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.
ps.对于很少看港片的朋友真的由衷建议看港片一定要看原声版，国语配音真的很影响效果
最终正义还不是靠着女孩父亲的背景实现的 只能说凶手惹了不该惹的对手
完成度不错的港片了，香港电影里却是一直在讨论现实和公理的问题，不过如今很多港片已经都在描绘精英，而少了以前的草根和市井了…
廖启智老师的遗作，默哀。影片整体有些中规中矩，不需要猜测的犯人，不需要猜测的手法，不需要猜测的最终反杀，所有的剧情都是在套路中完成，甚至最后本身应该成为的高潮戏，也因为律师的手法，以及并没有任何的辩论环节（直接通过自爆来直接定罪），而显得没有高潮，甚至会有点小尴尬的感觉，正邪双方的斗争，最后也变成了正也需要邪化，才能斗得过邪，缺乏那种“邪不胜正”的爽感，反派人物除了恶之外，也缺乏更多的人物弧光，看不到恶之外的东西，没有灰色地带，同时对于政治选举、黑金、贫富差距等问题也没有什么深度的探讨，整体看下来确实是有些平平无奇了，也就演员们的演技是非常值得称赞的。
集聚了香港一众大咖的纯港片，居然没有进行全国的院线上映，而是仅以网电的形式发布。老生常谈港片落幕了，的确是如此，无法推陈出新，失去了广大的群众基础，唯有情怀仅做卖点，港片正在缓缓落下闭幕幕布。
廖叔演技没得说 特别第一次出庭那个眼神 有被凶到了 看这部剧才知道这是廖叔最后一部 唉
弘扬一下主旋律罢了 这个世界永远没有公平 抱歉 有钱有权就是可以只手遮天 如果不能 只是钱权还不够到位
这个谭耀文到处搞点客串啊，太理想了，也就不好玩了。像别人说的如果死者是个普通人咋办啊？
游艇上的对手戏抢眼有张力。有钱有势才能互相制衡，这不过是一场政治与经济的博弈。
抹黑香港警察和政府官员，给香港律师涂脂抹粉。当然香港政界也是垃圾满地
"人死了是没有什么东西可以带走的，这里什么都不重要"，因为是廖启智的遗作之一，当他在片中喊出这句话时，总有某种不一样的意义在里面
剧情异常简单，廖启智最后一部作品，感觉像是电影版的《律政强人》，但他的戏份远远不够。方中信则无论如何给我一种“张强”的感觉(他着西装实在太型)，但剧中寻回自己初心的前段非常突兀，有点莫名其妙。
这个世界，因为正义，才有温度。
香港电影现在都这么敷衍么。。。剧情神跳跃。。
剧本一般，有点牵强，对抗性不够。女一很美，扮演死者的女三也很不错。
有些不像电影，更像电视剧的sp。TVB有个和这个类似的电视剧，不知道有什么关系?
从电影的角度来说，这个收尾真是很牵强，但同为父母，我倒是能理解这样的安排和表达。
怕死的反面，又会变得更勇敢和更有担当。因为想做一个更好的人，创造一个更好的世界给他们。
结构不够紧张也不够悬疑。莫名其妙就死一个律师重伤一个律师。律师的正义感确实让人尊重，但又感觉太刻意。总之没有惊喜，一切预料之中。
看到方便面头型就不舒服，更何况是TVB都不会用的老套剧情。据说是廖启智的遗作，加一⭐。
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