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.
太飒了，一个来自平民的对抗和反杀，除了大使馆部分有点拖沓，一路节奏高歌猛进，跳崖跳楼男主不亚于动作戏明星，不可小觑黑人的耐力
丹泽尔华盛顿的崽获得的资源太好了，远超他真实实力应得的…
一开始以为像《仲夏夜惊魂》一样的恐怖片，看着看着发现居然是现实主义题材的电影.....男主真的太顽强了，一路上不知道受了多少伤，结果还能跟超人一样，难道是黑人天赋？
演员们真的演得都蛮好的，阵容挺好，还有坂本龙一，但是就是不知道为了个啥…
一场因疲劳驾驶引发的一连串事件。白人特工跟个弱鸡似的，而男主不当特工也浪费了，各种反杀乱杀。
太好看了！于无声处听惊雷，真实，扣人心弦。打低分的人，是什么心态？
故事的发展整体还是在意料之中的，主人公属实倒霉，本快乐的假期，一场车祸，还为此卷进了政治事件，黑恶斗争里，还是在语言不通的外国，，实惨
但主角全程几乎没有真正吃过苦头。
逃亡（动作）笨拙真实。
最后的翻盘看着很给力。但是仔细想想好像并没有什么可能翻盘的地方。
总体来说除去电影交待的信息还不是特别完善外，其余的都很不错了，值7分
还以为自己又在看《信条》车祸追逐戏，紧张确实紧张，也确实刺激，但问题是反派动机也很莫名其妙，美国佬怎么去哪都能拯救世界
【2】看完才发现配乐是坂本龙一，个人觉得有点“牛刀杀鸡”。
开头14分钟摔下山直接身亡，全剧终就完美了。结尾一跃值一星，艾丽西亚一星
一对美国情侣到希腊度假，无意中卷入希腊右翼绑架左翼领袖侄儿的案件，尽管向大使馆求救，没想到美政府是支持右翼的。靠一己之力杀掉两个杀手的圆满结局有点不太科学。
其实故事很简单，男主搞明白发生什么情况的过程太长了。与其说是悬疑片，不如说是教育片：不要疲劳驾驶、酒后驾驶，不然你就会害死你的女朋友，顺便被一个国家的jc追杀。
前半段代入感很强，但后半段啥也没说清楚，结尾戛然而止让观众一头雾水。
挺莫名其妙的一部电影…后期主角仿佛开了挂一般猛 反派一个个宛如智障。
这两人眼里完全看不到对对方的爱意，演得一点不像夫妻。但这里面的自然景色是真的不错。
好莱坞编剧真心越来越垃圾。现在已经无所谓到从几层楼跳下精准砸中汽车并且毫发无伤爬起来继续打人的程度了。
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