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.
NO.2208：反转很多，剧情发展有些挺搞笑的。
最后感慨一下全民脱贫政策的伟大，希望这些苦命的孩子们能够逃离这类命运。
故事还行，但一遍遍回溯略显苍白，显得节奏过慢，加上整体色调和镜头不够突出。
层层剥茧，但其实剧情还是不太行，看的人有点累。范伟老师不卖拐了之后真的好厉害啊！
我还挺喜欢这种抽丝剥茧般把故事一点点还原出来的故事，多线发展，所有人都是不速之客
虽然是没花钱看的，但电影确实没有六十分，说是新人导演，看来还需要多锻炼，都是不错的演员，片子还是不推荐，窦骁从山楂树到现在这么多年了，演技还是没啥进步！除了最后那段，其他时间都是恍恍惚惚的，不知道在干嘛？！片子虽然情节一直在反转，但是节奏偏慢，看的有点困，无聊的时候只能喝水…还有看表…结局确实没想到…但是感觉也没娱乐到我…笑点基本我都没感觉…节奏有点像话剧…
范伟的角色动机不清或者不足，但是算近期不错的片子。倒叙把悬疑做得不错，如果一黑到底会增色不少。
要不就纯暗黑，要不就纯搞笑，现在这个样子感觉不伦不类。
剧本太工整了，工整到缺乏惊喜，结尾又太突兀，同类型片子太多了有点审美疲劳。话说有次在地铁上看见一个人留着半长的头发，花白的胡子，还戴着眼镜，觉得特像范老师，但是跟平时形象不一样又不敢认。盯着他看了好几眼，他注意到了也对我回以微笑。现在想想，大概是拍这个戏期间的造型吧
创意不错，但导演强行把20分钟的故事拉到100分钟，有些地方故事也没有接上。
开始觉得有点儿慢，最后半小时还挺高能的，人都活下是为了过审吧……
［6.5］几次反转，不过中间基本上清晰了整体走向，中规中矩吧这部
窗外是“阳光”，被血色笼罩。屋里是罪恶，不请自来又像如约而至。罪恶之间的博弈早已拍的一清二楚，一定要最后揭晓。
剧本很扎实，逻辑上也没毛病，这么小的空间这么几个人靠时间差折腾出了无限遐想确实挺有活。
叙事比较炫技，但是故事内核相对薄弱，有些地方比较刻意，水平不太行，浪费了好演员。
人物跟剧情搞的太复杂 且无趣无聊无力 最后恶人都死了 坏人伏法了 好人都没事 孩子们一起唱歌那个地方加一星
剧本还行，以每个人为主线回溯事件，拼凑出全部事件，但是节奏不太对，要剪成盖里奇早年那种快剪风格可能商业度能高一些
作为剧本杀电影，太多线索埋得太浅，喜剧天分又不够，让人看得很无聊。再看一眼隔壁同期上映的《扬名立万》剧本杀，故事完整得多，也更搞笑。
倒叙反转的套路很像《9号秘事》S403,凶杀案转到儿童拐卖，其他国家的导演真不敢这么玩儿。
剪辑是想在时间线上下功夫而增加悬念，可总感觉还是乱乱的....还不如彻底做成《记忆碎片》那般.为老范点赞。
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