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.
可以欸。。谢锦的那个演员有时候看起来有点像朱一龙（。
这是在咱们这 必须给五星 各种瑕疵不说 就这份心 导演继续 兴安岭猎人就很不错 要是下部戏上院线 我一定贡献电影票
就真的还不错哎，故事的流畅性和演员的演技都不错，蛮惊喜的~~~
脫下一切高概念和象征性的修飾之後，只是一則創作寓言，關於藝術探索、邊界討論和外在干預。David Cronenberg絕對有能力將整個故事變得更加類型化，但是他沒那麼做，而他的任性也註定無法被所有人接受。
观影后Q&A，Viggo和Lea说演员基本也不懂导演想干嘛，Cronenberg拍完收工，也不给指示。this is 现代艺术。Lea戏外是一种傻傻的巴黎女人气质，像无知的缪斯。
@Cannes2022 不该那么多叙述和解释，应该多点嘴巴被缝上的角色。
为啥柯南伯格总是「高潮铺满整片」会显得全片只剩下噱头记忆，毫无厚度可言
讲真比院线那些子上映的国产电影好多了，3.5星，送半颗星激励下，小成本也可以拍好的
想起来初中寒暑假熬夜看老崔命运三部曲的时光了
从生吃，钛到未来罪行，这两年body politics有点多……
柯南伯格延续了自己拿手的Body Horror 仅对标他本人的话算不上有新意 感官冲击上有些像《录像带谋杀案》 概念上又偏向《欲望号快车》 内核接近《大都会》《星图》 因此必然导致口碑两极 也注定拿不了奖 小k的表演不算精彩 大概和角色本身有关 蕾老师和维果的表演更亮眼。Surgery is the new sex. 这概念真牛啊
加油加油！！！希望这个团队能够有更好的电影拍出来！兴安岭猎人传说也不错！！！加油加油！
恐怖片为了过审已经成了教育片，网友苦大陆恐怖片久已，所以出了一个像模像样的就忍不住打高分。在现有的电影工业基础下，想要小成本拍出一个像样的电影并不难，但是大多数网大都在这个基础线以下。虽然这部恐怖片高于平均水平，但是离及格线还差得远。
对未来的想象好陈旧，对人类性爱的想象也好陈旧。感觉看了一个19世纪freakshow…
虽说建国之后不许成精，这剧本写的也是很不错的
罗生门小恐怖片，虽然最后落点还是人，已经不错的网大了。
缺乏宏观叙事的欧美电影现在完全迷失在了性别 身体 种族这些流于表面的题材，拍不出任何具有真正社会价值的内容，形式再酷炫也终究是一坨五彩斑斓的屎
演员也是在线，每个人嘴里的故事成就每一个不同的演员，就算是村里那些泼妇也是演技满满。
还行吧，surgery is the new sex还是蛮好了解的；电影里感觉没大用的戏不少啊，如果重点在拥抱进化上
拍的真的还不错诶！！事实证明人比鬼可怕多了
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