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.
恐怖氛围营造不错 貌似还准备出下集? 期待.
这里的Wendigo弱爆了！果然精华都在预告里！人类同类相食而诞生的怪物，硬扯上原生家庭、家暴等问题……21.12.15
2021了还在依靠主角智商掉线推动剧情发展。
那有怎么样？看的爽就好了。
19年看到预告片蛮期待的，成片比较拉垮……前半个小时可以用引人入胜来形容，后半段剪辑就不行了，人物行动逻辑、行动路线、场景切换，都乱成一锅粥了……
小男孩真可怜，可以拍部续集讲小男孩长大以后成为温迪哥猎人的故事
虎头蛇尾，导演在中段为了杀戮场面而仿佛忘记的温迪哥怕光设定在结尾时也成为了女主的反杀契机，也使得塑造了几乎全片的温迪哥的恐怖感在那一刹那荡然无存。
一星给景色。衰败的矿区，晦暗的天空，半山腰上的雾。
烂片场猛于疫情，Bad Taste，但很像干净版的《特罗马警报》，把烂片桥段一锅炖，真类型元素嵌套伪类型元素，毫无包袱地将一些很“时下”的笑料放置其中，有愚乐精神。
节奏缓慢，高潮垮掉，结局女人一人干翻怪物让人无语=_=
期待了很久，发现跟陀螺一点关系都没有…果然是温迪戈那跟开头那段神神叨叨的话有啥关系。小演员真的很灵。
导演是宫崎英高的粉丝么？？
最精彩的部分都在预告里了，剧情相当的弱，就是了两贩毒的其中一人在矿洞里被远古的邪灵附身，然后开始吃人，而且这玩意原宿主死后就会进入另一个人的身体里。除此以外其他的角色都没有存在的意义，难道就想展现一下怪物也会虎毒不食子？一般恐怖片都有些核心价值，比如不要去危险的地方啊，不要做坏事啊，或者反应人性，或表现人力无法对抗的未知啊。这片难道就想告诉我们，人不要吃人，不然就会变成喜欢吃人的怪物？？？？？
小男孩演技爆棚，其余无任何看点，无聊又老套的惊悚片。
陀螺监制，氛围和影像质感还可以，但导演还是一如既往的慢和叙事效率低，对比小说改动不少（包括结局），怪物塑造得那么恐怖，却被女主开个挂就杀掉，处理得太草率了，5.5。（最后还留了个续集的可能）
为了不浪费时间，先看了一下评论，然后礼貌多打一星再见
[视][19.10.24想看]导演<黑色弥撒><逃出熔炉>，小男孩像<神童>2019，陀螺监制，怪兽部分一直不错，微血。两个破碎的家庭，西方对父辈的执着，有点烂尾。今年还有奈飞剧版<鹿角男孩>
节奏缓慢，高潮垮掉，结局女人一人干翻怪物让人无语=_=
恐怖氛围营造不错 貌似还准备出下集? 期待.
可惜了小男孩这么优秀的演技以及影片这么出色的美术设计。
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