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.
5分… 太好笑了，一个女的打小一百号人，算了，看个热闹吧就
反派太弱智，太嫩，主角光环过于厉害。一个弱女子居然可以以一打十，还特么都是训练过的军人，我只能说挂开得过于明显了一点。
打斗很精彩，剧情很简单，也有槽点，比如为什么妹妹不藏在仓库，女配为什么被抓住和妹妹一起跑了，女配GG了吗，那么多人就一个个被ko，到最后我们的传教士就只剩一个光杆司令了？还有最后大结局紧张感和压迫感还没有开头的几个小BOSS呢！
看来不仅人人都在学中国话，还习起了剑术，这部影片抛开了传统华人眯眯眼的恶劣形象，反而将武学的精气神以及一身正气展现给观众。亚洲人正面形象希望能越来越多出现在荧幕上。
想给一星吧，又觉得起码能看完
反派领盒饭是因为废话太多，公主就像打了鸡血，靠一身蛮力，从头打到尾，硬钢壮汉
帅死了普通的王子复仇故事全部换成了公主版本。拳头对拳头，剑对剑，看了两遍。
反派太弱智，太嫩，主角光环过于厉害。一个弱女子居然可以以一打十，还特么都是训练过的军人，我只能说挂开得过于明显了一点。
6/10分动作片,抱歉我要打拳了,你给这片打多低分,理应就该给同样没剧情的男主爽片打多低分,尤其是有时男主爽片还一言不合谈冥恋,他女友也一言不合就在剧情上死绝了!
中世纪爽片，女主很多动作明显受成龙的功夫片影响，翻滚和跳跃比较多，太消耗体能了。
这部电影搞笑点在于被导演蠢笑了….吴世勋射箭很帅，还是继续加油吧。
不提剧情, 就几段简短的打斗也是碾压国内慢镜头
韩孝周（女主）卷发真的好好看啊！这么大美女还是团长（头头），好厉害！
【主题/时代/背景】：6.2
比第一部好看哈哈，海盗限量烟熏妆就算了，还做了相似风格的配乐，不过也蛮好听的，也有几首风格独特的，冒险故事很有内容，喜剧部分也还可以，最重要的当然是韩孝珠啦！真的又美又飒有没包袱，谁不喜欢这样的美人啊
要不是韩孝周那张脸，半小时都看不下去，光洙开场那尴尬的大笑差点抠出三室一厅，难道除了装疯卖傻就立不起搞笑人设了吗？
动作喜剧商业大片。打这么低的分是歧视韩国。
韩孝周这个好好看，即使在剧中是这种造型，我觉得对影片故事质量要求不是很高的还是值得一看的。
吴青芸这身段离开好的动作导演不大行啊。
看了半天就觉得女主眼熟，原来是韩孝珠。有点搞笑的是，韩孝珠变得像倪妮了，里面一个年轻男配特别像冯绍峰。李光洙好搞笑。
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