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.
本来以为是励志片，原来是嘲讽中年人生的虚伪和丧…
结局还真不好搞，女主确实喝下了毒药，不大可能活下来，但要说替身活下来，可她妈和丈夫喜欢的是替身啊，她为什么要装女主？我只能认为是导演故意为了引起争论做的剧情安排，实际上哪个都说不通。
挺喜欢这种设定的 能Get到表达的意思但还是纠结最后谁死了…
有点小意思的电影，但总觉得还差点什么。等大神们写完影评我再来刷一刷
整个剧情都相当之荒诞，跳跃！喝那瓶水真的很傻缺！
21_174。太久没看了吗，我觉得好好笑啊，特别是有些特殊化妆没有乌黑麻漆做掩饰而露出来时我都要哈哈哈哈地笑出来了。（对不起没看三就看了四我会补完的）确实是鸟语那段还有点意思吧
那些从未找到自己，从未学会去爱，一直浑浑噩噩活着的人呐，别等到梦境中与你相似的脸孔开始侵蚀你的人生之后才去后悔莫已…
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凯伦·吉兰扮演的莎拉绝对是最大的悲剧，但要结合结局去看的话，只能哀叹一句，平时的人品决定了最终的命运，身体再强，锻炼再就也没有比亲友的背叛来的更痛苦！
一堆人在那瞎分析，对电影过度解读。很明显克隆活了下来。本体的转变过于生硬，导演故意制造悬念，实则不和逻辑
"星云"大姐演绎双面；....为你妈男朋友选那么磕碜和油腻的？
女主某些镜头蛮像Sophie Turner
不知道克隆人在木屋里说的重复人生是不是真心呢
#Sundance2022# 很cult啊 结尾的死亡不错 发现前面是有铺垫的
女主角总是一副哭丧脸，她把生活过成了一堆臭狗屎，不仅身患绝症，对母亲冷淡，男友对她冷淡。即便如此，内心深处的温情仍然促使她克隆了自己，希望克隆体代替自己继续生活。无论多么旁，人总是希望活下去的。愿所有负重前行的人都能坚持到最后，只要光明磊落地活着，受罪也是好的。
女主成了替身的替身！创意是好的…就女主像机器人一样背台词…
有点偏喜剧 缺点一大堆 但总体不算烂 可能是我比较喜欢这个演员 还有那个男配角…造个克隆人也太快了吧 一眨眼就冒出来了 男友和妈妈对于这件事的态度实在令人费解 也太白眼儿狼了吧 扯犊子扯大了…结局有点不舒适
人类的所有问题都是自己创造出来的吧，在解决自己创造的问题的同时往往又夹杂着自我否定
这货戏路太窄，只适合这种面瘫的角色，这部更盛，面瘫加智障。
3.5 得绝症死前贷款造了个克隆人续命，然后让它继续还造它的贷款，设定有意思又搞笑，不满意可报废或当它有了独立意识就决斗只能活一个，看着它替代你的一切人生、父母还有伴侣，而且他们还挺开心的……现代生物科技真特么荒诞讽刺，社会伦理关系终将日渐淡化，人类越活越作的征兆。
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