效果不好，一點也不嚇人，不會讓人犯密集恐懼症。雖說看得出這片也有導演對『大話西遊』的另一番新解讀，但總體的劇情還是無趣，copy太多原版的梗。懷念達叔。
多一星给达叔和《一生所爱》以及那些故旧景物。
时长太短节奏明显太快，主角之间的感情升温的有点突兀，好在故事讲清楚了，逻辑也算清晰，就是感觉剧组有点穷，这点尤其可以在最后猴子的装扮上能感觉出来，但瑕不掩瑜，跟其他大话西游的续传翻拍比起来，这部可以给个及格分了，多加一分给达叔和最后的一生所爱。
这就是前传。还有达叔。每一个剧情的呼应，自己脑海里会自动补上前作。
我不觉得它有那么差。这是一个完整，甚至有点完美的前传。衔接的太巧妙了
挺不错的 故事挺有意思的 男主演技也很自然 真实 就是女主演技有点拉夸 有的时候接不住戏
女主不错。剧情谈不上水，但也不出彩，但《一生所爱》想起时还是湿了眼角。这是达叔最后的遗作了吗？
至少他值个及格…更多可能是时代问题，也许是别的问题，带来不了更多的感动了，但至少没有瞎搞
一个影视作品太成功，成为了20几年也打不破的套路，有时候也不是好事。
一星给马心瑞 很有灵性 这妞儿一定能火
剧本用心了。可见的剧组贫困，特效可见的烂。但是故事很好的解释了至尊宝和紫霞的缘分。担得起缘起二字。
九孔那台湾腔太出戏了。黄轩都来演网大了，这不给五星？这特效也可以啊，比流量烂片好看太多了，情怀满分。
网大做成这样在同行的衬托下可以说是业内良心了，从紫霞视角补充了紫霞为什么这么深情至尊宝为什么能拔出紫青宝剑，看来创作者们是大话西游的粉丝
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