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.
丈夫在现实和漫画虚构之间不停猜测徘徊，错过了原谅的时机，说再多，也没用了。
现实和漫画真亦假时假亦真，很有意思的作品。
差点要被黑木华给骗过去，漫画的分镜都画的很好看，也没想到用出轨来复仇出轨的反击表现的还很温柔，虚虚实实的悬疑看到最后挺让人回味的，片尾曲还翻唱了竹内玛利亚的City Pop神曲plastic love。
罗素老爹也是可悲可叹角色 老头子演绎的淋漓尽致
有些教育意义叭，让后一代知道人与自然的相处，人独立思考而不是跟随这western eyes，但是只能说是很天真的一部电影，现实中人与自然哪有这么容易和谐？人类永远需要食物就像猎人永远需要猎物一样。
3.5 大海怪兽题材挺吸引人的 那种神秘感 但情节确实太单薄了
没有想象中有意思 所以说是海兽不是海怪 最后说的还是最坏的还是人 从古至今就这样 老想征服这个征服那个 最后人类灭亡不一定是战争 最大的可能就是被大自然淘汰
情节太过于美好（但那就是为什么我看动画片啊喂！，喜欢小女孩
类似驯龙高手首部的设定与剧情 但感染力差很多 也偏低幼 而且好莱坞动画电影能这个片长也是少有了 6.75/10
I like it so shut up😠
套路满满，两倍速看完都觉得慢，可惜了好的画面。
厉害极了！前有“驾驶”我的车，这部是驾驶“我”的车。责编的角色真棒……整个电影没有一个女性把男人当回事
很日式的片子，节奏慢得我以为开了0.5倍速（）用漫画作为剧情推动的载体很少见，虚实结合难辨真假正是最大的亮点。“漫画”也是连接夫妻沟通的桥梁，是她独有的复仇方式。本以为自己猜到了结局，但看到最后也无法断言真相~
三颗星其实有点多，电影还不错，但毫无新意，故事从开始就能猜到结局，所有的情节和人物都在意料之中，我说这是大海版驯龙高手一点都不为过。
小女孩长大嫁给了男主，一个yy。那个王国好棒啊，建筑美，又在海边，理想国了。为什么海兽要靠小女孩发声？硬生生创造一个卖萌的海狗？
这部电影无论是漫画情节的运用，还是演员那极度匹配二次元风格的表演，抑或留白得很中二的剧情设计，看起来真的是太舒服了。
他渣不是你也渣的理由 看你们两个一起渣真的非常恶心啊啊啊啊……我一直觉得爽片带来的快感是生理意义上的 就简单的任务完成的那种快感 并不是这种心理意义上的折磨啊🙃
3.5 真是受够了后一小时迪士尼风的“和平与爱”的cliche了。还有，这塑胶海兽真的很网飞...
戏中戏，打破真实与虚构的界线。但像是先有这个结局，再去填充过程。就算是日本人也没办法对出轨内敛到这个地步吧。
我竟然带着对《海贼王》番外的期望开始了这部电影。。
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