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.
curiosity killed the cat
说好的利维坦呢？？还以为能看到巨兽，结果变成数数比赛。。。
前面气氛烘托挺好的，看到是利维坦还觉得有点新意呢，结果又是地狱恶魔啊……结尾还不错
女儿丢是因为当妈的逼着数数摸黑下地窖，儿子丢是因为爹妈为了找女儿反复播放开启地狱大门的咒语，这整的😅恶魔捉了一群人回地狱数数也不知道是想干嘛，大概有什么癖好吧，心疼那位数到50亿的，也不知道是从什么时候开始数的
什么机罢玩意 还那么多高分？不恐怖就不说了 这剧情是啥？一只来自地狱的山羊怪 从古至今吸走了数以万计的人们 不为献祭 不为力量 只要求让他们在那数数 这他妈是我见过最善良的恶魔了 感动。
还可以，结尾看着很带感，前期有点墨迹，很多细节处理不好，怪物造型不错。女主住进公寓，公寓两个男主用租客供养蝴蝶怪，蝴蝶怪可以让男主有自愈能力，女主不断收到已死租客鬼魂警告，让观众以为公寓闹鬼，有争议的地方蝴蝶怪只吃被自己幻像迷惑的人，女主摆脱了幻像，蝴蝶怪没吃她，女主干掉两个男主，把其中一个献祭给蝴蝶怪，竟然有了自愈能力，结束，6.8
最大的诟病是母亲明明知道这屋子闹鬼，还每次都放心让小孩一个人玩儿，好几次了。而且正常人的逻辑一定是搬出去吧？
冲着伊丽莎·库斯伯特看的这部电影，对她的印象还停留在《单身男子俱乐部》、《邻家女优》、《恐怖蜡像馆》的无敌美少女时期，没想到变成这模样了。。。
故弄玄虚，什么数学，维度了，感觉也没靠边，前面恐怖氛围渲染不错，最后出来的山羊怪也就几个镜头，最后全家开始数数1.2.3.4.5.6.7。。。。
curiosity killed the cat
1.25-1.5倍速推荐，前面真的太慢了还没什么有用的信息量。最后反杀看得还是挺爽的。怪物造型赞，但为什么这么容易被女主克住没看明白。
不知道蝴蝶代表着什么
落魄小妹遭遇黑心房东，在加上一点玄幻元素，整体阴暗色调，有那么一点点恐怖气氛，然后就这样了
节奏有点缓慢，怪物是干嘛的也没搞明白。搞这么多人（灵魂）。列队搞方阵表演呢？？？
结局以为救出女儿，然而一个反转，成为坏结局。门外有一个楼梯，如果他们顺着楼梯上爬，会不会😔。
看了预告片还挺期待的 对于和数学结合的概念感觉还蛮新颖的 以为正片里会有更多展开 实际比较一般 打发时间还行 母女打电话数数那里是唯一感觉到恐怖的地方 看来一件普通的事情不断重复也会让人毛骨悚然的说法还是有道理的
有点恐怖，毕竟我数学不好，而且地狱还是用数学创造出来的新维度，不会解题就出不去呀！结局是有点好玩，可惜前期故事不行，不过也算是走出了恐怖片的新路线了，应证了中学老师的口头禅“学好数理化，走遍天下都不怕”这年头不会点数学都不好意思当魔神了 ，甚至连“薛定谔的猫”都懂，Baphomet要是没事干的话，真心推荐他去当数学家教，最好是教一些很调皮的学生。
本来以为阴森古宅会闹鬼，结果强行扯上薛定谔的猫和多维空间、又扯到巴风特和数数地狱，不知道是不是拍利维坦成本太高，提一嘴就拉倒，结局被全家数数排队转圈走给看笑了
如果剧本再好一些就更棒了，特效这些都做的很好，演技就好像女主好一些，其他人都不怎样。
我感觉还行啊，恐怖的气氛烘托的也挺到位的，虽然场景都很简陋，比较单一，但是氛围感有了呀！情节有点单一，片慌的可以看一下的，还不错，搞得最后变成了跨时空奇异片？
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