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.
被卖拷贝的镜头晃吐了，兄弟情真的很硬，Danny那么帅为什么嘴那么碎！
卖拷贝导的飙车，撞炸大戏还算抓眼球
1、是个爽片，还算比较紧张，直升飞机桥下追捕、自制机关枪战车与警方对干 都还不错。 2、黑人退伍军人与家人视频通话的桥段有点打动我了。 缺点：道路上的时间太长了一些。 视频通话指导外科手术的桥段有点扯。
可惜无人机的酷炫被拉垮的剧本和糟糕的剪辑和动作戏拖后腿，严重不如上一部鬼影特工，不过总的来说我和我老婆都觉得还行
开头的几处摄影角度真的很不错，其他就没啥了，故事看得我云里雾里的
凌乱无序的镜头，毫无逻辑的剪辑，明明是无组织无纪律无智商的劫匪，被无能的警方吹成高能犯罪团伙，什么鬼！看了两个小时追车又臭又长简直在刷新我的忍耐极限。(还有一个严重的穿帮镜头)
镜头确实有点乱，但是剧情节奏控制的还不错。
整体来看故事上和人物特别是配角刻画上虽有些弱，但绝对是优质的商业动作片无疑了～
You think you're so tough with that gun?
节奏很紧凑，还是不错的，丹尼明显比威尔演的更好。威尔的变化完全没有章法，一开始射击警察他还那么紧张，最后怎么就可以为了一个陌生人直接杀掉自己的兄弟？这是怎么想的我实在没搞明白！本来镜头就够晕菜，这下子搞得我更特么晕菜！有谁懂的来给我分析分析
卖拷贝的电影，你永远可以相信动作爆破场面，至于其他的剧情就别苛求了，作为一部爽片是合格的。
迈克尔贝的味儿太冲了，不论是追车还是结尾强行燃的长镜头。不动脑子分段看还是很喜欢的。吉伦哈尔演这个角色疯批又不讨人厌，也是厉害。
视觉贝开始玩儿多线程了？算么？Will的反复无常真的是醉了。典型的当婊子还要立牌坊，卸磨杀驴。政治正确啊。
jake gyllenhaal 可以停止自暴自棄了嗎 一直贊助paul dano拍電影不好嗎（嗚
指挥官让警察全力追击，但是发现冲最前的车里有自己的狗时，马上让所有人减速别追太紧。这一手“狗命贵”的讽刺还是玩得挺缺德的。
瞎JB看吧。
人物挺拧巴的，总觉得哪里不对劲，摄影机把我绕晕了，放弃了思考能力。
这无人机飞得，看来还挺好玩（范迪塞尔大胆点，直接找卖拷贝
这片子真的要2个多小时吗？一直到喷漆伪装才开始有点看头。而且全程镜头晃得人眼晕。
其实好久没看爆炸贝还有点想念 但这部实在晃得我头晕
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