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.
亚历山大的体型真的太可了太可了，真的很维京
我的建议是steam战神史低的时候买一买试一试都比这有深度~
太舞台剧了，不太喜欢这种莎翁一样的台词和这种寓言一样的剧情的，但是拍的真的不错，很喜欢这种舞台剧放到电影里面的表现力
被吊打一通，再被老妈挥两刀，半大小孩插八刀，依然可以策马奔腾去决斗。
勉强给个三分，希望将来能看到更出色的北欧海盗电影。
自然景观，服道化，人物形象气质，与读冰岛saga时的想象都非常契合，好看！最后火山熔岩边决斗的戏当然是好看的，不过听到男主猛喘粗气的时候还是想说，其实真在那儿这么喘气，早该呛死了吧？
如何用影像成为一个北方王子。这个有点让我想起田壮壮的那部《狼灾记》，或许生成的愿望与偏执不一定对观看友善，但诗的影像和存在会留下来。
五星声画一星文本，感觉很熟悉，一看果然是《灯塔》的导演，但这种俗套的哈姆雷特大情节完全不能承载他的邪典气质，尤其是动作戏，短到不行的板，竟然看出几分戏谑的味道……
复仇的结局，往往没有想象中单纯…
竟然不是A24出品但真的是A24的风格，想起绿衣骑士+灯塔+仲夏夜惊魂，结尾game of hel的肉搏很酷。整体来说对我还是晦涩了一些外加口音真的很重了。ps：安雅太美了
跟刺客信条英灵殿一个德行，磕药磕多了……迷幻但不美……关键那个粗暴的年代，居然电影不黄暴？
妮可那段疯批戏好乐啊🥺
3星半，从主题表达到视听语言，野性与暴力的因子无处不在，罗伯特·艾格斯创作风格近一步向商业片靠近，不知是喜还是忧？
就没看出史诗感，又很老套的片子。不知道之前咋就说爆了
感觉不少戏份是后期为了主流市场加进去的（适当妥协？），还好艾格斯特有的诡魅味道没有消失。
终于又有一部年度私人最佳了！！！这种沉浸其中的观影感太久远了！！！
天呐，太好看了。我被震撼了。我已经很久很久没有看过这么精彩的电影了！！！干净的镜头，强大整场控制，还有神来之笔，实在是太优秀的电影了！！！导演是何方神圣，我要去了解一下。
狼图腾、世界之树、终焉的火山，符号很好但也只是符号
这太酷了好吗 完全就是一个维京异教黑金属片 邪典影像化的北欧我还是第一次看到 不放首黑金属在片尾太可惜了 唯一的槽点是女武神怎么感觉带牙套了
三星半。相比the lighthouse确实匠气工业很多。但是不妨碍我看的津津有味。就这种扣细节的运镜非常适合轻微强迫症的我。好莱坞还每年安排一次Macbeth呢，每年看次哈姆雷特不也蛮好。
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