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.
挺好的故事，但为了剧情需要，把男主弄的紧张兮兮，然后在大段的无聊对话中制造紧张空气，又为了平衡这种紧张，加入了交响乐，想要提升影片的档次，我觉得这样恰恰把整个电影毁了。即使是不专业的小人物，也是一般人做不到的，也属于干大事的，紧张说白了是为了寻求安慰的，在这样的环境下，紧张，是正常的，但又不能表现出来的。感情在事业面前是无力的，即使是女人，在事业面前，感情也要放在一边，这在正常人都是必须要做到的，除非你们把这样的事情当做儿戏，糊弄观众。还有一点，女警说的对，现在僵尸横行，为什么要管这样的事？男警的表述就非常美国化了。我支持女警的说法。
jk辣妹就是有意思。动作戏拉胯，但颜值不错，也算比较干脆利落。还行。性格缺陷的妹子，太中二了……
这个电影就是始终都记不住这个平庸到极致的名字，电影本身的记忆点都不足以支持我记住电影名字。太多这种类型的电影和同类型名字了…看的时候是一口气看完，影片故事情节一切都非常流畅，但是就是过段时间就忘记了的那种一时爽片而已。
not bad！搞笑刺激旅游大片 开锁还是很刺激的 不要究细节就好
不好看，剧情特别随意，但是也比活死人军团好看
扎导风格明显 冗长的叙事篇章 心情急躁想看爽片的时候完全看不下去 但是沉下来看完意外还不错
感觉平平无奇，开保险柜这个噱头一部电影用三次就很无趣了
打戏方面挺干脆的，没什么拖沓，不至于无聊。
应该会有续篇的，从结尾来看，导演是一个不错的演员
一群蠢得冒泡的人们在自诩神偷和神探 小孩子们在电脑上玩官兵抓贼的即视感 一个接一个送人头剧情杀也很蠢 明明制作精良却偏偏连剧情都无法逻辑自洽
果然，做一件事做千万遍，不断地练习，你就会熟能生巧，炉火纯青，行云流水了，开锁也是如此。
除了欧洲的街区和风景，女主是那个谁，男主有点好看外。剧情什么鬼啦。（做饭打扫卫生间隙看完了。
和活死人军团一样非常爆米花，竟然没什么多余的东西。不过我喜欢给小人物作传！
女主颜值高，男主智商高。希望再拍一部僵尸军团的后传
有种女团团综要在节目里表演得关系很好的僵硬感，一些无所谓的日常、偶尔谈一谈心、吃点喜欢的东西，很真实但又很浮于表面的青少女生活，女仆咖啡店的前辈长得挺漂亮。
名字起的吸睛 剧情一团散沙 五毛特效的开锁 看不到一点科技感 小偷都走文艺路线了 还有莫名其妙的背景故事 最近看的电影怎么最后都跑捷克取景 布拉格 克鲁姆洛夫俩破地翻来覆去的折腾
还可以啊，剧情嘛反正就胡闹，短发妹子虽然打击的力量感少了点，但是动作都挺流畅干净的样子
说实话，感觉很一般，以为是很带感的动作片，没想到平平淡淡……
Bug太多了，第一个银行保险柜那里就没有保安？开锁的时候不让别人走路反而大声放音乐？银行都快被抢了，还给警察报告假地址，转移了都不给警察说，盗贼却知道？在车上东倒西歪你能破解保险柜？不想再说了，这德国佬长得太不能让人看下去了
时间略长节奏拖沓，想排出那个味还差点意思。狼叔居然被一个老年保安击伤设计的太牵强！
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