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.
hh反正我看得津津有味，挺逗，bug倒是也不少。Daisy确实是好看
故事上大的脉络依旧套路。但也能看下去即便你知道被伤害的女性会转折反杀。单纯是为女主演员看这个片子。
浪费时间 ，如坐针毡，选这么一个跨年的时间来消费疫情，拍的什么七拼八凑的电影。为了煽情而煽情，为了狗血而狗血，高龄产妇生孩子，态度大反转，大方捐赠物资。我真不明白编剧导演的脑子在想什么，拍这一段是为了鼓励生育吗？七零八碎的片段东一点西一段，几度想要离开电影院！近期看过最烂的电影
别拍电影了，缺钱可以水滴筹嘛，我出，别让我在电影院尴尬了，按照人物去分段拍电影，互相都有交集，但是故事很多，只有那对老夫妇让我看的感动可能是因为岁月让人动容，其他的，水滴手筹吧，不得不说，武哥那个大口罩真心够用
最后还在介意对方已婚的梗写实得笑出声，其实这样一看大约也是在说这就是一个男吃女的世界啊！结尾一顿凌乱的砍杀像极了英国的丧失喜剧片！
做手术不戴口罩不会感染然后全身溃烂吗？趴着睡着做手术会不会憋死？切除臀部限制活动其他肌肉萎缩了怎么售卖？冷鲜肉技术了解一下！
不得不说，整体从创意到执行起都十分俗套而且刻意，从开头就能知道故事的全部走向，即不惊悚又无悬念。学人家在半小时左右出片名，没想到只不过是无聊水准再次升级。不过，摄影确实不错，比较有个人意识。
蛮震撼的 蛮感动的
现在食人和外科医生都挂钩真的有点毛骨悚然了bro（）
毫无张力的剧情同题材不如前几年的屏住呼吸一半好，倒不如说是披着吃人皮的恋爱片
穿着恐怖片外衣的“远离渣男”宣传片，看得出来导演的视听语言确实精湛，很多大胆且“新鲜”的段落带来了远不同于同类型恐怖片的观感。但是，这个剧本吧…前半个小时简直就是从《故事》里跳出来的“把类型常规拍成陈词滥调”的典范，后面的情节确实极尽恶心，但戏剧冲突也不是很强，翻来覆去就那么些事，剧本不够视听来凑了属于是。最后二十分钟的“反击”桥段简直不能更出人意料了，而且都2202年了，怎么还有人在恐怖片里干掉反派不补刀啊，怎么还有人单独行动啊…我真是服了😤两星半，不能更多了，不过导演水平还可以，换一个好本子应该能拍出点东西。
怎么就分到喜剧榜了？完全没觉得搞笑。两个人在超市相遇，男主一开始就说了家在附近所以来水果区买点水果，怎么可能开那么久的路还没到家？女主太没有防备心了……编剧写的台词还是挺不错的，尤其是女主的台词，套路男主时竟然让我觉得很合理，什么“我好难过……因为我吃了竟然没有罪恶感”，我的天，这句简直能达到和变态同理心的效果。还有当我在思考身处在这样一个危险的地方该如何利用男主的喜欢时，女主已经开始说“人肉是什么味道？”了，这些反应真的太适合教学了，也不怪男主恋爱脑哈哈哈哈
哇靠，里面的男人都是人渣，这电影拍的，戾气好重。
3.5分，强行尬哭，隔靴搔痒。
我边看边吃零食，慢慢地，零食吃不下去了，再接着，我差点要被掰成素食主义者了。很多人用吃人打比喻，导演应该也是喜欢这个比喻，就让电影里的一帮有钱的老男人literally吃人。看得我中间一度浑身不适，现在不知该如何压压惊。
好喜欢那对老年人情侣，不管什么年龄，只要有爱就每天都是浪漫的情人节，剩下的岁月不多了，所以每天都想见你，和你一起吃每一餐饭。武哥和叶老师双向奔赴的爱好甜蜜，互相关心时时惦记对方。电影里有欢乐也有很多泪点，带好纸巾和新的口罩，湿口罩糊在脸上还挺难受的
一部有温度的电影，有欢乐有泪水，都给了叶老师。这么多有太多惊喜了！想不到朱一龙这么有喜剧细胞，叶老师和武哥的爱情如此之甜！很多场景都能感同身受，在武汉疫情刚刚爆发下，大家最初恐惧无助，到齐心协力，互帮互助，用爱在寒冷的冬天温暖着彼此。
啥玩应啊！说它恐怖吧！还挺搞笑。说它好笑吧！还真恶心。吃人肉吃的都口臭还吃呢！
这片给两分绝对不冤枉，同样的题材别人一个半小时搞定它拖了两个小时，不刺激，不爽快，剧情非常平淡用切掉的屁股都能猜得出剧情走向，人物逻辑莫名其妙，最主要的是作为恐怖片不恐怖，作为血浆片不血腥，你给我们看什么?还打上黑色幽默的标签，导演你觉得你很有幽默感吗？和法国那部生吃比差了十万八千里。
节奏太慢了 看截图还以为是Matthew Goode
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