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.
近年最佳！动作戏看的真的爽，明年希望揭秘琴酒的过往，他是怎么成为杀手的
阿汤哥最后无辜躺枪
各種橋段結合 挺有意思的一個喜劇 這是準備讓dc和marvel和阿湯哥聯合起來把你告了的意思啊hhhh蝙蝠俠 蜘蛛俠 x教授 魔形女 金剛狼 和平使者的鷹鷹（？）滅霸 雷神 美隊 鋼鐵俠 卡魔拉 神盾局（巴黎聖母院再度著火可太有意思了 最後還有斯坦李哈哈哈哈哈
3.5星，太搞笑辣，就是有点短还不够看，那段badman戏中戏的动作就能看出剧组的用心态度。
这次好看的原因主要是反派真的很能打，打架绝对不怂，人真的很疯，智力战斗力都点满了。
作为一个看了很多超英电影的人，看了这部简直笑喷，各种恶搞漫威、无厘头，《触不可及》、漫威经典开头和相似度90%的BGM、电视出现的蚁人、惊奇队长梗、X教授、魔形女、金刚狼、蜘蛛侠倒挂接吻、低配山寨版复仇者联盟、还顺带黑了一把阿汤哥。就是太多荤段子不太喜欢。PS：电影中的道具简直良心，真的可以实现电影中的功能而不是摆设
本身可能只值3.5星，但因为终于回应了我的期待暴涨至5星
近几年最佳。还原度很高的涩谷，让人带入感更强了。柯南走进现实。
不愧是法国版城市猎人团队出品，一本正经的恶搞，把超级英雄黑了个遍，哈哈
最好笑俄罗斯人听不懂日语，一字一句说ケイジ以为俄罗斯人就懂了哈哈哈哈
ps：不愧是小排球的导演，完美挽救了柯南剧场版的下坡路(>_<)
预言一波。期待在剧场版看到高佐结婚，不过感觉希望不大。如果结婚了，高佐必定会调走一个，除非柯南完结在即，不然少了一个重要配角后续怎么办
拜托，这样的喜剧电影简直不要太优秀，各种梗各种恶搞，就算你没看过那些电影你也会开心一笑，恶搞不低俗，致敬不抄袭，实在太有趣了！
还是那句话 日本缺少这种大片感的作品 柯南做到了 而且做得也不赖 赚钱嘛 不寒碜
比较平淡吧，没有什么高潮的地方，几条人物线也是草草汇在一起。而作为商业片，场面的想象力和迫力也非常一般。
看完评论区觉得樱井武晴这几年的pua非常成功。案件动机都说得过去，但是松田把口香糖掏出来摁进炸弹的瞬间我觉得我还是觉得编剧在侮辱俄罗斯美女杀手。顺便两只手的安室透打不过一只手的炸弹狂魔，日本公安还是不如战斗民族呀...希望明年黑衣组织能够出人手解决掉阿笠·领先人类两百年·材料学之神·牛顿再生父母·柯南背后的男人·谐音梗王·博士。
但是根源还是倒霉蛋的爱情故事和亲情和解片诶
时隔多年，早已变成烂片代名词的柯南剧场版，居然一夜回春了！我的青春又回来了！
女主很美，情节上也有多处翻转，但是笑点不是很多
「てめえの女を泣かしちゃダメよ」…………额…………「ウェディングドレスは女にとって特別な服装だね」…额 「蘭！！！」额………「コナン君〜〜〜〜〜！！！」「ニッポンの警察に任せてください」彻底黑线了 但是…这是不是一个是否应该废除死刑的讨论？
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