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.
挺好看的，剧情比较紧凑，开始就带动观众紧张情绪，有些漏洞，但不影响全局，刚开始猜测是女主丈夫，正奇怪刚到高潮，突然说是警察，觉得奇怪，又反转还是女主丈夫。
如果不是看过韩版的走到尽头，应该还能加颗星…腐败警察撞车逃逸，死的是毒贩，缉毒警察是幕后黑手…
有点狗血有点套路话化，但我看得津津有味。反转看着还是蛮激动人心的，真的没猜到凶手。croatia真的好美
又确认了一遍片头发现原来是A 42 Production 这才对嘛 对不起错怪A24了。
网飞的烂片越来越多了！两星全给克罗地亚Split的海滨风光！
摄影不错，故事太弱，能够明显的感觉到导演要说的主题：孤独，但是只通过“性”的方式来表达，未免太过浅显与单调，好的摄影能把把演员拍得很好。
比豆瓣其他评论要好看，因为成人之间的情欲和思想变化很现实，也没有超脱的东西，因为成人世界很少有超脱的东西。我喜欢看
翻拍翻拍再翻拍。远远不如最初的韩版《走到尽头》，甚至不如中国翻拍的《破·局》。
比韩国原版《走投无路》差，比大陆翻拍《破局》好。节奏明快是特点。
Sadly，Queen B变成了“绝望主妇”。与此同时，英国男人依然在美国电影里继续扮演着渣男角色
朋友推荐，绝对值得看的，不知道评价你过分怎么这么低，可能是没看过胡乱评的吧
Queen B 丰满了，挂着双下巴素颜出演，演得很投入，故事也算有些悬念，为了女主角+2颗星
这之前郭富城一个翻拍，还有一个老外一个翻拍，简介应该说嘛，兴冲冲打开，看一会以为郭敬明导演的呢
殡仪馆是所有看过电影中见过的最搞笑的场景之一，六星。皇家赌场小心眼儿变黑帮老大了。尼哥女警很美，有点像鹿皮塔你羊哥。
剧本太烂的反转和水到渠成的反转还是有区别的
电影的镜头语言简直太艺术了
什么都没说清楚，什么都没讲深刻。
七分水平吧，导演格局不大，但是至少把这个故事拍好了还挺好玩的
Queen B 的电影…都想看！还可以吧！！素颜还是那么美！
只有主题曲最佳 为了歌来看的片 大失所望 不过温贞菱倒是很灵 啊最近获了最佳摄影 摄影倒是没有太深印象 配色还不错
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