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.
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作为网大完成度真的很高 特别是游戏特效部分真的很还原 剧情普普通通吧但是也没有很大的槽点 还不错
#点映# 有被片名和海报骗到，节奏、镜头感和画面都有可圈可点之处，非院线能做到这种程度，实属不错了。
6.5分。依然是网络电影水准，剧情比较牵强，游戏还原度逼真，配乐较燃
不玩吃鸡fps只玩单机但是梗都能get 平底锅战神太燃了哈哈哈哈
游戏还原度太高了。不到最后一刻，真的都不知道花落谁家。最后一刻，对方终于不再苟，抄起平底锅，正面刚，正面厮杀，燃到炸裂！！
作为网大完成度真的很高 特别是游戏特效部分真的很还原 剧情普普通通吧但是也没有很大的槽点 还不错
所以怎么说呢？
在祖国上下在在把网游当做青少年的“精神鸦片”的浪潮下，居然在2021年8月6号诞生了一部吹响最嘹亮冲锋号的国产电竞题材电影！
废材小人物对抗资本大反派，本质起点逆袭爽文。
居然算是近期观影踩雷的所有片子里最好的了？！
大田后生仔响起的一瞬间，鸡皮疙瘩都起来了，幻想当职业高手是每个90后的青春，压垮梦想的永远都是生活啊，但是这么大年纪还没正经工作，现实中真的不支持的，尤其是爸和妈之间巨大的经济差距，还好网络也是个成全人的地方。
本来一个很容易拍烂的题材拍的还不错，虽然剧情很俗套。这完成了我小学想拍的题材
开头的吃鸡动作戏不错，后面就是正常网大水准，剧本还是糟糕，松垮
黑鲨开挂连演都不演，第一场打完就会被热血观众网暴的，不可能这么明目张胆。
用心了用心了，老吃鸡玩家最后看的热血沸腾的。
若不是网大的身份、炒作起来方便，这片子连5分都不知道有没有……
7分，作为网络电影，大致还不错，女主完美到简直是bug了。
故事老套，设置强硬，演技生涩。但是游戏部分太完美了，看呆了！燃烧！女主好漂亮！
肖汉能为了让太阳能健康成长，忍痛放弃抚养权，转身离开的那一段，太打动我了。或许这就是成年人的崩溃吧，信仰崩塌，生活沦陷，和女队友在海边的对话，真的看得我泪目了，幸好最后赢了，生活总要有点梦幻，有点希望！
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