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.
完全是之前剧的喜欢支撑
【只有小少爷受伤的世界达成了】
制作一如既往的精良，瞎眼滤镜看习惯了竟然也觉得好看了，就是某人的镜头还是容易出戏
三木要在下一部里出场了吗？古美门要不要一起来哈哈
乏善可陈。不是粉丝所以给2星。进去之前完全没看过原作，发现魔法师的剧情过的如此迅速就意识到估计是有很多前作的粉丝向电影，这都可以理解，但我还是不懂为什么要挑出柜这种剧情拍，真的是俗套又无聊，全程能看的就是男主的脸
史上最无聊JP……濑户康史完全撑不起角色……
反正套路还是那个套路，最后反转还是接着反转，在这几部里面算一般的吧。
恭喜江口洋介追星大成功！花了几十亿终于加入主角后援团！
二刷看完了，好温馨好幸福，又买了几张电影票请朋友去看，大概率会五刷的好电影
欢闹乐呵，英雄的诠释。在把达子作为最终反转的惯性思维下看完之后，结局还挺惊喜暖心。不过制作假家的手法不算新奇，真梨邑是犯人也容易猜到，所以惊喜不多。还是希望能给达子一个好看点的发型呀。
还行吧，就唐人街探案的感觉，但行骗天下继续出我还是会接着看的。看见star和杰西的时候眼眶一湿
比上一部好看。濑户康史演得不错。赤星都变成达子的小猫了。star和杰西还活在台词里。
像老朋友一样，每次看到行骗天下的新作都特别开心。只要保持在水准之上就好了。这集小少爷有点被戏弄了哇。剧情逻辑不能深究，看个乐呵还是非常可以的。
日本商业片，剔除文化差异的部分，绝对大多数的表演、情节点、情绪点都有问题，或不准确，或不合理，就像这部电影，基本上就是在胡闹，人长得也是奇形怪状。
全程猜到诡计，最终反转缺乏对观众的尊重，也就浮夸的表演可以一乐了吧～
整体也算用心，引入了多角度分别叙述，按照日期索引，节奏拿捏得不错。流畅轻松，虽然带着警觉去看，但心里也知道以这片子的套路，可能出现的每一个人都是猫，牺牲合理性，不惜代价只为反转。当作欢乐片挺好，顺便为马耳他移民打了广告。赤星年轻时候真是喜欢的样子。
“其实英雄，就i是为了掩盖不幸而诞生出的假光环，将愧疚的心隐藏在虚伪的铠甲之下。”
有种被强行投喂糖果外加人生清醒言论的感觉。然后或许是因为换到了大屏幕就效果很emmm…但是还是有一种圆梦的感动诶～或许是因为知道现实生活中事不如意十八九吧。希望平行世界的他们可以永远这么幸福下去～然后想感谢电影让今天显得格外美好～
一贯水准～所以中间有点小瞌睡。。。最后还不错
赤星笑死我了 哈哈哈 结局有点感动惹
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