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.
剧本和真人TV版同是Beau DeMayo……所以这个维瑟米尔的主要重心是跟杰洛特一样遇到怪物解决事件，并且找到怪物的真正来源，光有怪物事件只是普通的支线（这个真的十分普通，虽然杀杀杀，却缺乏原著和游戏描绘杀戮中各方冲突的复杂原色），然后填上很长的闪回来挖掘维瑟米尔的童年，用一定篇幅展现了培养猎魔人的青草试炼，这些可能会让原著和游戏Fans感到兴奋。说明了维瑟米尔如何长成势利轻浮的猎魔人之后，故事进行中很多地方看得出节奏不好，还有跟原著设定有相矛盾的时候，比如说，维瑟米尔其实比凯尔莫罕还老，后面才有法师带领一群憎恨猎魔人的人血洗凯尔莫罕，维瑟米尔因为不在城里才成为狼学派最后的大师……不过无所谓。从另一种角度的故事看待The Witcher世界非人怪物和扭曲人类以及不是东西的猎魔人还是可以的。
后半段真的是开始好看了，前面各种桥段后面都有对应，看着又疼又欢乐
这通爆头啊，老爷爷让人心疼但是还是老爷爷🐮🍺
十年后，已经对血浆乱喷的cult片硬不起来了...
作为原作和游戏党，对此表示相当愤怒和失望。比电视剧集还要烂，这是什么狗屁作画，既然你不还原人物和怪物，不遵从原作和游戏设定，这就已经不再是猎魔人，只是一部乏善可陈的超英动画。网飞一贯的只会飙血和残肢的视觉效果，让我更加腻味。人物设计上已经到了可以震怒的地步，光头杰洛特，贝克汉姆客串维瑟米尔，真有你的啊。
渡劫青草试炼后的那段蒙太奇，加上提琴的配乐，我看了十遍，太帅。Illyana那封信写的也很美，我准备背下来。
Vesemir好好好！音乐风格和游戏好像～
强烈强烈推荐大家看这个电影，前面20多分钟或者有点乏味，但是渐渐开始精彩。明明很残忍血腥的剧情，但是把我笑的无法喘息。老爷爷不死就好了。
原来维瑟米尔老头儿年轻时这么帅的吗，他和伊利亚娜之间的感情真的很浪漫……说实话以为维瑟米尔和那个术士会看在塑料战友情上相互理解一下的，不过想想凯尔莫罕后来啥样好像也不太可能。
讲诉了 猎魔人城堡为什么成为了一座废墟和猎魔人的起源。有一场BOSS战是猎魔族大战反猎势力。但是打戏整体来说，并不强。文戏的话，也偏弱。
#网飞出品又是水货# 欧美混搭都弄得这么不伦不类，古典风配上好莱坞节奏这么违和啊^^
维瑟米尔，老汉当年也潇洒。如果有和杰洛特一起修炼的续集，应该也不错。
明明想互相伤害的两个人因为共同的利益与坏人斗智斗勇，最后人生逆袭又和好如初，实在是太讽刺了。前半部分有点慢血浆都集中在后半部分。气氛有点搞笑，但并不是很爽。
前传，动画片比真人版更黑暗一点，群魔乱舞。
当然，某种程度上，其中依然存在打动人的点，"用怪物打败怪物";「人心即鬼蜮」，最难打败的，是人内心的恐惧。但是，抱歉，平庸的剧情，唯一的选择，不得葆有《巫师》的精髓。
简单直接的暴力血浆电影，夫妻两从敌对经过一系列血浆事件后和好如初。话说喷子的威力确实大啊
内核有深度且经得起推敲
一般我不喜欢前传，因为回顾过去的事总会带着惆怅
挺不错，两主角开打以后，喜剧，血腥，爽翻天，就是bug太多，看的挺欢乐！
前半段节奏慢到不像R级片，后半段爽爆！尤其是老爹临死前那段，以为他要去拼命复仇，结果一转却是悠然赴死，棒
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