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.
绝了，国产恐怖片做到这份上，我个人觉得很不错。第一部水怪我妈就很喜欢。第二部水怪没有怪，只有黑了心的人。打斗和特效都做得还不错。
做法国人真幸福啊，希望我下辈子能出生在美丽的法国！！不想在这里做韭菜了！
還滿有創意的，等於是在糖果屋的基礎上創造了一個全新的故事，未完待續……
不要轻易地让别人知道你的弱点，弗吉尼亚真的很坏
儿童恐怖片 还行 年纪轻轻就体验社畜的生活 像极了写不出文的自己 小朋友演的还挺好
算是不错，只是这片子受众到底是谁呢？克里斯滕的角色一早就猜出来是独角兽女孩了，最后的反转没啥精细。
这个剪辑是在干什么 kate这个角色也是狠狠地不能理解 m你难道真的是个m？
鸡皮疙瘩类型的故事，还颇喜欢的，有种怀旧感……
两个芭蕾女孩成了闺蜜，还有点蕾丝，然后又开撕，美国女孩戴安娜太恶毒，还好欧洲女孩克里斯汀受伤后没自杀，并在几年后释怀，原谅了她，否则又让人郁闷了。舞跳得好不好看不出，但两个女孩都是大长腿，看上去170-175的样子，看了人物简介，我看的还挺准。克里斯汀的眼睛更纯美，更欧洲，原来是混血。
剧情逻辑，镜头处理和群演调度，以及怪形塑造，仍有非常大的上升空间。
算中规中矩的网络电影了，剧情整体还行，梗概还不错。话说韩栋的戏份也太少了点吧，加起来有两分钟没？
案件没什么质量，也没什么看点，但硬生生讲了两个小时，这是我对本片最大的不满。两星。
前面真的有趣又可爱，但是后面男孩的动机真的让我有点摸不着头脑，让我结局观感不太好。
女主演技在线，，在网大里很不错了，剧情也在线。
女主的神情逼真、传神，让人有身临其境的感觉，完全被她带入剧情里面了。
不错的电影，对于国产电影来说真的惊到了，前面有点恐怖结尾挺感人的
想起来了，这女巫不是pinkman的女友吗
电影还可以，本以为是儿童向不会那么恐怖，不过有些地方还是有被稍微吓到。喜欢这种黑童话。
《城郊的另一边2》，不解为何要翻译成《耍宝警探》？基调还是延续第一部的轻松风格，案情推理较弱但笑点很多。奥玛希与罗兰拉斐特欢喜「斗嘴搭档」再度携手，十年之约众望所归。很多片段搞笑程度不输第一部（争抢老太太拥抱与大床房裸睡），且用经典的「法式幽默」对种族、肤色、性向与民粹等热门话题大肆调侃，令人忍俊不禁（这点也只有他们做得到）。我向来对这种所谓「老套的」法语动作喜剧毫无抵抗力，《城郊2》让我笑的很开心，这就够了。
女巫吓小孩，女巫吃小孩，女巫拐小孩，小孩恐怖片。有这样的女巫还跑？老子跟她玩一辈子
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