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.
看到我这条，你现在走还来得及，别浪费人生中的2个小时，不值。
有些可惜，感觉本身应该是一个类似《疯狂的石头》的故事，有巧思。但节奏太奇怪了，甚至慢过于一些正常的剧情片，前期特别容易劝退，而且表现得挺混乱又琐碎的，甚至连基本的悬疑感都没建立起来，但确实还是喜欢男主这类型的。
法国人的一支主旋律了吧，熔铸着爱情和热忱的这座塔，就是他们的致死浪漫和坚贞
作为一部恐怖片不够吓人，剧情也很无聊。男主怎么敢仅凭一个降魔杵就直接去地缚灵老巢，都有他妈妈的前车之鉴了，他居然还那么草率的就去了。
有点类似于《墓地邂逅》。叙事拉跨逻辑不清，但比《昆池岩》强得多。
我只想说，不要做超出自己能力范围的事。自己老妈都解决不了的恶鬼，你这个半吊子就能行了？凭啥呀？
法国片总会有激情戏不让人失望 天才也需要爱情来激发灵感 特别是法国人 才疏学浅 才知道造埃菲尔和自由女神的是一个人
想起来〈两个月亮〉
情节真没意思，但是1898年完成这个工程，简直就是神迹了👍
多重人格的恶鬼，利用恶魔的低语，杀害一个又一个的人。
实在太黑了 镜头还一直晃 故事情节乱七八糟
编剧这样瞎编，编故事前都不看看百度百科吗。很狗血的爱情故事，婚外情全被写的很唯美，难已置信，三观不正。反而全片没有太多描写埃菲尔铁塔。
啊⋯⋯啊⋯⋯从头到尾一直喊。鬼打墙，鬼打鬼，鬼打人……保证你烦闷到不知所以……
画面背景服装都不错，情节就太垃圾了，片名应该叫埃菲尔先生和老情人不得不说的故事
没看懂 但是不想看第二遍 有些鬼还是挺吓人的 @2021-09-12 00:49:43
风俗业司机小说家误入一家三口失踪疑案，旧书屋老头，小白脸食物链，江湖理发店，都市传说大哥大；前半段社会性文学性和悬疑感都塑造不错，结尾 Peter Pan 落点实在不太行
剧情没什么新意 法式浪漫 法国男神罗曼达瑞斯还是很有魅力的
感觉鸟巢、水立方也可以拍成一部传记爱情电影。
铁塔建造的部分有些少 爱情故事也还差点意思
没看懂 太黑了 啥时空错乱啥的 男主生死这条线一点都没理清楚
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