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.
作画牛的，所以杀了十二个人是什么情况，最后绿谷除非套复活甲不然怎么看都活不了
只从纯粹的作品角度来说，打斗不错，剧情不咋地
三星半，很套路的剧本，看的出来想做成好莱坞那种公路片的风格，骨头社作画打斗还是一如既往的强
但要说恐怖吧，也不恐怖，全靠水怪5倍速移动和刺耳的音效，布景粗糙有些影响观感和体验，像在看舞台剧，我觉得最大的槽点是水怪死得太刻意与敷衍了，竟然是抬起石门为了救小孩被压死🆘
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相对于第一部可能比较深刻了，挖掘人性的阴暗面，气氛营造的也可以，就是娱乐性稍差一点点。。。而且跟第一部对比了一下像是又重新讲了一个故事。。。里面的女生的低声吟唱好像在哪个电影里听到过！
今天看了，奇怪的是虽有很多槽点却让我哭的不行，可能姐弟情我太能共鸣了
全程高燃，画面顶尖，不过依然掩盖不住毫无创意的剧情
制作上还算可以了。恐怖倒谈不上。我能看完居然很大原因是因为这个女主，长相只算中等但看着就是挺舒服的，温婉中透着一股子韧劲儿。
作为网大还行，演员乃至群演演技都还可以入眼
这个女人不简单，能文能武还能医人。开挂了。
没看过，但我就要打一星，因为作者是个傻逼。
还可以。制作成本很低，基本都是影棚搭景，惊悚氛围到位，王真儿很适合演惊悚片，穿旗袍的女法医+女猎枪手这形象超A。
剧情有bug 后半截也有泪点 配角的化妆太次 整体编剧还是用心的
清河太可怜啦，那么多年一直被坏人虐待折磨，听到哨声就为了傻傻等待姐姐，痛苦的活着，期间还被姐姐伤害，直到后来抱着姐姐痛哭和救完小孩，那一声嘶哑的“姐姐”，相信所有观众都听得撕心难受。🥺电影方方面面都没毛病啊，为啥分这么低？
总的来说还可以 ,毕竟是网大 , 逻辑上有硬伤 , 人不可能有这么厉害 , 特效很明显 , 不过也不错了 , 我就知道最后有毒品 , 和钱小豪最近的作品差不多 , 民国就有毒品题材
整体布景氛围不错
算得上翻身作吧，虽然模式还是老套，像火影、海贼王剧场版都快用烂的设定，但抵不住制作精良，燃就完了。
作为网大，剧组挺用心的，故事也比较完整，虽然槽点较多但还是鼓励一下
逻辑比第一部复杂了些，第一部逻辑太简单了。后期不是惊悚，完全悬疑，亲情还挺感人。心疼水生一家好人没好报。
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