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.
实在是，毫无惊喜，所谓的反转应该是意想不到，而本片全在套路里，黑男与白女，还用想么。
2⃣不要跟没有社交平台露过脸的男人深交，危险信号‼️即使网络没有也要拍一张发给紧急联系人
可是有段时间没见过这种快节奏直奔主题的悬疑惊悚片了，人物设置反转安排伏笔埋设都花了心思，当然问题也很明显就是真凶们曝光之后前期的一些行为就会显得缺乏合理性，不过还是胜在电影一潭死水的当下对于此类短平快类型片的缺失，故作为一部小成本电影，确实有惊喜
主创人员貌似都是女性。拜访惊魂，恐惧斗室，全片只有“食人”一个惊悚点。说这是恐男电影应该没人会反对吧，导演最后安排的反杀——咬掉生殖器和害怕跑路的前男友都是再明显不过的“暗示”了，女性还是要团结一致才能取得胜利。
尖叫声太多了！剧情感觉也不是很紧凑，反转真的很俗套，说白了不是2022的水平，审美疲劳了已经。但女主是亚裔，感觉还是想支持一下
高开低走，作为惊悚恐怖片力道不够，爱情剂量也少得可怜。颜控可以来磕下男女主，Normal people女主超上镜，超级适合大银幕。
小成本密室电影，看完只感觉肉疼，特别是手腕被钉在墙上那段，真的都不敢看，看了就像身临其境一样，其余的就是乌漆麻黑的镜头里各种猜疑各种你死我活了，反转还是不少的，但是bug也还是不少的！
真就及格片；把直男type表现的还是可以的，但是还是没有《汉尼拔》那么艺术性，最多的也就是跳舞了；Daisy演的可以，Seb演变态还挺变态的；剧情还是蛮请不起推敲的。。。
还挺好笑的😌
小成本暴风雪山庄模式电影，胜在女主不墨迹，干脆利索。
电影就是这样，很多时候无需追究合不合理，能把简单的故事讲好看就是一种能力。但是是三星的好看。重要的是是我喜欢的类型……
血口真是过瘾哈哈哈哈。最后的士里的喃喃自语吐槽好搞笑，导演真是厌男到极致。不报警不补刀有点出戏。前面铺垫了拳击也没用上显得有点随意，应该来一套招式呼应一下。
3.5，演技在线节奏挺好，不用太推敲剧情逻辑，爆米花电影看看还是挺不错的
收尾有点戛然而止，房子还有一个保镖在里面，不知道能不能真正离开，剧情如果更加丰富会好一点，配角有点像《逃出绝命镇》的剧情搭配，Ann的角色如果有更多剧情会好点，背后组织应该不会这么轻易放过她们。
很无聊很俗套的剧本，而且底牌亮早了。积雪效果做得特别差，暴风雪下得车都开不出去了怎么地上就那么薄薄一层。人物关系与几个反角的作案动机设定还行，打牌寻凶是个亮点。亚裔女主智商不掉线行动力颇佳在北美惊悚片里不多见。
这片子对女权谈论最深刻的就是对女性剥削打压最严重的反而是女性
好看诶！开头：这是什么俊男美女甜甜的爱情，中段：美国版七个房间+汉尼拔冬兵，结尾：反杀爽！黑女武力值爆表！剧情完全没有降智！小黑吐槽电影里这种时候会被干掉然后默默倒车回家真是笑不活了，导演怕不是恨男党啊hhhhh
我也是醉了。fine dining风格食人群体的女性奴役和绑架。。。。有点太多了吧，也拍的太无聊了吧
险象环生密室，低成本博刺激。
非常刻意的人物动机，非常愚蠢的剧情安排，过于明显的bug，不想这么说但你要觉得这片好看的话你看这么多年电影真的就看了个寂寞
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