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.
嫁祸于人，屈打成招，栽赃陷害，草菅人命，贪赃枉法，官官相护，蛇鼠一窝。世上本无新鲜事，无非是换个地方换一群人来上演。苦的依然苦，恶的依然恶。只希望男主这种人间的天使，救世主多一些，真正能改变这个世界。
不行，各种尖叫得头疼。走向很明确的电影，真实的事件却把人物拍得那么纸片那么假。
有阳光的地方就有黑暗，但敢于直面黑暗，就是勇气，就是干净又卫生...
本身是部好电影，但为什么我不爱看印度电影，总是用一些低级的手法，比如出场正面人物的慢动作再加上走路自带BGM的镜头让我十分不感冒。
用了巨大的篇幅来做背景铺垫，然后抽丝剥茧，层层推进，稳扎稳打。质量是上乘的，但头确实也是疼的，印度也可以做好的剧情片，但配乐可以不放就还是不要了。还有哭戏，头疼。。
想起很多年前的印度电影《流浪者》，这也是一部与偷窃有关的影片，演员表演太棒了，尤其是扮演部落男女的演员。整个故事环环相扣，悬念丛生，一直到最后结尾都能吊住观众的心。影片立意高远，同情弱者，揭露司法黑暗，彰显正义的力量。
拍得振奋人心，正义终将胜利，印度的电影剧本越来越好，也越来越关注现实，真正的再将生活呈现，寻求改变进步🐂🍺
印度版《辩护人》，案子很简单，不如《辩护人》有那么重大的本国历史事件作为背景显得那么宏大，但是对于印度千年来的“以种族姓氏来区分阶级”的制度来说，电影中的案件已经可以代表印度的大事件了，拍摄可以，表演还能更好，剧本还可以再自然一些。3星。
生如蝼蚁，命如草芥。
然而黑暗总是会过去的，只是抗争从来都不会停止——这大概也是，文艺作品需要持续表达的愤怒
美国应该去印度追究人权反人类罪，不分青红皂白的打老百姓
一个国家能拍出这种含有深刻自省的电影真的很值得赞赏，每每看到这样的电影就会想到《熔炉》里的那段台词“我们一路奋战，不是为了改变世界，而是为了不让世界改变我们”。
大部分人就是滥用自己那点微不足道的权力罢了，出了事还得别人给他擦屁股………很多故事就是这么来的
转折的太突然，剧情过于冗长。。。但是不妨碍是一部优秀的影片。
“尊重一个人的才能取决于他们使用它的目的。”
警察犯罪漏洞太大了，这也给律师很多的机会，没有摔跤好看，感觉差了点意思，为真实的律师点赞，有信仰才有希望
监狱里打人那段看着好揪心，就是律师好多镜头用慢动作➕配乐，就有一种英雄主义的感觉，很不喜欢
案件、强权、暴力、尊严、爱与正义围绕着『抗争』的核心构成明快的光
感觉这个故事，跟某国的操场埋尸案，有点同步啊。。。怎么印度这个时间段突然想着拍摄这样一部电影呢？是不是看了某国的新闻，来故意拍电影映射的啊。。。
期待有朝一日聶樹斌案也能拍成電影，一定更加精彩感人！
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