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.
节奏把控如同穿针引线，精细又妥帖，在一众赶复古潮流的新片里，只有这部真的抓住了复古的精髓——优雅
表演好强好强！另外，好笑的是片名翻译，想到了Mark Rylance参与的另一部片子《不要抬头》。。
可以改编成很精彩的舞台剧，最后露出纹身那段有点出戏
好一个魅力老gentleman！！小小西服店！轻轻松松几次化险为夷，演员演的真好，一下就被他吸引住了，每个皱纹都有故事！最后过去的故事有点多余，让我们去猜猜不好吗？一个老裁缝居然这么运筹帷幄，哦，不对，是剪裁师！
除了最后的引蛇出洞整体还是要比第一部差点的，只剩下打打打，马东锡好像长胖了。哪怕全是说蹩脚中文的曹县族来C国拍这种电影也是不可能的，C国可是世界上最安全的国家怎么可能发生这种事（手动狗头），默默看着河对岸向前走的越南流下了羡慕的泪水。
冷知识：在英国剪裁/裁缝是门大隐隐于市的职业，别惹他们
！看多了花样美男，还是觉得你这样的更过瘾！
Mark Rylance的台词太舒服了。话剧感浓厚，单一场景里飙戏也高潮迭起。
冷知识：在英国剪裁/裁缝是门大隐隐于市的职业，别惹他们
有精致感的电影，真真假假之间马克里朗斯演技真是神了；在疫情期行业萎靡的电影小年里都可以锁定一个个人的年度十佳影片了。
精彩绝伦！好久没看到这么硬派的话剧电影了。Mark Rylance这内敛的演技太适合扮猪吃老虎了。
依旧延续了上一部杀气腾腾的架势，但是仍稍逊上一部一筹。人物刻画相较于上一部偏扁平化，配角们都沦为工具人，整体说是动作喜剧比较贴切；孙锡九的反派算是亮点，造型狠辣，演技加分，希望这个系列能继续打下去
电影剧情如此不令人信服，但大家都给了很高的分，我确实不理解。
小场景悬疑全凭老戏骨狡黠跟笃定的气度支撑。职人的专注力是有魅力的，老马克举手投足是几十年的演技功力。台词带出剧情一波三折的危机与反转，并且丝毫不让人觉得小场景的沉闷。其最终自白的话语还带出一层层的反思，自《教父》以来的某种黑道观的附庸同情，是世俗道德对恶的趋附。
虎头蛇尾。
我看完1的时候，想如果有续集的话，暴力程度应该来到18禁，但是显然这一部的血腥暴力场面被更多的喜剧内容中和了，和妹妹一起看的，看之前还担心太过于暴力，而引起不适，但是没想到爆笑连连，我想这也是成为票房冠军的原因吧。
非常惊喜的一部电影
一个场景一部电影，全靠精湛的演技和充满反转的剧本，非常棒
令人惊喜的年度黑马作品，把“裁剪”这个元素做双关伏笔，串起了50s西装笔挺的芝加哥黑帮古典暴力和一个精心拼接的故事。久违的舞台剧式的回转结构，Mark Rylance演技依旧顶级。
反派演员叫孙锡久，一度以为是浅野忠信。韩国现在也喜欢把剧情安排在国外么，国内街区不许暴力了吗？看马东锡打人挺有快感，拳拳到肉，大韩第一战神。
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