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.
一个喜剧片全程我没笑一下，都是些下三路的烂梗。这个设定本可以做的很有意思。最后只想说跟绿萝恋爱不香吗？
剧中人基本上都认识
其实是一部还行的喜剧，笑点是有的，但是剧情太过简单，什么起合转折都没有……彩蛋倒是挺有意思
构思很好，身边的万物都拟人化，热热闹闹的，还能了解到属于它们的故事，幻想或许是治愈孤单最好的方式；人物形象其实挺单薄的，感情线也发展的有点莫名其妙；一众东北演员，口音倒是挺亲切，配角比主角出彩许多。
女主的转变，略微欠缺一点说服力。
15-70 美国《黄金屋》
把喜剧片能拍的如此无趣不得不说也是一种水平，但希望这些有水平的导演能少拍点片子，尬的人头皮发麻。
林狗咋真的成狗了，还是大黄的女朋友，还巨有梗，爆笑了
讲个笑话，小偷低头绑鞋带被屋主用装饰品爆头。
那把过了这么多年都完好无损的黄伞请也给我来一把！
主演都是还比较欣赏的，看完再回过味的时候就觉得好像很多线索都有几层的深意。
看到高叔是蛮惊喜的啦，但是整个剧情、人设，哈哈哈哈哈，不是因为搞笑而被逗到，只是因为觉得自己的观影时间被浪费而自嘲。（是的，是让我觉得所有演员都欠导演钱的地步）
梁上君子被雷劈后能和静物交流，改过自新……设定可以，但拍出来的东西却好无聊，除了跟静物交流的情节有点意思（狗、马桶、甲壳虫、断腿长椅），其他线都一般。反派好菜//没想到花妞是林更新//蒙娜丽莎这画出来就有被无语到
好羡慕男主的超能力呀，这太适合做个情报员了，有事问一问桌椅板凳，还有啥不知道的呢！
满嘴顺口溜，这是要考研啊！
作为85后的中年人，这是我小时候特别喜欢的电影类型。现在没那么大兴趣了，但也快进着看完了，主要是为了《法医秦明》电视剧之一的女主角。现在的孩子对这种类型会不会不屑一顾呢？
这个结局有事吗？要不改名叫《艾米莉在杀人》好了🤭
故事过于拖沓，直到热情善良的墨西哥园丁意外身亡后才有趣了起来。尽管可以将前面三人所有的对手戏理解为女主最后反杀的铺垫，但这转折还是生硬了点。尽管我一直很着迷话剧式的低场景少人物的设置，但比起导演14年的《爱的就是你》，这个故事还是倒退了不少。
不搞笑，剧情也是东一榔头西一棒子的，无聊到在电影院睡了半个小时
纯网大水平，王彦霖搞笑不太行，他气质太正，不够贱，这个设定又太费事，特别容易让人出戏
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