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.
时装动作片对路了。谢苗还是适合的。别老是古装玄幻武打了。剧情够黑不够残。毕竟国内吗。警察的楞劲能过审不高大上已经不错了。反派也行，动作设计合格了。而且东北味的黑社会风格，太对路了
动作场面还不错，剧情一般，属于普通的警匪片
动作演员不容易...特别是看了龙虎武师以后很感慨...谢苗也不容易...这么多年了...也没大火...挺期待他和李连杰同框的...
团伙动不动就打打杀杀，就像男主老丈人说的，这个年头，还流行玩这个？
意外的好看 拳拳到肉 除了反派的设定有点拉胯 整体感觉真不错 粉一波谢苗 未来可期啊
KTV 这段芜湖了，剧情出线了
故事冲突制造的生硬无比，好歹是讲完了。拍个系列吧。
动作片故事能看就行，在现在的环境有这么出色的动作指导，算矮子里拔高个，多给一星激励
动作场面还不错，剧情一般，属于普通的警匪片
别打，多累，看到直接赏颗花生米，多省事儿，还不用浪费时间去审、去判、也不用坐牢，直接送他们去投胎，反正这辈子他们也改不了了。
给四星鼓励一下，网大能拍出这水平真的很不错了
打戏还行、就是剧情没太多波澜有点平、但是不过分煽情真的很赞、、最后我们东北真的没那么乱、电影看看就好、、
谢苗第一眼看上去，我以为是刘奕君。帅还是帅的。还有反派三个人太土了吧，长得一点不像黑老大，最土当属老三。
唯一遗憾的就是真的感觉不够看，这个故事很完整，完全可以以网剧形式出的更长一些。
不错，剧情不简单却不做作，动作打戏确实荷尔蒙爆棚。谢苗这是要一直拍网大了吗，也可以适当拍一些剧院商业片啊。
这还要啥自行车啊？我觉得就这么点成本已经相当用心了，我觉得五星是值得的，可以看出来是用心的，没糊弄观众，演员也相当卖力，真心不错
简单的故事，节奏紧凑，打斗还比较精彩，领导应该拿他挺头疼，厉害，但是个人英雄主义不搞团队合作，得天天惹事
with mary
反派太醜了 看見就想打那種 那個拍便衣的死胖子應該狗帶
作为网剧已经超出预期了，略显不足的是演员的演技略显生，动作戏确实也是拳拳到肉，谢苗戏路有点窄，可能也是因为长相骨架偏大，脸不够帅，但是胜在动作漂亮呀，而且青年武打演员确实也没几个能拿得出手的，现在谁舍得把自己孩子从小送出去吃苦啊，这也是为什么动作戏没落下去的原因之一吧。希望谢苗的戏越来越好
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