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.
4星半吧，至少让我好奇到底谁是凶手，到最后的反转拍的太短，描述的简单了，有点高开低走的感觉，也许疑凶多了点，反而感觉像在报流水账，剧情是我喜欢的婚外情、伦理，所以给4.5🌟 另外克罗地亚太美了，景色也加分！
无聊的周末夜晚本来昏昏欲睡 却越看越精神 反转也不错
目前这个电影有三个国家拍过，原版和这一版都是本国的故事，只有中国版是马来西亚的故事，这说明咱们就是好面儿
对其他人物刻画过猛导致第二十分钟就猜出谁是真凶。
很多电影爱用角色在浴缸或者水下闭息以致“窒息”的桥段。
剧情还算能自恰但是细节太扯了，克罗地亚警察完全不查案吗直接被剧情牵着鼻子走
太失望，从被警察拦住到莫名其妙就知道他是督察，细节一塌糊涂，推荐大家看郭富城的破局！扣人心弦
惊悚悬疑版的开罗时间，出于对Leighton的喜欢多给了一星，其实总体看来并不出色，而且最后剧情处理上还是草率了点
故事不复杂，但是我确实没猜到... 为什么queen b现在状态比s差了那么多....
坚持为了Queen B看完。贝丝和老公视频，闺蜜入画瞬间老公表情就变了，我就猜到了😅
4星半吧，至少让我好奇到底谁是凶手，到最后的反转拍的太短，描述的简单了，有点高开低走的感觉，也许疑凶多了点，反而感觉像在报流水账，剧情是我喜欢的婚外情、伦理，所以给4.5🌟 另外克罗地亚太美了，景色也加分！
节奏什么都挺好的……一直到最后的反转，显得看海边监控就确定bad cop也太随意了……
整部片子节奏不拖沓，代入感很强。但个人看完觉得逻辑有问题，果断给三星。
评分太低，各种紧张情节都有，不拖沓而且结尾还有惊喜，怎么看都是四星以上的片子啊。2022/3/3大森家
男主角范少勋看上去就像是许君聪的英俊版。
电影的镜头语言简直太艺术了
影片说的是都市男女的感情纠葛，男女主的身份其实是社会阶层的两端，他们的性爱说到底不过是因为孤单寂寞冷，不，男主想要的是爱，女主却只是为了利用他摆脱被抛弃的愤怒。
意外的观影心情舒畅 而且竟然会想起黄国骏先生 挺台北的 摄影可以 陈以文老师和白只一如既往的狗官与鲁蛇嫖客 还记得我完全是为了小犬才来的吗
剧情比较紧凑，queen B长胖了，还是挺好看的
美丽的假期，这是在哪个城市啊？我觉得剧情也不错啊
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