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.
比前作好点，最后一段手表这个谜底拖沓得嘞……凶手都不带手机吗？
又臭又长。建议第三部：凶手“请你们帮我杀个人”，服务员“只要是客人要求，我们一定办得到！”
来探案的警察，都戴着假面,这里绝不仅仅是一个冰冷的地方，易装警探为了抓到真正的罪犯，一直都在寻找假面背后的真相
2022.4.24 方舱追剧7，实在不好看啊这部，这么多大牌让人猜不到凶手哈哈哈
每次都被酒店line感动流泪！男男共舞立刻猜到了是铁蹄。。。铁蹄姐姐好帅！
虽然是麻酱主演，但是你个半截身子入土的竟然想泡我们麻酱，不要脸！推理啥的差的一比，烂片，一星只为了给麻酱的微笑
“来酒店的人们都戴着假面，这里绝对不仅仅是一个华美的地方。酒店员工为了让客人享受到幸福的时光，一直都在守护着大家的假面”
7/10 我很喜欢《永恒族》 这种诗意的气质 呈现出的怅惘迷茫 正是永恒族人迷失在时间和自我的写照 这部很不漫威的漫威电影 爱的人会很爱 不喜欢的人也会很不喜欢 一些很隐晦的表达确实不够直接 但太直给又显得套路 导演仿佛在和你在调情 半遮半掩 朦胧暧昧 重构神话和传说 又带着一丝哲学意味 人（神）（伪神）性的挣扎 情与爱 感性与理性 这些都是人类永恒的话题 能在一部漫威超英片里看到导演的探索 我很喜欢 也很感动 片尾伊卡利斯的挣扎 懊丧 和失去信念支撑后的落寞 也让我感慨不已 就像试图逃离克里特岛 飞向太阳的伊卡洛斯 沐浴着太阳的热浪 拥抱死亡 回归原始 这竟让我热泪盈眶
居然比前作更拉垮，人物剧情都撑不起来，槽点多多～
刚开始听到大晦日还想说为啥不冬天上，看完明白了，冬天的氛围全靠电影院营造，吹了两个小时冷气真的有冬天在外面看露天电影的感觉，有心了东宝👍🏻
出场人物那叫一个多，反复记人很累的好吗！在正式情节结束前一分钟，我以为我上一部瞎了，竟然看出了新田和山岸的感情线。谁知道新田在山岸临出发去洛杉矶前突然间又约饭！这大概就是“死去的感情线突然复活并且攻击了我”
看个电影都能产生度假的愉悦感，现在可谓vr发展的大好时机。下次去东京就住royal park吧，啊啊啊
田中奈美实这个角色不想酒店有肖像画，一个看似刺头的客户 竟然最后跟案子一丝丝关系都没有… 这个角色完全为了建立长泽雅美的客户至上的人设，案子说实话一般般和夏天喝了一杯冰果汁一样，想回味但却感觉只是嘴里流了果汁味，回忆不起其它的了，木村审讯犯人的那一句嘶吼还挺带感的，长泽雅美去洛杉矶也是顺理成章啊… 小说有第三部 不知道电影还会不会有第三部呢？中规中矩抱着三分水准去看觉得还是不错的。
Phastos: I wouldn't change a single thing about who I am. Born or made.
强调节奏感，剪辑明快转场迅速，但是电影并不好看。
故事本身有點無趣,但看到結尾跟第一部互相呼應,就加你一星吧！
完全不上头，过于zzzq让娱乐性都显得很低
好吧，我承认看不懂剧情，太复杂了，太多线了。而且，这个是系列片吗？我怎么觉得头尾都不着调啊。
居然比前作更拉垮，人物剧情都撑不起来，槽点多多～
看卡司也能认出凶手和举报人了呀
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