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.
一言以蔽之就是，媳妇熬成婆，成婆不折磨的故事……
是在剪辑里看见小奶狗所以才找来这部电影看的，质感很好，故事很简单，人物的时间成长线也没有很复杂，没有惊艳，也没有错误，从不错到推荐，是因为超撩的小奶狗，他真的好可爱啊！
这剧本给我的惊喜程度不亚于当年的三块广告牌（不过三块广告牌是神啦）
节奏感还行，不断深挖的剧情，人物的变化也很清晰，算是值得一看的电影
怎么做到把这样一个很有张力的idea拍得那么的网飞廉价感…
海报满分，犹如一本神秘小说的封面。电影三颗星。令人眼前一亮的女巫故事，或者说是一部披着恐怖片外衣的女性视角文艺片。奈何结尾稍显遗憾，走了“女本柔弱为母则刚”的路数，针对全片集中讨论的有关人在不同身份下的自我认同与外部世界联系这一话题，导演没能给出更具想象力的答案。
这世界灼烧着，痛苦着，这世界让人刺痛，让人恶心，然而...然而...。我的年度十佳，安排上了。
剧情不行，有一种强行悬疑的感觉，男主对男二的感情本来就很突兀了，还要硬拉着未婚妻做对比，看的莫名其妙的，唯一的优点就是男二还挺好看的
挺有意思的 也没当作恐怖片来看 但其实也没讲透 有一点点风格但没感受到深一层的美感
“人不能什么都怕。尤其是害怕自由。”光影，构图，真的太美了。那个吻与那场对峙。那双眼睛。
变成女人 变成男人 变成未经世事的小女孩儿
不同视角的人类观察和体验记，看似诡异离奇的“女巫”却作为视角的载体有其客观性。有趣的是当你为了一个人all in 的时候你变得越来越像人，同时也不得不表露你的本性。
太慢了！本来是个被女巫收养的故事，对人世间充满好奇心的故事，取材不错啊，摄影很好呀。但往胸口装谁的内脏就变成谁的样子的设定，太扯了。难道是为了逻辑，说得过去，并且绕开科学解释的硬伤吗？
挺好看的，如果攻受互换我就能看很多遍，哭了，前期的暧昧好喜欢
一种结构性的暴力，最后以同性恋内部的互相清除收尾。权利和性取向交织，最后结果是保全有权利的同性恋，可恨、可悲又心酸。被制造的追捕者和被追捕者，被制造的不平等关系，或者加剧了冲突和深化了情感，但也很难看到或者说期待看到的结果，可能也没有所谓的结果吧。
同志片+探案片的新型影视题材，可惜国内永远看不到
现在是希望同性合法，但在以前同性恋本身就是一种罪恶，生活在那个年代的同志真的太辛苦了！btw，这一对cp感爆棚啊！
太好嗑了吧，好喜欢这对！台词真的很棒“做人不能什么都怕，尤其是害怕自由” “对不起”“为什么道歉”“我欺骗了所有人”“但你没有欺骗自己”
虽然知道是真事改编的，但是有可能是因为真事改编的吧，张力有点不太够，单整个电影的氛围感很好，男二在审讯室的眼神很吸引人。
波兰八十年代对同性恋实施的一个严查行动叫风信子，因同性恋引发的杀人事件。演员戏很好，有点闷场。
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