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.
虽然有点儿烂尾，但也算是这两年来看的比较投入的一部
没有一分钟浪费的一部好电影，科技感和氛围渲染都很到位，看着不累人，又不至于落入俗套和无趣。
一个小巧但不那么精湛的故事，什么都有，窥视➕智能助手➕数据隐私➕匪帮追杀➕焦躁症➕创伤恢复➕疫情，但又什么都只是提了一下，结尾转得更是生硬，只能说是探索之作。不过女主真的好美🥵🥵
85% 1.蓝色、黄色的使用逻辑 （室内和室外反差）2. 追踪人物足迹时、幽灵视点的摄影机拟人化了又一重窥伺的目光，俯仰、倾斜的镜头拉满了压迫感的情绪，给予了电影紧促的呼吸节奏 3.明快的剪辑 4.剧本最大可能做减法与一般类型片背道而驰反而增添了一份优雅的气质 5.女性主义的高光时刻
斯蒂文索哥波哥的影片有各种可能性
杀手墨迹墨迹干嘛呢，太业余了。
Another Covid and social media +AI inspired psychological thrilled film.
一切都是为了爱。
怎能如此拖沓 用过气的方法讲述一个关于未来的故事只是影迷的自嗨罢了
剧情相对有些老套，反杀来得太突然，一般，三星吧。
目前IMDb评分6.0/735票，字幕已完成，转战下一个
不欢而散
低开高走，压抑到释放，好几个镜头看得超有感觉，想赶紧跑，zoe太帅了！
心理医生
什么鬼编剧。。。。。
全程三倍速毫不违和，索德伯格堕落至此。（走路，慌乱可参考）
还行，后窗加社交网络加放大。女主很棒。有点陈词滥调随便烩。
酷酷酷！全程无尿点 节奏把握的很好 结尾太爽了！喜欢女主的蓝发
1.疫情时代黑色（幽默？）电影🎬；
疫情，智能家居，远程办公，要素齐全。格局小。
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