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.
温子仁版异形？女主把弟弟塞进脑子“囚禁”起来意味着还会有弟弟再次跑出来的续集？后三分之一崩到已经编不下去了。
果然夹处在《海王》12之间改变了温导呢，《恶性》系列整好了直接可以加入DC多元宇宙啊。
看见警察调查文件的时候那一堆U盘，怎么总感觉温子仁又在挖大坑😂
等了得有个两年多了，从温导刚公布项目，再到后来又说是一部铅黄邪典片，那不可能不期待，现在突然一下子就在内地网上公映了还有点措手不及，如果单看片子前半部分，我会认为他疯了，憋了好几年就憋出这么一部四不像题材甚至不如美剧单元集的中下等惊悚片，影棚空间里的调度包括气氛上的营造还是那老几样，在他过往的作品里甚至算是垫底的，毕竟招魂一和二算是极致了，但隐隐约约总感觉不会那么简单，果不其然后半部的大揭秘手法虽俗但题材骇人，还是能让你后背发凉一下，姬无双外加洛奇教授的内核，用制造幻境来打时间差，虽不是什么邪魔恶鬼，但总会让你心里膈应，华人混血片子里的警察形象很帅，但居然只身追击很无脑，且与那爆炸头都沦为工具人，删减版挺操蛋的，B级铅黄爽点都没了，希望老温还能亲自指导招魂系列！
故事到不新鲜，拍摄手法还是挺多样的，看着也不闷
等了得有个两年多了，从温导刚公布项目，再到后来又说是一部铅黄邪典片，那不可能不期待，现在突然一下子就在内地网上公映了还有点措手不及，如果单看片子前半部分，我会认为他疯了，憋了好几年就憋出这么一部四不像题材甚至不如美剧单元集的中下等惊悚片，影棚空间里的调度包括气氛上的营造还是那老几样，在他过往的作品里甚至算是垫底的，毕竟招魂一和二算是极致了，但隐隐约约总感觉不会那么简单，果不其然后半部的大揭秘手法虽俗但题材骇人，还是能让你后背发凉一下，姬无双外加洛奇教授的内核，用制造幻境来打时间差，虽不是什么邪魔恶鬼，但总会让你心里膈应，华人混血片子里的警察形象很帅，但居然只身追击很无脑，且与那爆炸头都沦为工具人，删减版挺操蛋的，B级铅黄爽点都没了，希望老温还能亲自指导招魂系列！
还是那句老话杀时间选James Wan总归不错的。一开始还以为是关灯后，总算不是，不过核心其实也在别的片子里看过..不过这样设定后，打斗动作颇为猎奇新鲜。
看到切掉瘤子这句话出现的那一刻就猜到了设定不过我猜错了位置。所有过程都在意料之中所以就emmm。倒是有些小细节或镜头处理能感觉到在避开【俗套】，不过看完整片还是觉得挺普通的。
我和老妈说可以在国内网上看，估计不会特别可怕。
整体上不怎么恐怖，甚至有点搞笑是怎么回事？监狱变身那一段，把胳膊硬往后掰，对不起，我真的笑了，哈哈。
仿佛看了部超英片，全程杀的很嗨，几乎无尿点，后脑上这个小东西实在太有喜感了，后半段它一出来我就想笑……
作者：汉家武将（来自豆瓣）
血腥度还可以，但是硬是把恐怖片拍成了神棍的超级英雄片感觉
握草，又是老温常用的最后揭密发大招。希望家暴施暴者看完会脖子发凉。要是没有《白发魔女》里大boss印象太深少了点惊喜，会再加一星。
2021.09.13
温子仁终于在《招魂》系列之外找到新的创意，值得庆贺。不过这个故事的原创性不够高，而且过早暗示出谜底，令后半段的悬念兜不住。最出彩的依然是在局限空间内的镜头调度，继承了他在《招魂》系列里的出色表现。更惊喜地融入复古的铅黄元素，色彩和配乐给惊悚的氛围加分。除了氛围感，影片更侧重于动作场面和血腥暴力的刻画，反而忽略了逻辑以及人物的背景，越往后越滑向愚蠢的腔调，恐怖程度随之大幅下降。看来一本正经得讲一个荒诞不经的故事也不是那么容易的。
前半段有趣且诡异，后面硬要用科学来解释，想让一切看起来合理反而显得尴尬和土味...
最恐怖的，就是最渴望的，最渴望的，早已得到。
这个，似乎从科学的角度解释了下加百列的存在，但它又很不科学地能控制电流……
第一次在温子仁的电影里看到了女性暴力美学的淋漓展现。女子拘留所里这一场像机械舞一样的打斗设计得相当精彩。女演员Annabelle长了一张标志性英式美女脸。喜欢这个孪生双胞胎的概念（有点像借用了创世纪人类最初拥有两个灵魂的概念），电影会拍第二部无疑了。
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