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.
综合：6.5
伪纪录形式沦为鸡肋 几乎全无真实感于代入感 好在机械体饰演段落够劲儿 其他段落看过就忘系列
近期的“致命”系列有点多，从致命感应到致命催眠，还是录像带系列最为致命
电影的做旧感很好得加深了它的恐怖感！看完实验室那个片段得停下来缓缓，真的太恐怖了。
可以说是血腥录像带，太血腥残暴了，太惨了，反胃，不过这样的片子吧伪记录片的感觉做的还是很好的，特别是变态博士改造人，血腥的杀戮，可悲的人体。
第一个故事和第三个故事可以专门挑出来看一下，其他的可以直接跳过，这个镜头晃得头晕，虽然知道是伪纪录片，但也不至于这么晃吧。。
2星，还是老套路，4个小故事质量差距大，第三个小故事不错，其他的就比较无聊了。
照前几部差一点，不过我喜欢那个改造机器人故事，还是原来那个味道，可能差了点新意，三星吧，强烈推荐前两部
对第一部无感，因为评价看了最新这部，果然还是内心毫无波澜……机械姬part倒是适合改成第一视角fps
作为新出的伪纪录式分段恐怖片质量还算可以的，1跟3小故事质量不错，血腥度很高，B级风味相当重。
期待看完后还是有些小失望，比第三部好，但远达不到第二部的巅峰。这部整体呈现出的是完全的90年代邪典地下电影的大杂烩，2＞1＞4＞3＝过场串联剧情，印尼提莫的单元一如既往地爽，虽然很嗨很过瘾但是总感觉有些违和94，最好的也还是第二个这个守灵单元，气氛营造的很可以，就是结局有点尴尬仓促，第一个都市传说下水道鼠人以及第四个宗教吸血鬼的单元拍的都很地下，画质很有年代感，还算可以，不过通病都是收尾过于潦草导致烂尾。不得不说论伪纪录片类型还是欧美人玩的好，几个导演都很有想法都是那种沉浸在自己的独有的氛围当中做着彼此之间都最喜欢做的事，这一点就还是值得鼓励，很希望这个系列继续做下去
个人评价：
11/10/21：我到底看了些什么呢？这是一部血淋淋的cult片子。虽然是很原始有点新意，但是一点营养也没有。其它的部分不予置评，但在创意上给3.5星吧。- 新加坡
第一个，第三个故事是我最喜欢的，第二个故事结尾稍微有点俗套，第四个故事感觉是有隐喻的，但没怎么看懂。致命录像带也算是我伪纪录片的引路人了，可以的话请一直出下去
7/10 变态改造人那段挺有意思的，其他的很一般
一贯的疯狂摇晃，一贯的狂撒血浆。整体串联的主线故事有点蠢，最后一个关于蠢逼直男的故事略显无聊冗长。其他几个故事分别是：主线-特警小分队勇闯地下录像带催眠邪教老窝，故事1-女记者探寻城市下水道鼠人传说逃出生天，故事2-殡仪馆诈尸惊魂夜卷发妹勇斗半头丧尸男，故事3-疯狂博士人类机械化改造计划，故事4-傻逼直男激进武装分子丧尽天良囚禁虐杀吸血鬼打造终极生化大杀器
第三个故事游戏感好足啊，这个系列每一部的质量都还不错，不要被一些打一星的误导了，虽然不知道要等多久，但是第五部会继续追。
一部比一部拉，但仍旧是我的guilty pleasure.
11/10/21：我到底看了些什么呢？这是一部血淋淋的cult片子。虽然是很原始有点新意，但是一点营养也没有。其它的部分不予置评，但在创意上给3.5星吧。- 新加坡
太血腥啦。我是双手捂着眼睛看完的。眼睛从指缝中偷偷看。
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