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.
空有軀殼的人物進行著冷幽默式的反對白對白，反行動行動。只此，形成了一點風格，並改變了風格是個褒義詞的狀態。
女主某些镜头蛮像Sophie Turner
导演聪明的设置了谁活下来都说的通的结局。但是无论谁活下来都要面对糟糕的生活。
小片儿奇奇怪怪的，讲的倒是很细伐，启发性的小段儿挺多。
每一幕都偏离了我的预想，震惊程度堪比去年我心中的神作墨西哥电影《新秩序》
女人爽，幸存女孩是俺俩
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
最大的亮点是决斗规则的设计，挺刺激的，但中间太文艺，又内心冲突表达不足，就显得没那么精彩了
一小时要能复制出个人想想还是很恐怖的
满屏的丧气。剥离掉很多现实社会的问题之后的一次实验，结果是人心依旧叵测，无论谁家的柴米油盐，都充满酸甜苦辣。
想给2.5分。决斗场上出现的女人穿着本体的外套+复制体的内搭+裤子+本体鞋子，人不可能穿自己觉得不舒服的鞋子开车的。本体赢。
与情感软科幻路子的《天鹅挽歌》不同，《双重躯体》走的是悬疑软科幻路子，情节比《天鹅挽歌》曲折了多少，艺术品质就比《天鹅挽歌》低了多少。故事的设计还可以。
知难而上的逆行
跟天鹅挽歌有点相似，不过天鹅挽歌那个没有更深入，这个伦理方面有更深入一点，还有就是法律有点扯，凭啥只能活一个，替身一个小时就做好了
如果本体还活着，我可以给到四星。
她和莎拉在小屋裡的對話明顯就講了母親是藉colour con對她進行要脇、情緒勒索；而且複製體以前沒有雀斑，男友才會說她皮膚特別脆弱，又明知她討厭墨西哥餐也逼她一起吃。
21_174。太久没看了吗，我觉得好好笑啊，特别是有些特殊化妆没有乌黑麻漆做掩饰而露出来时我都要哈哈哈哈地笑出来了。（对不起没看三就看了四我会补完的）确实是鸟语那段还有点意思吧
导演得处理还是有些笨拙，特别是在两女主的内心世界以及主题的深挖上，基本上没有什么有深度的台词。有些桥段的加入甚至感觉有点幼稚（比如两小女孩那段，完全是在那背台词，比如男朋友和妈妈的刻画），结尾的处理倒是很惊喜。
人生就是一杯咖啡，闻着是香的，尝起是苦的。
自己爱人、亲人比较起来更喜欢克隆人而不是本人
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