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.
我就喜欢看又涩又恐怖的B片儿，这片复古内味儿
3.5星，即使是B级血浆片，在视觉、剪辑、配乐上用点心，也是可以出奇效的，观感酣畅淋漓，内容输出点到为止又会心一笑，《女巫》里惊喜发现Anya，这片子里的Mia Goth也值得关注，A24请再给我来一打这样的片子。
荒郊野外出变态，群体开趴低智商，一切都是老套路
a24现在确实是质感的代名词了，整片的概念还是有点意思的，但还不够惊艳
⒊不过当结尾的时候，虽然警察照应了影片题材，可是总给人喜剧片的色彩，总之本片质量还可以，没有特别烂，只是有点恶心，然后金发美女可以，摄像师女友最漂亮，只是可惜没有太多戏份，女主身材可以，颜值一般！
哦，不要轻视老年群体的生理需求。看了cast之后突然觉得有点意思了！期待一下前传吧！
我只看到的是一部自作聪明，毫无灵魂地进行借鉴的普通恐怖片
太一般…老年人招谁惹谁了 被导演给拍成嫉妒 自怨自艾 性爱成瘾的形象…
【翻译：Q】高开低走，属于看不看都无所谓的那种电影。至于《农场主的女儿们》是一部76年发行的毛片，豆瓣和百度词条均有条目收录，IMDb200多人打分，总分4.8，只出过DVD
6.5分。拍个限制动作片都要实景，这是怎么一种专业的精神啊~~~制片人就这么被戳眼杀真的是可惜了~~~本片整体素质一般，作为反派的老头老太绝对真爱了，哈哈~~~PS：黄发女演员死的有点可惜啊，我就在想平时这鳄鱼会吃点啥？？
damn我为什么想不开夜场去看这片。边看边觉得影院里稀稀拉拉几个人一定也是变态。老年欲望版midsommer。没有x生活多恐怖，连老年人都开始杀人了
高开低走，复古风迷影梗都很加分，但后面真的太无聊了，完全不够刺激啊。
《大型公益片之关注老年人性需求》！老太太是米娅高斯演的！听说还有Pearl的前传，可以期待下.68/100
剪辑有点意思，女主一人分饰年轻演员和杀人狂老太两角也是有想法的。
5分左右。
A24的slasher果然不一般 可以把这么一般的剧本拍得还算吸引人 有几个镜头是惊艳的 但整体还是平了些 尤其是结尾就这么顺利地结束了 我竟不知道我在期待些什么 果然不能让老人当boss 身体是真的不行哈哈哈 不过女主的表演还是很精彩的 当我知道和老太太是一个演员的时候 带来的惊吓已经超过了这部电影
本身不算恐怖，楞得甚至有些好笑。但电影的两个冲突是最恐怖的：嫉妒与对立。这两个冲突又有共同的核心：衰老，衰老使人沉湎过去，嫉妒新一代人拥有的一切，观念上也无法再接受新的思潮，甚至开始痛恨那些自己眼里离经叛道的东西。
二星：女主一人分饰年龄跨度的二角的创意有点噱头，致敬复古类的元素比比皆是，但整体效果还是不怎么好，高潮部分太潦草咯……
我只看到的是一部自作聪明，毫无灵魂地进行借鉴的普通恐怖片
一星是风景好看和画质有种胶片的感觉
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