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.
打戏够劲够爽快，结局够完美，难得看到这么舒服的电影，就凭这结局，就值得五星鼓励，难得的网大，良心片！
你怎么不说是西方某组织策划出资拍摄的？
作为网大天然自带一种粗糙感，不过作为一部根据真实事件改编的作品还是可以的，演员演技也还行，故事也不散乱。就是这个武打动作设计还是很老套没什么美感，谢苗也是跟李连杰合作过好几部动作片的人了，不应该就这点水平啊？
这个题材居然被韩国领先了，不得不佩服，respect一下！
一个人干翻整个盘根错节的犯罪行业 然后有男主有几个镜头很像张国荣
中国也有一部“巨额来电”我觉得拍的好多了，这部韩国人好自恋啊，各种bug提升猪脚光环。。。一个运营那么多年的跨国大集团居然一个有脑子的人都没有呢！
很标准的剧情演绎，角色设置典型...林则徐听报那一段很精彩，如果再深挖一层更好...
如果现实中也有这般结局就好了
不太行，孤胆英雄式报仇，弄了个寂寞，有那时间，窝点早撤光了
不太行，孤胆英雄式报仇，弄了个寂寞，有那时间，窝点早撤光了
难得的一部电信诈骗犯罪的片子，骗子的套路和演技以及行骗的热情，看了觉得很可怕，现实生活就是这样的吧，希望天下无骗! 配角金贤秀把骗子的张狂和变态演活了……
烟花当火箭筒使唤 爽歪歪！
蛮贴近生活的题材，讲述了曾经是警察的男主角妻子和上司受到电话诈骗，通过一些特殊手段将犯罪团伙毁灭，找回受骗前款的故事。故事架构人员不是特别充分。中规中矩的一部韩国犯罪电影。
看完忍不住装个国家反诈骗app, 做这些事的人真是丧尽天良！
把硝烟故事，硬生生拍成了一个打斗片。文戏不足，打戏太多太过。
中国电影需要像谢苗这样的年轻动作演员，呃…说来他也不年轻了，感觉动作片真的后继无人了啊！谢苗演的不错，但整部电影比《辛弃疾》差远了。
故事讲得真心不精彩，因为没有侧重没有凸出，甚至有迎合的用心。硝烟事件其实在《中国近代史》里可以看到完整的事件过程，而我自己对鸦片的生意原本就有兴趣，只是离开学校之后才有机会得以了解。现在觉得应该补齐鸦片的工艺制作，差不多就可以在心里告一段落，放下这块石头。2021-09-24
国内可以直接搬过来翻拍，地点改成缅甸就行了
开头看的我毛骨悚然，骗子研究心理学，真是防不胜防。
只看前半部分，良心之作。有一些李连杰黄飞鸿的影子。就冲你这份认真，给五星！
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