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.
以网大的水平来看，还算是不错了。比起同题材赵文卓的那两部网大黄飞鸿强多了
片子有徐克张彻的即视感，谢苗可以拿这个网大做敲门砖，形象气场还不错。
看完就得下国家反诈APP
有李连杰当初动作片的感觉了。但还差点意思。
鸦片之患 流毒天下 总要有人救民于水火 即使你我未能成功 后来人也会前赴后继 去成就一个 没有鸦片的安康盛世。与有荣焉
这个没有主权，出生率低下，自杀率世界第一的国家没有资格贬低一个正在快速发展的国家。国土面积的狭小也同样造就了他们狭隘的价值观和胸怀。
最近看了太多平庸的电影，没想到被这部网大电影给亮到了！这电影到院线上映票房绝对不差，故事风格剧情以及动作真的有点像《黄飞鸿之英雄有梦》 就是谢苗没有彭于晏那身材 ！虽然稍微有点开挂，但谢苗演技杠杠的，动作也帅的一比，动作指导和导演得关注一下了，还有片尾曲值得推荐 派克特的《无惧》！五星推荐
服化道 666 啊→_→
诈骗题材，只是为啥每次电影电视剧诈骗的都是中国人犯罪集团
打斗场面蛮好看的。唯一不足就是感觉结局仓促了一些。谢苗演技真不错呀！
替小朋友看的，未成年人一定要在成年人的指导下观看哦。
题材很好，完成度很高，故事情节紧凑，棒子诈骗新高度，信号干扰，防不胜防
看之前我以为是个历史剧，看完发现只是披着历史的外衣，内核是动作电影
一开篇饰演闻嫣的 张美琪 被一刀捅死，编剧你好虐心。本以为饰演安木兰的张梓杉华继良CP，结果被配角兄弟截胡。干哈啊？
虎门销烟的故事 客服其他官员和英商找到鸦片 销毁
某些玻璃心根本不适合看电影，别人说什么做什么都事濡你？
情节一般，张力不够，更像是打斗片，历史元素少了些。
男一男二都是真演员，演技飙戏的真爽～ 电影很有魅力，特别是男二鼓动诈骗那个动员大会，配合音效 GO OD！
虎门销烟不再是历史的一段文字，他也可以通过屏幕活起来。
节奏明快的韩影回来了！卞耀汉也是宝藏演员。
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