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.
讲的是冷漠，即便你甘愿脱光衣服，别人也不愿正眼看你，年轻人总觉得自己是不会老的，人无法想象一个未曾经历的状态
finally出现了老年人需求，和老去的恐惧源头其实差不多，但这种方式就很小成本+娱乐化。
情色片和恐怖片，看起来完全不搭的类型就这样强行贴在一起实在是艺术感满满。啊人啊年轻的时候还是不要太瘦，这样老了还是可以有点存货的。
衰老这个题材是有趣的，但完成度不太好，没有摆脱传统虐杀片的套路。甚至利用衰老设计出的女主反杀结局略感偷懒和好笑。
血统纯正的美国B级砍杀电影，2022年目前为止第一恐怖爽片
恐怖片拍这么文艺要不得啊。看完后回过头来想，活下来的人是唯一没有当面说那两个人老了不行了的人。
6.5分。拍个限制动作片都要实景，这是怎么一种专业的精神啊~~~制片人就这么被戳眼杀真的是可惜了~~~本片整体素质一般，作为反派的老头老太绝对真爱了，哈哈~~~PS：黄发女演员死的有点可惜啊，我就在想平时这鳄鱼会吃点啥？？
为啥是《德州电锯杀人狂》呢？缇威斯特不是个擅于解构的作者，本片对他而言似乎...太复杂了，在导演对素材的渴望下影像因之显得无比愚蠢
真正的恐怖片爱好者应该没法拒绝这种复古又有新意的迷影小品吧
老年人应如何疏解身体的衰老，如何面对欲望，这是个非常值得探讨的问题，但当作恐怖片的题材来拍，着实有些过于冒犯了
大颈动脉喷血到尸首分离；干草叉刺眼；近距离胸腔暴击；鳄鱼的宵夜；回廊冲刺大爆头；车轮碾压头颅成肉泥 … 虽然这部电影也谈不上什么尺度，死亡手段也没啥冲击和新奇，但只要你电影看的够多，就能更加乐在其中，因为它们大多来自早期各种廉价恐怖电影 ～
只有最后五分钟好看，就算是a片也不带这种精彩画面比例吧！
感觉是想做一些层次吗？或者就是玩。。他们第一层是做一个色情小片片，第二层是文艺青年的纠结生活，女朋友本来是幕后工作人员也想实拍，然后第三层是一个恐怖血浆片，第四层是一个警察破案片，另外还有电视里有个超自然驱魔片。。。但是并没有很有趣。确实这里面很多的矛盾都是Maxine给激发出来的，她有x天赋，她是性感的标杆，她是电视里所说被魔鬼蛊惑的叛逆女儿。
其中的一段镜头我愿称之为最强NTR，看着女票与专业男演员做爱做的运动，并全程拍摄下来，这就叫专业。
一个无疾而终的故事，一对莫名其妙杀人的老人，一群无缘无故就死了的年轻人
唯一被吓到的场景是女二尖叫。
50/100 非常罕见的关注于老年人性欲题材的电影，在执行上赋予恐怖类型再为合适不过，但看点也仅于此，其皮囊与血肉都是俗套无新意的
结尾有首歌好听——Qui Qui Marie
6.5分。拍个限制动作片都要实景，这是怎么一种专业的精神啊~~~制片人就这么被戳眼杀真的是可惜了~~~本片整体素质一般，作为反派的老头老太绝对真爱了，哈哈~~~PS：黄发女演员死的有点可惜啊，我就在想平时这鳄鱼会吃点啥？？
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