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.
要继续拍这样的戏下去！
毛骗团队拍这种多条人物线时间线的戏是驾轻就熟了呢
其实拍这种风格也不错，虽然更喜欢毛骗那种但是太难过审了，再拍下去估计主角团都得变成雷锋。
不能当做电影，作为网大还凑合。故事完整，结构工整，整体四平八稳，没什么大毛病。故事来源于生活，很多细节处理的不错，但是质感差，演技生涩，总感觉在看张达明。结局过于完美，甚至有点“说教”意味。一个老赖折腾了债主一帮人一晚上，出了那么多事，最后连个赔偿和利息都没有，债主最后就拿到个借条还乐的屁颠颠的。钱是真不能借！
比很多所谓的院线大片好看，逻辑、节奏、包袱都可以，剧情很有意思
还挺有意思的，一口气看完了，有点类似疯狂的石头系列。7.7分。
与其抱怨别人，不如跟自己和解。毛骗团队还是不错的。
作为一部网大来说还不错，挺工整的，七分。
各种意外接踵而至交会而来，小型反转不断，总体不错
一如既往还是蛮有意思的，题外话，取景地方真不错，随便扫的共享单车都是好的还能骑，不像自己以前遇到的扫一辆坏一辆。
剧情有 演技有 搞笑有 是部打发时间的好片子 一个事件 就能展示各个人物的特征 细节也很到位 继续继续
一晚上都在跑酷 而且俗套 为了铺垫而铺垫 没有以前毛骗带感
我是真喜欢这个团队一如既往的创作思路，不过这一部略显一般。
优映还是稳啊，有李洪绸领衔的出奇创作组操刀剧本，基本不会出什么问题，如果有人说差，那也只能是相对于《毛骗终结篇》而言的落差
比之前的非常保镖好不少！不过剧情还是相对较为散乱！逻辑有点扯，除了两位主演之外很多群演演技尴尬。。。总体过得去吧，6.9分！2星半！
还好，之前鼓励太多，现在回归真实感受的评分
这片子的质量比预想的要好一些，质量还是可以的，肯定比大多数网络电影都要好，有笑点也有反映社会问题。虽然有一些桥段处理得不够好显得不合理，但对故事整体的影响还不算大，最起码对观影时的感受影响不大，反正我算是愉快的看完了影片。我给4星7.2分！
就一个感觉，好好看！ 而且片中处处有彩蛋，和优映文化以往的作品演员联动的那叫一个棒。 在街上打群架的时候用的BGM还是相对论的压路机，哈哈哈，这是我最喜欢邵庄的音乐了。 其实电影本身的质量值四分，但是，我就要打五分。这不只是以往的作品滤镜加成，而是优映团队的这么好作品不应该不到七分！我要抗议！ 另外，包哥真牛逼！
小人物的悲欢离合，结局算是HE！(邵半仙的角色太深入人心了)
几乎是如出一辙的故事梗概和套路，已经不适用于今天了。一如既往的，前半段的整活有多生猛、多刺激、 多逗乐，后半段的折腾就有多励志、多煽情、多正能量。梦想不灭，冤家不断。
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