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.
作为网大来讲还是挺不错的，看的出来诚意满满，三星鼓励一下！
演员们都不错，演技在线。有笑点，但逻辑不严谨，叙事感觉也有些零散。可惜没有一宿的二手玫瑰
有的地方还是有点意思 前面设定也挺好 大崔是个聪明人 之前可能看着这个 重刑犯去殡葬这个文章了 沈阳的妈妈送你去天国 那个一下火了 不知道还开不 ..题材挺好 故事有点弱 还是
一些坑没有填起来
虽然是小品式电影，但作为网络大电影相对及格。
蛮真诚的东北喜剧，故事也讲得清清楚楚，价值观也挺正，就是人物情感没有做出来，没有调动起共情感，就很寡淡了。最后既然要反转刀爷赎罪，按道理前面就得建立和刀爷的情感。我也理解东北人那种死要面羞于矫情的性格，但也可以找个爷们儿的感情建立方式。不过作为网大，真不错。
不说叙事，单就为这些小段子，我宁愿给三星，多加一星，因为它比开心麻花的好。
——哥，你当男主太胖了。
很一般的劇情，沒有跳出俗套的窠臼～不過還是要支持一下崔志佳，加上那麼多明星捧場，算是誠意滿滿～東北文化還是有很強的感染力的
它带给我们一种希望，主旋律和艺术表达并不是水火不容。战争的真实感不是在于枪林弹雨，是缓慢的危险，是草丛中的蛇，是仓皇的逃跑或追逐，是悄无声息倒下的身躯，是给俘虏喂吃的，是在非人般的艰苦条件中选择云霄之上的信仰
其实网大的底子，但是拍的还不错，情节很简单明了，整体超出预期
评分再次逆反心理，实际值8分。电影有笑有泪，不是为喜剧演员佳佳，本身就值得4⭐。每个人的演技都很好，剧情一层层铺开，最后忍不住哭唧唧。
还不错啊，有喜有悲，虽然剧情设计反转在情理之内简单但是好玩啊，老爷子有点帅是怎么回事
怎么说呢……用汤姆和杰瑞的方式写这帮放出来的人，我老了，我无法理解
摄影和调度有味道，神似老塔，不愧是央美。
网大清流呀 挺好玩儿的 最后还有个包袱 除了最后中彩票的设定 葬礼店还凑凑合合开着 牛硬朗又回去当保安了 都挺像真实的生活的
即不写实也与诗电影无关，甚至连电影节奏都拿捏不对，就是部劣质斯坦尼康合集
人非圣贤孰能无过？
合着主题就是，得接纳犯错误的人员，但是不保证不犯错误呗
没啥意思，浪费时间，什么时候能真正拍一部东北老百姓的真实故事呢，而不是这几个导演自我陶醉的用所谓的东北腔调进行一些恶俗的，不切实际的所谓搞笑，抹黑东北人的形象
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