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.
如果死者是个普通人家的女孩儿，故事就该是另一个走向了吧。
有钱人，一个娃是万万不够的，一旦死了，钱都白瞎了。智叔到底还有多少戏没有播？只要有你，自带加一星。
阵容还是不错的，剧情也是有些想法的。但整体制作，真就只能当网大看了。包括有几个年轻演员的表演，也是不太行。
甘草配角真的很亮眼，鲍起静为孙求情、廖启智眼下肌肉的颤动，加了1星，剧情本身2-3星。无论贫穷富有，最重要是人走到终点时，无愧于心。
把电视剧浓缩成电影，果然也不是个个都能精华。放到20年前，这电影绝对OK，现在看，只能有种TVB江郎才尽的感觉，曾志威，李逸峰也救不了。
有些台词人名和细节真的太艹了哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，为了这种中日都长的植物我要多给两星
从上帝视角，救了一个混混，损失了一个女记者。[律师查案]，对抗黑暗势力。结尾还是郭老板买通黑警督查才赢的。也就是有钱有势力，有知识技术，加起来才赢的。
boss一出场，就知道是boss，全片就在等怎么扳倒boss了。
电影描述的是理想的世界，不是现实的世界。另外全靠戏骨们撑起的剧，年轻的演员们不行啊。
律师是要争取当事人的最大利益，还是尊重当事人意愿。
最近港片有点奇怪。故事主题弄的很大，但是叙事逻辑节奏跟不上主题。拍出来的东西外壳很华丽，演员没问题，就是尬
太爱智叔了，除了半颗星给曾江，其他的都给智叔
剧情单薄，但最后方中信的那段补充发言，正正为法律的信仰而发声。既然游戏规则要存在，我们就要做最懂游戏规则的人，并避免规则被不公正利用。（最近两个月看胖球比赛看到有点累，今日又身体状态不太好，换换电影看）
还好呀，故事虽然套路，但政治正确，音乐演员都挺好的。方中信还是那么帅，一颗星给他，一颗星给廖启智。
剧情立意不错，但剧本表达太幼稚，里面的年轻演员演技太浮夸了，可惜了方中信等一帮老演员
香港电影现在都这么无聊了？！这不是电影，这就是一部普法宣传片啊！看着电影里一个个衰老的戏骨挤着眼角皱纹，弓着背，眼神不再犀利，满眼都是疲惫和与这个世界的和解，不禁感慨英雄迟暮！香港电影除了老戏骨和粤语的躯壳，灵魂早已经灰飞烟灭了。。。
影片二星，加一星鼓励。港片的辉煌，就如同廖启智的生命一样，一去不复返了。
廖启智遗作，造型完全可以拿来演个跛豪之类的黑老大，对廖启智印象最深的是门徒里被砍掉手的警察
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