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.
黑色幽默血腥版的史密斯夫妇～开始的十分钟我一直在想，这也不暴力血腥啊……结果一路反转，太赞了
一个简单的故事，叙事方式给整洋气了。不过作为挺过瘾的
非常有意思的片子！8分！什么叫做相爱相杀！这就是！老爷子虽然死在了自己心爱的吊床上，但是再多一点发挥空间就好了！夫妻两人最后发现了财富密码哈哈
血腥程度爆表 笑点也贯穿始终 夫妻关系完全不老生常谈 本人的年度最佳.Noomi女神演一个演技奇差的女演员实在莫名好笑 所以说挪威人均家有游艇是真的【
和小人物一样刺激，前十几分钟以为是文艺片，重口味很到位
不愧死亡之血的导演，非常有趣的血腥电影，节奏再压缩到一个半小时就完美了。好久没有这种恶搞有趣的血腥片了
为什么不反杀！为什么不反杀！！脱困了也不捡装备不控制坏人只知道逃！
剧情挺狗血的，不过还是很精彩，好久美看到这么爽的片子了，鸟语听的不爽，要是英语片就更好了。不认为女主松开手丢下男主是黑暗的结局，因为现在的结局才具有黑色幽默的效果，还记得消失的爱人吗？
电影院里的眼泪
恶趣味，反类型、反转到都能被猜到，3.5星。
一个五杀的小木屋，一对原本要自相残杀却意外击杀三个逃犯咸鱼翻身的亡命夫妻
除了拍成电影“exactly what happened”、拉他上船时的些许犹豫、“那是你演技最好的时候”等等对生活的戏谑，这个节奏嘛、视觉冲击嘛，都可以说乏味可陈。
很好的表达了一对普通中年夫妻的内心想法，想做而不敢做的事。
即角色一次出清的太快，让后面的部分失掉了不可预见性，胃口就吊不起来了。
延续《死亡之雪》的味道，搞了一套真正的婚姻生活，狠角色老爹的懦夫儿子逼急了也能变硬核。
这种调性十足的电影永远看不够啊！北欧电影快成好莱坞翻拍宝库了，想象力太丰富
年度惊喜，黑色幽默不断，还生猛至极血浆爆棚。一对互相想杀死对方的夫妻，动手时意外遭遇逃狱三杰，联手抗敌这设定就很带劲儿，最后不仅拯救生命，拯救爱情，还拯救了事业，完美诠释大难不死必有后福。
有点牛啊！暴力血腥又黑色幽默…逻辑顺畅连贯音乐也完美配合
噢，在血肉横飞的日子里，我们领悟了婚姻的意义～
比预期要好哎，不断加进来的新人物让剧情紧张刺激，恶趣味喜剧配合血肉模糊居然很过瘾。
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