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.
还有就是冬哥，每次你都是隐藏人物这真的好吗？
冲突和戏剧性场面太多了反而觉得观感不是很好。
邢冬冬才是真人不露相啊哈哈哈笑死我了，安宁还是那么好看，虽然只是酱油戏份。说回到电影本身，看到他们的摄影用在电视上是绰绰有余，作为电影看起来就太粗糙了，但能把这样一样充满戏剧感的故事浓缩到一个晚上讲完还是个不错的本土故事，原创不易，值得鼓励，希望他们团队能继续拍下去。
剧情很不错，一环扣一环，看完之后有一种温暖的感觉，人真的应该多敞开心扉，对人真诚，不要总活在自己的世界里，多关注下周围的人和事！
11.22 还是推荐一下子，虽然不好笑、烂表演、伟光正，但是真的抄到了烂仔帮都市公路喜剧类型片的精髓（就是《约会之夜》那一挂），剧本完成度比同类型的《无名之辈》高多了，中国电影的未来在网大，嗯
因为毛骗看了这部电影，也因为毛骗，觉得这部电影还是有不小差距，故事有巧合可以，太多巧合就让人觉得编剧不行了
故事居然挺完整，多一星给稳定输出的包哥，他居然越来越帅了
评分「8.5」
这帮人搞的东西看了那么多，完全失望的真的没有，剧本完整，笑点有，反转有，还特别接地气，非常期待以后得作品。
创意很像疯狂的石头和两杆大烟枪。。。穿帮镜头是男主2014年考上南复大学，但因游戏被退学，结果家里墙上的那么多奖状里竟然有2017年高中的奖状。。。
什么样的年纪干什么样的事情，什么的阅历说什么样的话，这一群都该有孩子的人了，拍出这种小学练习课的内容，也是没谁了，这么多人在一起拢共就为了这么两件小学生第二天就忘了的破事？？？这导演的童年是有多不幸？？？
唯一不想快进的片子 伏笔众多，延续《杀不死》风格 哈哈哈哈 惊喜还是特么的惊喜
老粉情怀4星。李导冬冬小宝邵庄，咱能再打磨打磨剧本么。离毛骗差距不小啊，个人定义为中式爆米花吧。
优映诚意满满~老粉表示get到了哈哈哈~期待下一部网大作品！
毛骗团队出品，小人物大城市，常规操作，依旧好评！
还行吧，熟悉的观众，能发现些进步，但缺乏惊喜，对新观众可能缺乏吸引力，故事还是围绕着骗局，但是矛盾冲突不足，有些平淡，邢冬冬和邵庄的表演很好，杨羽需要更明显的提升。还算及格吧。
非常努力，但是还是差强人意。其实邵庄和杨羽因为形象的原因还是适合做坏坏一点的角色，从《杀不死》到《保镖》再到这部，一直在演忠厚老实和稳重的角色，不合适，建议把痞帅的感觉发挥出来，真正因为角色塑造剧本，而不刻意因为剧本塑造角色，发挥自己本色，才是最好的演员
这都前几年玩剩下的下脚料题材了，拍也没拍出个新意来，乱七八糟的，接近两个小时的片长在喜剧片里算长的了，连这冤家的由来都没给整明白
用个会音乐的演员电影配乐都省了，最爱相对论
不打不相识，一群人追打背后的喜剧内核还是想说人与人之间的关系。
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