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.
就，真的，没必要，害怕咱就别下去就完了，点个蜡睡一觉等爸爸妈妈回来不行吗
非常好的片子，代入感极强的恐怖片，这个片子好就好在，看懂的人，一定是经历过作者想表达的观点，看不懂的人，那肯定是幸福的人！
为了Elisa Cuthbert而来，女神也老了啊。哎，岁月不留情啊，再美的女人都抵挡不住时光的力量！
希伯来宗教传说与数学、其他维度空间结合的尝试，恶魔黑山羊完全没必要出来，就用房屋作为通往无解的异度空间来体现惊悚恐惧会更好。
前一个小时的铺垫过于冗长 看得出导演竭力想要营造出累加的紧张感和恐惧感 然而量变不足 后边的质变也缺乏震撼 倒是怪兽本身设计得颇有宗教的神秘感
比起单纯的鬼魂附身或邪教招魔，本片因为薛定谔理论和古古怪怪数学公式的加成，会让人对后面的剧情更加期待一些。
刚看完，还算不错的低成本美式恐怖片。都是网飞的电影，里面有个彩蛋不知道有多少人看到，就是女主在厨房的时候，电视上播的说4个在瑞典失踪游客的新闻。这彩蛋说的应该同是网飞的电影“黑森灵”，看过黑森灵都知道就是4个英国人在瑞典森林里被洛基的私生子，一个像鹿和人合体的怪物应该说是古神吧，杀了3个只逃了男主。这电影里的怪物应该也是像人和飞蛾的合体，估计也是古神之类的设定，网飞搞这种造型搞上瘾了。
挺好看的，不能总拿温子仁说事儿，要百花齐开，这片质量相当不错了，片源上来就是hdr的，值得表扬。
好无聊的惊悚片，一点也不恐怖，前面太冗长了，堪称无聊，后三分之一还可以，如果不是极度无聊，可以不看
6.5 （当中0.5给女一妹子加分），本来极其简单的故事，前面的铺陈冗长，尤其是非法偷渡的窘境显得不那么必要（当然也正是因为这这一大段的叙述使得角色本身更惹人怜爱）。最后十五分钟属于相对高能的加分项。当前：5.5 2021/10/25
整体还行吧，勉勉强强，总之比那个吹的神乎其神的《灵媒》强不少，多少还有点逻辑。
蛾怪的设计很有感觉，出来的片段很酷，喜欢。
我感觉这故事的意思是，有人通过数学公式打开了宽门。但门打开了给魔鬼添了麻烦，魔鬼就让他们有斤无出。有那时间为什么不研究研究窄门呢？
不喜欢灵异类型恐怖片，不过也无所谓，反正好像已经找不到能吓到自己的的片子。客观的说，质量还行，但看完没啥感觉。
我看过吗 我看过 我没看过 应该看过 哦 看过了
说好的利维坦呢？？还以为能看到巨兽，结果变成数数比赛。。。
氛围勉强值两颗星，人物还是一如恐怖片里面的蠢，房子有问题还放儿子一人在房子里独处，最后全家人都整整齐齐GG了。唯一让人感叹的是鲍小强的女儿也到了演中年妈的年纪了
7分吧 虽然不恐怖 但也不会太乏味 太久没有合格的恐怖片上映了 这个还算可以
比起单纯的鬼魂附身或邪教招魔，本片因为薛定谔理论和古古怪怪数学公式的加成，会让人对后面的剧情更加期待一些。
气氛还行，就是这群人为什么要数数没太讲清楚。再次证明，如果一样东西标注了远低于自身价值的价格，那你一定会付出点别的。
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