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.
2021年第225部：以为是大地震，没想到是小地陷，走搞笑路线大可不必。
剧情铺垫也太久了吧，然后灾难部分又草草结束，几乎平铺直叙毫无起伏，导演想要描述灾难的残酷可最后却变成特效的堆砌。
前面铺垫很有必要但是铺得太久了，每个人人物都有情感需求，但每个点都讲的不透，场面也并不惊喜趋近平庸，着实可惜了
强推!!武打戏超燃!!看的时候在屏幕外就好激动,似乎又回到了小时候看香港武打片的那种感受!非常棒
当灾难片披上喜剧片的外衣，这种谜之操作也随之变为了一种灾难
这是灾难片还是喜剧片，看着跟一堆演员在玩探险游戏，拍电影大概感觉也确实如此。
韩国的灾难片总是不够彻底，硬是要来个欢乐大结局
可以可以，挺好看的，故事一步步的，相当不错，也是谢苗演的，看了他演的两部剧了
首先，晚清禁毒现阶段具有一定的稀缺性，我们总关注当今毒品给社会带来的危害，却忘记了曾经我们被鸦片毒害的差点灭国。其次作为一个网大，该片的制作水平算的上精良、逻辑缜密，细节刻画的非常精准，而且全程并无尿点，动作场面也堪比院线，力推。
韩国人拍烂片也是不觑多让，不能只烂一点，要整片都烂得均匀才好。
灾难喜剧还是第一次看，一些硬伤被喜剧元素冲淡，感人的部分也没有过分煽情。
韩国人什么时候能跳脱这莫名自信
灾难片还是喜剧片？一个二个全部智商下线的样子
5.5 当成喜剧片看也是挺好的 最后的阿嫲是哪儿出来的呢，看漏了？黄色潜水艇在片头有出现吗？这个楼吧，垮过十八层地狱了，三楼还是三楼，七楼还是七楼，佩服佩服 光洙，冲你来的，你依然这么贱哈哈哈哈 剧情一般，仅供娱乐
乔迁→认识奇怪的邻居→地陷→遇险→逃生
挺一般的、就那么几下子特效，也感觉不到紧张
能吐槽的地方颇多，主角光环我就不说了，我就只举一个例子，楼房掉进了几百米深的坑里，但为什么除了火光和车灯到处还那么亮？
①喜剧灾难片
开始以为是灾难喜剧片，看完意识到是鬼扯尴尬片…
给林则徐及虎门销烟这一史实满分
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