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.
暴雨天攀岩可太离谱了，还有男主妈妈在水下和男主爸爸下坠敬礼的镜头，为什么都拍出了诡异惊悚即视感…
75/100
是挺催泪的，我一直在哭。但是徒手攀岩，纵身一跃就能跳到飞机上，我真的？？？
角色反复横跳让我感觉有些情节就是硬写出来煽情的
一个不错的故事和题材，主演很给力，但导演的功力确实差了点，关键点的节奏和情节没有塑造好
讲好自己的故事，还需继续加油。
国产灾难类型片
怎么说好，虽然它特效不怎么样，剧情不怎么样，感情戏较突兀，亲情戏较僵硬而且在危急时刻探讨心理阴影，主旨思想表达也真的挺，挺get不到，结尾很离谱很离谱很离谱，在开什么玩笑，暴雨徒手攀岩离谱，那个信仰之跃更离谱啊，而且由他爸掉下去开始那里，特效好像突然严重不够钱。
黄志忠父亲角色演得好，最后的日记独白很感人。其他的嘛，没什么惊喜。
单纯给立意和演员打个三星吧。
带给我的震撼不亚于《流浪地球》，结构和剧本工整，细节到位，也在类型片中融入了中国哲学的表达。
美国部分爆米花大片也是这么拍的，国产电影场面和特效进步了值得肯定，这个电影部分情节可以完美嫁接给名侦探柯南，景也很美
紧张，刺激，特效用在刀刃上挺好的。人物结局有点拉胯，加上有一点点的强行升华，瑕不掩瑜。
台词说的轰轰烈烈，演的平平无奇，整体来说及格，但是总感觉哪里别扭。
反正男主小时候必须有点缺陷的，但是突然就不怕了也是突然长大了。剧情很一般了，阻碍都是来自于大自然。较韩国的灾难片还是差蛮多的。
发展不易，致敬每一位劳动者。
编剧指定有点问题，真就洪家父子探险记呗，太多超越现实开挂的片段，阻断了我和影片的共鸣，以至于煽情的片段我很难融入感情。
作为一个施工狗，有个这样近距离拍隧道项目的电影还是值得鼓励的，但是bug确实有点多，一般般吧，希望以后能有更好的类型片出来。
父子对话那块着实不到位
所有人物为剧情服务，“这种戏”的通病，麻了都，感动不动了都；尤其这电影这男主这角色，太惨了
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