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.
终于有比童话故事好的童话故事了。小男主决心烧掉和不再写恐怖故事，可不小心进了别人的房间并顺手吃掉甜点就晕倒了。之后遇到女巫，女巫要小男主每天讲一个故事，不然就吃掉他。然后遇到小女主还有隐形猫，小女主带小男主去装满了书的书房内进行造作，小男主在最上层找到了之前小孩的留言，然后被小女主带去了药房，在药房遇险救了隐形猫。可一不小心小男主的创作被毁，小男主只好加紧找之前孩子的留言，并发现药倒女巫的方法，在隐形猫帮助下药倒了女巫。逃出了房间发现其实并没逃脱，路上看到糖果屋并被迷惑晕倒，之后发现原来写日记的孩子并没离开，而是变成新女巫。新女巫让小男主用故事催眠老女巫，小男主则唤醒了老女巫，老女巫击倒了新女巫后追着要吃男女主，不过老女巫被小男主骗进了火炉，小娃顺用将炉门关了并回家。。
故事一般吧，只是能看到克里斯滕我还是很开心的~这妹子资源太差没几部片子可演了（掩面泪奔）
挺好的吧，分有点低啊……好想抱抱这个小男孩，超棒！另，这部电影更加重了我对斯芬克斯猫的喜爱，有预感以后会经常接触，好想去猫咖看看她呀！
一星给两个主演美丽的脸（）看完全片真的会觉得几分钟的cp剪辑赢了
案件没什么质量，也没什么看点，但硬生生讲了两个小时，这是我对本片最大的不满。两星。
真就是小孩子看不懂，大人又不爱看的作品，白瞎了那么好的标题了，没啥好说的，一星。
差评！电影开头摘抄的金刚经内容竟然都错了：是所有相，而不是有所相……
公寓异空间双螺旋古宅图书馆，镰刀蜘蛛霓虹怪奇植物温室，糖果屋电梯锅炉房鬼婆四围爬，文理死宅齐斗老少女巫；挺可爱的儿童恐怖片
网大很不错了！弟弟也太惨了！为啥姐姐没变身？
想不到上水镇的幽深莫测的水域住着的恐怖水怪竟然是清伶的亲弟弟清河，姐弟有相似之处:勇敢隐忍坚韧，是血脉相连没错了。喜欢姐弟最终相认相拥而泣的这一段，也沉浸到剧情中为这对姐弟该何去何从而担忧，近几次的观影竟然都因鬼怪的不幸和温情而红了眼睛，可怕的不是鬼怪而是镇长殷肖天和九叔公，狡鸷之徒，比鬼怪可怕一万倍。
还行吧，最终能自圆其说还是比较有逻辑的，氛围营造也ok，女主气质挺大气👍
只是那个小男孩 不行…！
倒是比我想象中有趣一些...神经病女巫还蛮有意思的
前面真的有趣又可爱，但是后面男孩的动机真的让我有点摸不着头脑，让我结局观感不太好。
还行。剧情过的去，有伏笔有反转。特效再好点就好了
想当个烂片打发时间看，意外拍的还不错，有些镜头拍的挺有深度的，结尾有点催泪（差点看哭
无论是尬穿地底的宣传片，还是老掉牙的种族主义，都烂得那么彻底
想起来了，这女巫不是pinkman的女友吗
不敢看恐怖片居然来看了，幸亏没有害怕到踢椅子hhh！真是万万没想到是个悬疑片，原来用科学的态度去看真的不会觉得可怕，虽然有一点点吓人的地方，但我都闭着眼睛…
我跟女巫口味差不多
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