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.
毫无意义婚外情
热内果然是个拥有无限「低级恶趣味」的导演（无论《天使爱美丽》还是《黑店狂想曲》）。我曾大胆预言，这个男人总有一天会用一部「反乌托邦喜剧」来满足他个人所有的「怪癖」与「私欲」。不幸言中。科幻外壳包裹下的各种荒诞的、猎奇的、无厘头的、光怪陆离的「法式浪漫」，没点毛病的人真的难以消化（庆幸我有毛病，消化起来不费劲）
J'adore. 很好玩，要是连续剧可以一直看下去
两任Mr. Darcy同台，只此看头就很值了。
m2240：要完美机械还是感性灵魂?人类被更强大的机械驯化，也会很听话。
让-皮埃尔·热内的最后一部！8/8✓不过这一部还是让人有点失望的，反正不及之前的作品那么让人舒适，实验科幻确实是实验……不对我胃口。但必须得承认，想象力依然爆棚且令人惊叹！
感情戏多少有点画蛇添足。肉馅计划，还有后半段呢，在希特勒举棋不定的时候，在撒丁岛海滩又发展一具英军尸体
英国主旋律片，剧本一塌糊涂，三分不能再多了
七分，作为热内的粉丝及对本片极大的期望值，对本片很失望，个人排名在热内的作品中垫底。
马德里那位上校牺牲好大啊哈哈哈哈 怎么会这样
3.5 画面目不暇接加上法语中字就很容易脑短路 未来概念设计好评 法式幽默 古怪诡异机器人
惊心动魄的历史事件也能拍得这么平淡 堪称本事
设定烂剧情烂演员烂，随便一部科幻短片都能吊打他，这名导水平也太水了
一般的谍战片。不知是主创个人因素还是英国人都是这样的性格，电影把本来是一场宏大叙事背景下的一场真实谍战行动，表现得过于平淡，加上一场莫名奇妙的感情戏，更是加深了这种感觉，完全与行动的历史意义不匹配，更没有国产谍战片那种扣人心悬的紧张刺激感。
人物空洞 剧情无聊 热内的东西还是适合有生命的 机器人不适用啊
蛮好看的科幻喜剧，机器人和人团结与敌对，很多巧思，不但探讨技术发展的未来，也在探讨人类的的当下。
当人类无法掌控自己生活时会是什么样子？当机器把人类当玩物时又是什么情况？古董机器人学习人类情感和幽默，而最新机器统治者却要消灭认为敌对的人类。人工智能一旦不可控真的很可怕！
期待越多，失望越大。热内只呈现了一部中规中矩的小品节目。
节奏有点慢，但是画面质感好棒，永远爱二战片
士兵望向黎明的海滩，硝烟混杂着水汽，在一片血腥中他是否看到了光明？
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