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.
攀岩部份真不错，有点类似之前电影眩晕，都是攀岩追杀！虽然知道是假的，但看的心惊肉跳啊！
剧情和表演是典型的烂片 悬崖下的周旋还算凑合 我给两星 按通常多数人对于惊悚片的宽容度来说应该在五分以下吧 有些奇怪…
岩壁逃杀的过程还是非常惊心动魄的，女主很强，那个乔许真的人渣中的败类啊，死的也太便宜了，他的朋友太倒霉，最老实的那个被火烧的好惨，最后那个镜头，女主站上山顶抠图的过分明显了
女主攀岩躲避追求，利用4个男的互相猜疑反杀取胜。情节还算合理，反派乔许有点丧心病狂加蠢笨。
糊了，完全都电影名和宣传带歪了。。本以为有类似《绝岭雄风》的场面，没想到就是一顿渣操作。
哭了，电影结束两个小时之后想起男主牵起妈妈的衣服深嗅，开始爆哭。啊真是又美又破。寻找自由，慰藉孤独，都是人海中的孤岛
纯情男主、渣男租客、不甘世俗的姐姐…画面挺美的，不同于咖喱味的另一种印度风情
看完印度版CMBYN了
可别碰瓷《请以你的名字呼唤我》了，差远了。
印度的同影都能拍的这么棒，出乎我的意料，虽然姐弟爱上同一个男人的设定多多少少有点狗血，但是瑕不掩瑜，很多桥段有致敬call me by your name，每个人都应该有段刻骨铭心的爱情呀
还阔以，挺喜欢女主，不怎么说话，但表情很到位，挺喜欢
女主这体能，秒杀男人，从上了悬崖就一路为女主担心，大气儿都不敢喘，点赞这个片子
希腊，车祸，医院，警察……开始的部分不就是我。后来嘛，超能力和对抗秘密组织的行事动机都实在太说不过去，风土、街景和当下政治倒是融入得还行。
优点是，没有铁血硬汉，没有爽快激斗，只有氛围感十足的异乡追逃，用肃杀的恐怖片拍摄手法呈现一个普通人遭遇生死困境时候的绝望和挣扎，坂本龙一的配乐更是神来之笔，但是整个剧本还是过于粗糙和想当然了，节奏也不好，很多情节处理都有一种毫无必要的冗长，非常可惜。
女主很漂亮 强行安排的剧情 女主大晚上的也不冷了 一直往右边爬啊 还能包抄 好久没有遇到男主这种纯坏人了
渣男让姐弟成长，双性向彼此成就…色调和音乐也蛮好
为了制造紧张和绝境氛围，逻辑都不要了。解说看一半都想关掉，更别说想看正片。
其實就是冷峻版「虎膽龍威」，主角很符合「die hard 」的特質。不過這在執行上有難度，而本片拍出來的效果不算理想。前半氣氛不俗，但後半過早揭底牌開始崩盤，直到結束。
当晚聚众聊天，
谢谢你 tmd死渣男 骗炮也就算了 姐弟两个一起骗 得亏你了 他们变得更勇敢了
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