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.
丑陋的外表下，曾经是那样一个心智健全的儿童，在阳光下和姐姐追逐的回忆看的我直接泪目。而有的畜生披着的人皮里面又是些什么污秽之物呢？
一起看电影的新体验。开局似乎就猜到了是人在作怪，迷信落后的村子十分阴森。女主有点费弟弟啊。
氛围不错，整个电影的基调还蛮有意思，但故事不能细考虑，全是漏洞，最后的结果太刻意煽情，二星半到三星之间吧
女主脸熟，一番豆瓣果然是无证里见过，故事还是可以的，拍的不是很好，很平庸的片子
其实不值5星，可是在这里惊悚片全是神经病受不了，它不是，加一星鼓励，虽然逻辑有些僵硬，但并不影响我的观影体验，太想看这一类的了，谢谢你们，中国电影因你们丰富多彩。
啊这 看快进了 有一种 盲目交作业的感觉
与第一部相比，肉眼可见的有钱了！剧情也考究了很多，布景服化道乃至整部影片的审美一向是项氏兄弟的强项，悬疑和恐怖的气氛渲染的非常到位。非常喜欢项氏兄弟的作品里对女性角色的刻画，坚定，机智与强大，演员的选择也十分符合人物特点，继奇门遁甲里的师姐又一个令人难忘的女性角色。缺点仍然是，剧本比较弱和结尾煽情有点尬，不过与前作比起来已经有了非常大的进步。真的非常喜欢项氏兄弟的电影风格，希望你们继续加油，会继续补齐你们的其他作品。给饰演水猴子的王滋润老师打call
这破电影居然还能拍续集？拍个水猴子张张嘴，藏狐又要辟谣跑断腿😓
意外地…甚至没那么难看。氛围妆容塑造的还可以。在一片熊孩子的吵闹和家长聊天的氛围中，和几个小小孩看完了。故事稍单薄，节奏略慢，惊悚情绪还不错。
对于我这种不敢看恐怖片的人来说，并不吓人。但最后20分钟确实有点强行煽情了，导演仿佛在说快给我使劲哭。猜对了坏人、好人，但猜错了小六子，还以为小六是间谍呢哈哈哈哈。
4.9分
画面质感和制作很棒了，但是故事实在是太简单了一点，王真儿演的也不好。
有些镜头还是有些恐怖的，剧本比其他同行好多了，起码故事讲完整讲通了，国产恐怖电影有救了
两个反派虚假的强硬？
属于典型的，一本正经胡说八道的影片，浪费观时。另外，女主的胶原蛋白好像打的过多了。一脸的浮肿的样子。
永不放弃 ！
混乱的故事逻辑和战斗逻辑 剧场版每一部都很差
哦，对了主线人物一开头可真够天真的，会是个混混？😅
还不如第一部呢，题材直接变成基因病儿变成水猴子传说了。连特效都没有了，恐怖电影变成了侦探电影，好歹剧情连贯，没什么大病。
从剧情到战斗场面，真是无聊…初久的大招不是底特律就是美利坚…可以的…
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