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.
七夕还蛮适合看这部片子的，和男朋友看完，一起讨论了一下，感觉四星半有了，半星扣在有些画面看着不够高级。
什么鬼烂片。搞几个互联网APP概念直接套古装可以，但是本身人物和行为得有灵魂吧
大马猴的赘婿番外篇，整体节奏笑料都挺一般的，印象比较深的就是醉酒抢亲那一段，其他和原版赘婿江宁篇还是没得比，普普通通3星吧
影评：看完电视剧版过来看的电影版，人物都是原版的，还是很不错的，然后也是借着第1部的剧情来演的。整个剧情还是可圈可点的吧，还是有一些不错的东西出来。女主角很像女版的宁毅，感觉也是穿越过来的，像什么闲鱼啊，这种想法还是很不错的。好像有个彩蛋，中间大聪明好像有背影出来过，还是很希望他能复活的。
有种正剧的简略版，节奏更快所以没法让人有共情感。把原剧的梗搬到这里来反而有点尬，没有那种新鲜感吧，一味倡导女权也有点不是那个味道。
总的来说，网络大电影，中规中矩～
还可以吧，可惜这大哥没有电视剧里搞笑了，该有的梗有，也没什么大问题，最后结尾还是很期待下一部的
活得久你就可以看到劣币驱逐良币，魔鬼驱逐上帝。
挣钱嘛，不寒碜。剧2就别拍了，省下人工和费用搞庆余年2吧。
而且高甜比苏檀儿有能力多了，苏檀儿基本全剧整个都在靠宁毅，而高甜都在靠自己，啥时候苏檀儿也能像高甜一样，跟你嫂子学一下吧
反向驱神很新颖，闻所未闻。最后黑色结局也不落俗套。恶魔形象真实恐怖，整体质素很高，情节丝丝入扣，扣人心弦，很紧张，很好
四星~ 下饭下饭~
笑点也恰到好处，人设极其符合，结尾又点题了下，相当棒的编剧结构~
有创新也有讽刺，怪物形象也还行，但剧情刚好是我天雷的那种，男凝严重并且有对女性深深的恶意，qj非说是被附身，被qj者还爱上了qj犯，甚至生了孩子说是上帝的礼物，我的天，🆘
不错不错！延续了第一季的笑点！期待第二季赶紧来
系列番外还是要看的，大嘴猴还是那么搞笑啊，抱得美人归
前面还可以，后半段乱七八糟的，七里扯到八里！
和电视剧同等水准，完全是个同时期拍的番外的质感，男主谐星，随便看看还可。
[2021.08.30] 吉吉国王远走他乡找到了个外挂 还挺漂亮 顺便成就一番事业。照搬正传的一些梗和互联网概念略微牵强 整体还是比预想的好一些 香蕉和画猴挺逗的 官方吐槽最为致命
虽然没有男女主，但吉吉国王真的很搞笑还可爱。
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