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.
爽片！！！骗老人钱的都应该去坐牢，坐！！！牢！！！！！！！啊！！！！！（河东狮吼ing）
希望大家能对它们宽容一点
老粉了，但是不再比以前更惊艳了，但是确实比一般网大好一些。
有时候，正式“我觉得”伤害了他人。
只要有这个团队的片看了都不会太差，跟杀不死类似的模式，反转剧情，强大的思维能力把片中的每个人每股势力集中在一起使得人物关系错综复杂却又都联系在一起。看得出来团队在为今年的异物志憋大招筹经费，所以异物直到底什么时候上线呀～～
着实是属于本仙宝cp粉过年了！！！荒诞闹剧在接通电台广播的一瞬间推向高峰！绝境之处一堆人出来相助的桥段真的百看不厌~
加油啊，毛骗团队，希望哪天能在大银幕上看到你们
评分「8.5」
看着两位主要有些眼熟，查了一下原来是线下神剧《毛骗》的原班人马，果然风格和毛骗也非常相似，注重细节，从小处入手，开头的几个笑点非常不错，到影片中段就有些跟不上了，主要问题也是格局有点小了，线下和线上还是有些不同，服化道都不太讲究，单纯靠剧情，其实也没什么过人之处，幸好原班人马出演，磨合的还不错，默契度也够，给四星鼓励一下！
轻松愉快 完成度高 依旧是邵庄附体 依旧是一套服装演完全片
网剧大电影小成本作品，但是情节和故事都比许多大片用心
比上一部找狗的好多了，所以给个4星鼓励一下
忘掉毛骗，重新认识他们
整体节奏和情节起伏比上一部保镖要强一些，该有的冲突元素也都有了。
还是网剧的摄影风格和运镜。讲了一个比较完整的故事，片子三星，情怀加一星。
个人感觉这部戏有点类似于《杀不死》，剧情紧凑，一晚上发生的故事，各种反转，让人不舍得中断，一口气刷完，当相对论乐队《压路机》BGM响起的时候，我也热血沸腾了，五星好评！
因为毛骗看了这部电影，也因为毛骗，觉得这部电影还是有不小差距，故事有巧合可以，太多巧合就让人觉得编剧不行了
后半段拍的好一些，整体电影感不是很强，加油。
有时候，正式“我觉得”伤害了他人。
跳着看完的，但是看着一张张熟悉的脸还是有时 不经意心一笑
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