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.
在此类低成本反杀悬疑故事里虽不算新鲜，但该有的都有了还不忘加些小创意来提味，诚意满满，看得爽。哈瓦娜·罗丝·刘是位好演员。
差点意思 女主满脸血眼睛通红的样子有点害怕
2022年第2部新片。
挺好的 8.0 商业动作喜剧片 最后一段的手持摄影用的很好 挺刺激的 以及 完美诠释了：反派死于话多 （和王牌保镖是同一个导演 突然理解了为什么这么相像
小成本雪夜密室（？）。消遣一下，还算能看。小女孩略吵，钉枪杀伤力也蛮猛的…但是没有女主猛。
女主手被钉住了，正好边上有一个锤子，你说巧不巧。最后女主叫小女孩去关灯，她再翘掉钉子也是离谱，正常情况那个人会一枪打死她再去抓住小女孩或者直接去抓住小女孩而不是光叫唤，设定不科学啊。
反派智商在线，超难对付，女主能活到最后真不容易。
双男主角，本来的生活与性格都极大落差，却机缘巧合凑在了一起，由此产生的喜剧火花，这套路在好莱坞常用常有历久不弥新。这一部拍的不过不失，没有新的亮点。笑梗不足，冷酷不够，有几个打斗设计还不错。
1.女主有自身困境 2.女主陷入更大的外部困境 3.外部困境层层加码+反转 4.较量出结局 这个片子还是很讲规矩的 在这个设定和成本下 已经很好看了
勉强及格。后半段有些无聊。
剧情老套，没那么好笑，爆米花电影，适合下饭。加一星给我最爱的光头Woody～ 和社牛Penny那段也太有cp感了吧（指人设，不是演员），磕到了。
浪费了这么好的创意。暴风雪之夜，被绑架的小孩，被困的休息站里看上去都有嫌疑的四个陌生人。看开头的三分之一，本以为会是女主角斗智斗勇终于找出谁是绑匪的故事，谁知道后面2/3一泻千里，变成了一个老套的惊悚片，失望。亚裔女主角演的真不错，加一星。
凯文哈特的电影和他近年来的comedy一样烂
tall dark scary先生在餐厅那段挺有意思，硬汉也可以这么温柔
救赎和自我救赎。剧情推进很快，开始我以为是公路惊悚片，后来是封闭环境犯罪片。一些反转可能是想说，没有完美的受害者和英雄吧。
女主和警察都智商让人捉急，不符合常理，拖了整体后腿！不过首尾呼应地结局倒是挺有感觉，四星合适😄
钉枪直接给我打出橡胶手错觉...暴风雪山庄模式，以小成本来看算是小成功。毕竟反转都在意料之中。
不要被“反转”骗了，没啥反转，这种小空间悬疑命题作文，写成这样只能说比较一般，演员啥的倒发挥不错，喜欢看血腥也不要被r级骗了，不过瘾
反派不补刀与主角同罪，期待了半天的逆转期待了个寂寞
正经的暴风雪山庄，虽然不是推理，但与世隔绝孤立无援的处境依然放大了绝望感。女主是有着蓝绿眼睛的亚裔演员，演技不错，还有李彤巩俐刘玉玲混合的感觉，不错。
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