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.
本是一个荒诞的科幻制度为基础，聚焦在女主自绝症，亲友的冷淡，寄希望于克隆人的传承，到最后被克隆人“剥夺”了人生，导演没有刻意藏匿线索，稍动点脑就能知道结局，我杀死了那个他们蓄谋的“我”，并陪他们孤独的装成我，好无奈悲剧的结局。
导演太贼了，故意留下既像本体又像复制体的线索，让你自己琢磨。
挺喜欢这种把设定扔在观众面前然后就这么自然发生和展开的方式，有种无可奈何的丧和虚实相间的喜剧感。不过大概也就是这些了。
评分低了 … 其实故事和表演都很赞 双人角色的拍摄演绎也很真实 我给75分
不够爽，不够深刻，不够暴力，不够血腥,什么想要的结果就是什么也得不到。
好悲伤的结局，她赢回了人生，却输掉了一切。
我可太喜欢这个导演的调调了，原来《自卫的艺术》就是他！这一部，简直是把观众的欢乐无情地建立在女主的痛苦上了！
本体胜，最后哭成这样输了母亲的爱，本来就是因为给家人的礼物，缺没想到自己才是个笑话
其实活下来的是谁并无所谓了，她还是她，她也已经变成她了。
本体胜，最后哭成这样输了母亲的爱，本来就是因为给家人的礼物，缺没想到自己才是个笑话
这个导演的前作格斗的艺术挺不错的，个人风格很强烈，冷冷的暖色调画面，规矩的画面布局，稳健的节奏，甚至内向木讷的主角都一样。开场热戏格斗，让所有人都期待高潮是一场大战，结果结尾是一场阴谋，一个假动作骗过观众，而且结尾导演用各种细节讲出来，而不是说的明明白白，高级手法，个人这样理解结尾，替身和母亲男友串通好毒杀本身，然后替身以本身身份回归，可惜本身反杀，本身回来后以替身伪装本身状态存在，母亲电话关心自己买隐形眼镜，本身发现自己拼命夺回的生活依然属于替身，所以大哭，故事设定看起来很刻意很稚嫩，但导演前作水平不低，应该是有意为之，反讽女主性格和这个荒唐的社会
本来以为是励志片，原来是嘲讽中年人生的虚伪和丧…
这种片居然拍的让人感觉不到沉闷，节奏掌握很重要
假亦真时真亦假。
克隆体其实和本体无论外形还是性格都是类似的，她出生的那天就知道自己必须比本体做得更好才可能替代本体。所以对男友温柔，主动讨好母亲，更注重仪表礼仪。从两人徒步本体训练一年都跟不上克隆体来看，克隆体的锻炼绝不比本体少。她的大哭，是因为所有的努力都是违心的，她和本体一样不想一辈子只是活成别人心目中的好人标准。转盘路上，不会开车的她连逆行都不明白，也许她的人生，根本就是一种知难而上的逆行，无法回头。
借着塑双重身体和身份，讲了一个应该如何自我成长和蜕变的故事
现在的《黑镜》剧集能有这个水平就谢天谢地了。
成为社会合法一员的女主在反思出现的那刻在那里痛哭。
克隆体其实和本体无论外形还是性格都是类似的，她出生的那天就知道自己必须比本体做得更好才可能替代本体。所以对男友温柔，主动讨好母亲，更注重仪表礼仪。从两人徒步本体训练一年都跟不上克隆体来看，克隆体的锻炼绝不比本体少。她的大哭，是因为所有的努力都是违心的，她和本体一样不想一辈子只是活成别人心目中的好人标准。转盘路上，不会开车的她连逆行都不明白，也许她的人生，根本就是一种知难而上的逆行，无法回头。
似乎说了很多哲学命题又似乎也没说出啥结果，自己挖坑的强命题设定太强就很难说服人。
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