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.
总之，是一部好电影！！！加油！
剧情有点散，完全可以再紧凑一些，给三星。不过，网大拍到这种水准，真不错了。再加一星。
后半段差了一口气，尤其是胰腺癌的事，实在是太low了
即要文艺又要杀人回忆那种真实的惊悚感，结果就是两不沾，内核故事还是时代伤疤。一些反转和暗喻太过于缺乏逻辑和铺垫，不过现在国产电影需要这种风格突出的类型片，中国悬疑电影可期。
有bug，画像师这么自信第一幅画严华是根据目击者老汉描述画出来的，怎么可能后来就被不断推翻一会男的一会林英，不靠谱。画像师那句“画的评判标准是时间，我的画完就没用了，最后案子还是你们刑警破的”，这句内心刻画是挺真实的
看在场景比较美的份上勉强给及格，故事和叙事真的是烂得一塌糊涂，网络大电影拍两小时，真的受不了，开屏倒是很吸引人，也就仅此而已
后半部分完全没什么用，看的人恹恹欲睡，全片有点故弄玄虚了，警察角色也不讨喜，过于暴躁了。
悲伤的故事，戏里每个人都活得很悲伤。案件本身的真相反转没那么惊喜，真相揭开之后更显剧中人生之挣扎。镜头色调和光影非常美，国产悬疑里算佳作了，看完觉得还是很值
有些镜头语言其实很好，喜欢林音的女演员身上的那种忧郁和眼神，两个小时太墨迹了，重情绪而少悬疑感，总体还是可以的。22.06.20
色调 还有每一次望向的远处都是 真的远山淡影 很舒服，但情节不要硬抠 摄像师杀人那里解释得不流畅 不算悬疑剧 但叙事的节奏和色调很搭 总体四颗星
后半部分完全没什么用，看的人恹恹欲睡，全片有点故弄玄虚了，警察角色也不讨喜，过于暴躁了。
难得的一部国产悬疑片，镜头处理得很唯美，道具也非常逼真，情节基本合格了，只是有个疑问，林音是死在芦苇荡里的，严华怎么会找得到尸体并埋葬？难道是一路跟踪过去的？
后半部分完全没什么用，看的人恹恹欲睡，全片有点故弄玄虚了，警察角色也不讨喜，过于暴躁了。
如果没有那个变态的杀人犯，那些美丽的女孩们会不会有另一种美好的人生。
剧本弱，摄影佳。全场最佳老石，本来以为是装逼其实是个王者。
鼓励导演，拍出了自己的感觉，还是挺有水准很下功夫的片子
三线，芭蕾，照相馆，选背景能力和讲故事能力差的有点多，完全靠侧画师作弊，不如学习一下韩国的侧写师。
剧情太差劲了，但画面还不错。逻辑完全错误，一开始的认尸，主任的问题也没下文，两个女主的友谊莫名其妙，70年代末芭蕾舞服装那要犯流氓罪的，被强奸的女子没死但也没下文了。
片名、节奏、色调、人物内心戏，都非常合拍，冷静中的暴力，很有观感
6.5 画面，摄影印象深刻。演员也不错，故事讲的中规中矩。几个让人不理解的地方难以忽略。
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