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.
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孩子真可怜，刚发现一个新爸爸，很快又失去了。
故事虽然老套，还是值得一看。
西部片就是血脉贲张，呼吸加快啊。
就是不知不觉看完了，一个半小时，说明逻辑没问题，节奏紧凑。挺喜欢主人公的性格，隐忍克制，但是就像好汉歌一样，该出手时就出手。
故事情节简单，不用太费脑，老爷告诉你老爷毕竟是老爷
又一部细腻、丰满、深沉、张力十足的西部片。前面压节奏徐徐展开，各种细节铺垫、营造出内敛而愈趋紧张的氛围，几乎没有配乐却难掩紧张不安、蓄满了“山雨欲来风满楼”之势。最后对决干净利落，怜子之情自然流露，揭示老亨利的真实身份的同时给片子增添了些许温情与悲壮色彩。近期难得的佳片。
沾了比利小子的传奇光芒，但影片的观赏性并不强，尚且不如《大地惊雷》
不是说老亨利不能死，不过老亨利的死是说不通的，以老亨利的背景，可以想见当初将人带回来时，一定将该人搜索个遍了，以寻找他可以透露的身份信息，所以，类似手臂纹身是一定不会被忽视的。随便说一下，当初《巴斯特·斯克鲁格斯的歌谣》里的亮眼表演果然是人才。
西部武侠片。
最后的真实枪战很棒！很想知道老亨利是怎么传奇过？坏人还是好人？
讲了一个为抚养熊孩子浪费了大好青春的天才枪手亨利又回光返照的故事。
悠长的音乐，广阔的外景，舒缓的节奏，传统的西部片。
孩子，你走之前把猪圈的猪都放生了吗？
后现代西部片，细腻、苍凉。比利小子依然神一般存在。
灾难级的垃圾剧本，肉眼可见的数不胜数的剧情漏洞竟然在烂番茄imdb上打出了十分迷惑的高分，最后为了达成“老亨利必死”这一目的的反转安排的过于弱智了，不知道这片子到底有什么光环护着😅
依旧保持西部片的精神内核，只是结局隐喻着西部片没落的现实，而这种现实大概起于三十年之前。
戏说传奇人物，但没有拍出特别的传奇味来，差了那么点意思。
当传奇突然露出来的时候，就是这片子价值四星的那一刻，不然这片子真的很平淡，剧情一眼看透，故事单薄，对话苍白。
剧情紧凑，没有废话，还有就是不要多管闲事！！！
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