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.
绝对是非常优秀的网大啊，放到网大里完全可以打五星了，志怪故事对现实的折射，多线并行，虽说最后平行的圆满世界有一些平淡，但立意真的非常不错了，感觉比很多院线都强了。
偶尔从哪看到说模仿了《罗生门》的故事，有兴趣找来看，没想到超出了预期，故事情节、烘托的氛围、对人性的批判都有眼有板，群众演员也很融合，导演是用了心的，节奏紧凑，引人入胜，片尾的彩蛋让影片有了回味。不错。支持一下。
挺好看的！甚至狐狸洞那里一个大脑袋都有点吓人了！故事完整，很聪明的写法，看到最后心里很难受，一个警世喻言了。有被惊喜到。
地牢那里想到了火云邪神，还有《笑傲江湖》。水形怪相比别的怪兽有了点求变。
两个半小时，但看的时候倒没觉得多长，反而结尾突然：诶？完了？第一次看这种题材的电影，但是是第二次看到桃李的pp了（
作为网大还凑合。不过人设非黑即白太纸片，前半段还行，后半段过于草率，收尾求生欲过强。
没看过小说看了些评论觉得小说非常值得一看。不管怎么说这戏给到人冲击了，会让人思考很多。几个演员的演技也特别好看得到进步，小朋友长得真的好好看。看完之后陷入沉思，想得通想不透
在网大中算佳品了。妥妥的罗生门，每个人讲的故事都不一样，到底谁的才是真相。人作恶，却摊在鬼神身上。富家公子谢锦的遭遇，更加说明好人做不得，升米恩斗米仇，穷人恶毒的更多。最后的结局倒是欣慰，终于有人为他报了仇，不至于地狱空荡荡恶魔在人间。要说缺点的话，狐狸的戏份太少，而且特效不咋滴。PS.彩蛋不能错过，这么一看，曾经的小男孩成了戏子，也变成了当初坑害他家人的那种人。
感觉哪里不太对劲。前边剧情里对于阿文这个角色背景的刻画好少啊，以至于我一直对他的几个选择感到无法理解，直到结尾揭露了他的秘密才让我有种“啊原来如此”的感觉。
“人善人欺天不欺 人恶人怕天不怕”
本想给3星，但想着该片真心该鼓励一下，加了1星。这个电影的剧情真心不错！虽说服化道和演员，都差强人意。但故事和推进的剧情，一直吸引人看下去。要是配两个实力演员，搞点资金，院线大片啥的，是不是该靠边站了！
女一 男二选本和演技大突破 探索喜欢的真谛 有被感动到
魔幻现实主义电影，牛批，我觉得跟我玩剧本杀一样，原本以为是变革本，实际上还是主格本，很好看
真不错，暴风雪山庄+罗生门+东方快车，有限的预算用到了极致，良心满满（甚至还有片尾曲），特效比好多院线电影都好，编剧时刻在线，是本国恐怖片里几乎最好的编排。虽然不像经典那么环环相扣，但已经在有限范围内做到了极致。多打一星以表欣赏！！
开头还是浓浓的网大导演根本无法掌控剧本台词的特点，特效做的精细些，不过后面一通剪辑，你别说，通过这样的努力还真把整体电影的水平拉高了一些的，所以高出网大平均水平。
有点儿意思，狐仙鬼怪没法搞，倒开辟出了《罗生门》式的人性悬疑故事。
《山村狐妻》——东北版的《在竹林中》，又有点《雪山飞狐》的套路，套来套去，最凶残的还是人心。所谓狐精魅鬼，都是人心扭曲变异的产物。
修桥补路修瞎眼，杀人放火子孙多
非常好的网大，吊打90%的同等题材！有悬疑，有恐怖，有鬼怪，有民间怪谈，有剧本杀。虽然最后的真相依然是人性比妖魔鬼怪还要凶残丑恶，但看开头你绝对猜不到结尾。特效也不错，气氛烘托到位，几段罗生门的剧情最终完成了闭环与重合，实属难得！但个人建议应该把最后撑船的人换成男主，那就完美了。( 但是，剧中男主并不知道事实真相，所以也谈不上复仇，可惜了。) 村民太坏，道士被黑得有点过了。😂
多角度叙事风格做的不错，故事整体完成度还是很好的，不够恐怖，最后倒也说的完整
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