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.
故事是非常套路的故事，但两个演员的颜值真的是不错，而且导演的功力不错，镜头语言和服道化场景的设计都下了不少功夫，音乐搭配的很好，让影片还是很具备可看性的，不过影片的问题也很明显，女主的人设显得会有些渣，直到她帮男主说话后，才显得好一些，其次故事应该围绕升职竞争与爱情之间的博弈，可是编剧只是在情节上不断在提到这个，并没能很好的将二者完美融合，而且设定女主和男主的区别，对于整个剧情的也没有太大帮助，也没能体现双方的互补，只能说完全靠导演功底和演员的颜值撑起了整部电影。如果只是想放松的欣赏一段简单的爱情故事，那本片是合适的。
交易或能解燃眉，被恶寄生谁胜败。
这片可以啊！驱魔电影里少有的思路，上帝与魔鬼的对决。地狱使者进入上帝的前哨站接管人间
你离上帝有多近 就离魔鬼有多近
驱逐上帝这设定还蛮有意思，片尾也满有深意，梵蒂冈早已被魔鬼渗透了，魔鬼无法统治上帝的国度，但却可以统治人间
见过牧师给凡人驱魔，恶魔给牧师驱上帝还是第一次见。方式就是比谁的喉咙响
反向驱神，情节特别，所以话一定要有信，不要问只要信
故事结构很有趣，有些镜头老套，生化危机即视感给我看笑了。片尾天上地下大战预约续集。
救命 一个巨老套的爱情故事拍的巨tm甜 男女主的化学反应真不是盖的 剧情俗套但是俩人拌嘴好好磕！！！
职场浪漫爱情喜剧，两个人互相斗气的时候真的十分小学生，选角太好了，两个人真的化学反应满满的，一个强迫症一个随性还蛮有趣的，不用动脑子随便看看确实挺好的，剧情一般，1星给选角。
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学了一个词。邪典电影。cult film。
挺有想法啊，这结尾值得多半颗星，三星半推荐。如果流程再紧凑点会更好
上帝的子民犯下的罪恶实在是太多了，所以现实中天使和恶魔的信徒又有多大区别呢🤷♂️
近几年来拍的算很有创意的片子了。恶魔和牧师对着驱魔笑死我了
剧情来说还是不错的，比较新颖，包括结尾的伏笔、巴尔班的附体、上帝的新牌（下一部就是：上帝的新牌打魔鬼的附身。女儿打爸爸😂）
多少也走点儿心吧，不是我们爱看小妞电影的就没要求好吗？可以完全接受所有俗套情节，但男女主一点儿化学反应都没有，女主真的好不满意，nope！
你离上帝有多近 就离魔鬼有多近
中间：尿点
世界文化是相通的 国外叫驱魔 国内叫抓鬼抓妖 魔鬼都是上帝衍生出来的 鬼怪都是佛祖派来的 所有事情都是有两面性的 看多了也没啥意思 只要不害怕 害怕的就是别人
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