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.
清朝毒贩头子 那可是广州十三行最大的那官 三品官！安安很漂亮 小野太能撩了 哈哈哈
整体没什么出色的表现，但电信诈骗专家的表现还是能留下一些记忆点的。
韩国骗子东北搞事，转业警察拼死反诈，题材很新颖，但逻辑难自洽。只剩下传统韩影里无能警察和低效政府的桥段还能捕捉到流水线电影的影子。另外此番南韩导演开始把开黑中国的阵线由延边推进到沈阳，如果他们见识过中国反诈APP的厉害应该不会这么做，总之希望南韩公民早日可以自己反诈，而不要总是被通话惊魂！
有代入感，能点燃愤慨，对这样的电影我不会苛求太多。
出乎意料竟然不错。唉谢苗这样的演员没有好资源真是让我想手刃娱乐圈的混子。
作为一个动作片讲，还是不错的，远远胜过其它网络电影
古代版扫黑除霸，武打动作酣畅淋漓，剧情也不拖沓，怪不得能有这么好的评分。谢苗的大光头某个角度可以媲美张卫健，还别说，是有点像
剧情的转折设计得很巧妙，但只能通过主角的笑来体现出现转折了，根本没能从剧情中看出来反派头子是如何被发现鸦片藏在哪里的。另外，个人英雄主义太强烈了，一个人打几百个，要不要这么假，如果是抗战片，是不是要放进来手撕鬼子了啊？感觉这个评分太过虚高，一点也不令人感动，浪费了这份悲壮的历史题材！另外演林则徐的这人，也太胖了吧，面无表情，看不出什么演技，换个人演林则徐，效果会好很多！
冷知识：林则徐后来见洋人鸦片无法根除，遂上书建议国人自种鸦片，后来逐渐用价格走势赶走进口鸦片，甚至出口。。。。
警察的妻子被电话诈骗 因此被车撞了 为了复仇卧底诈骗电话团伙 打入内部 一举歼灭诈骗电话团伙
让人惊诧的高质量网大。难得是剧情饱满曲折的同时，实现了历史深度的贯彻。林大人好慷慨大义！可看性感染力甚过大片《鸦片战争》。不过同样重头的动作戏没有太亮眼的设计。谢苗刘峰超两位练家子也没碰出什么火花。反而还是和杜玉明的决战戏味才浓烈一点。
冲着谢苗去的，打戏没得说，设计是一般，但是动作干净利落，就是形象比较吃亏，参考吴越，希望能改进下戏路，走的更远。
值得上院线，非常不错。台词一级棒。片子节奏也很好。
电信诈骗已经产业化了，跟传销、彩票、保险公司一样，怪不得我们大多数都会被骗到，气炸了！男主挺帅，典型好莱坞英雄主义式🎬以后被骗次数少点，也算没白看。
很不错的反诈骗宣传，但是这个和中国有什么关系呢？？？？怎么老扯到中国呢
演技在线，谢苗撑起了这个角色。服化道都很不错。唯一缺点，打的不够爽！四星鼓励！
唯一不解的事，一部禁毒题材的片子里，为什么要有男主嚼槟榔的设计。难道是故意讽刺吗
本来片名是虎门销烟 后来改成血战虎门 因为这个片子 林则徐的戏份很少 都是谢苗的打戏 没啥看点
一直很抵触清朝末年历史剧，看不得悲剧一次次上演。所以无意间刷到，就在电脑上看，开着2个浏览器，一遍刷剧一边玩别的，结果谢苗的第一场在船上打戏吸引我全屏看。场景不敷衍，逻辑通顺，拳拳到肉，穿插着几处笑点，还是个happy ending。绝对是网大的上乘之作。墙裂推荐。（一开始以为杜老师何世清很能打，结果有点弱鸡）
哇，感觉卞耀汉越成熟越帅呢，等到40有成为下一个金允石的实力，期待
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