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.
还行，氛围和镜头很赞，最后结局虽然有些不合理倒也颇具戏剧性。
更多是一部女性视角的电影吧，呈现女性在社会中的不安全感，把男女心态的差异完全表现出来。女主很美演技也很好，一开始是带有自我怀疑的恐惧，后来不被相信逐渐愤怒，但是面对反派的时候还是不由自主地恐惧。最后两枪很解气，子弹不仅是打在反派身上，也是打在所有不相信她的人身上。
前3/4太文艺片风格和色调一度让我以为是女主疑神疑鬼了 骚瑞我有罪
- 杀伊琳娜头都割掉了，而杀女主就颈部割那一点点？
利落工整，剧情常规，主要靠营造孤独与空寂，塑造紧张不相融的环境，也十分考验女主演技.
顺滑层层紧扣的紧张感，松弛有度。以为最后会给前男友一枪的！
我真心觉得，最后应该顺手给她丈夫一枪，反正男人都该死
瞎扯淡呢！女主被割破脖子，都大出血了，还能拿起枪杀人，并且还和没事一样！这是超人附体了吗？简单的剧情被拖得又臭又长，男主这么高大，却非要显得头脑简单，简直是在诋毁男性的智商。给一颗星吧，也就女主几个镜头比较好看。总结就是强行黑罗马尼亚男性的电影。
要相信女人的第六感，btw，女主穿搭很喜欢
虽然俗套 但是氛围营造的蛮到位的 看得好紧张好刺激啊哈哈哈哈
那种被凝视的感觉和毛骨悚然的紧张，从腿一路爬到脖子的凉气太真实了。 看的时候忍不住抽。 影片最真实的，就是塑造了一个男性凝视的世界，即使女主勇敢自信细心大胆，也没法避免被伤害。 梦露演技太好了。
#SIFF 男人有TM什么用？还得靠自己 最后真解气 全场鼓掌
恐惧的氛围营造的很好，宁可信其有不可信其无。也永远不要独自和一个男的去陌生地方，不管这个男的是谁。
剧本太单薄，同类型的题材拍的不少了，没啥惊喜的剧情，缓缓的推进，然后戛然而止，最后那一下反杀有点想不通，坏人演得挺好的，女主漂亮
关注女性安全问题。结尾做了几处反转还是很有可看性的，氛围感做得好。
陌生坏境里的窒息感 本infp看的非常有感触🥲事实证明 男人真的不可靠🥲最讨厌把一切简单归咎为“你太敏感了”
剧情发展太慢，女主男友是来打酱油的，女猪脚不够聪明结局有些扯…
挺好看，女主好看，喜欢她的每一套衣服，该把她老公一起嘣了
和老公一起看的，过程中我其实能真实地体会到女主的恐惧的，但老公就一直觉得女主疑神疑鬼，不知道这是不是就是男女的差异。说到电影本身，氛围塑造真的不错，故事很简单，却能拍出来恐惧的感觉。
女导演拍出的有时候就是缺乏逻辑，感觉危险，不弄点防身的工具？都在别人楼里打照面了，还不敢问，那你去干嘛？
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