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.
故事很空洞。布景有东邪西毒、双旗镇刀客的赶脚。
还可以的，6分低了点。很古典的一个故事，动作设计虽然简单，但呈现的很干净。大漠小镇，乱世荒野，才滋生了一切的江湖恩怨。刀口舔血，这碗饭直到死才能结束。刀客是没法放下刀的。
除了色调效仿前人，其他地方真的不行。过于文雅，节奏不对
分两次看完的，没那么吸引我，复仇之渊，复仇的人越陷越深
不按套路出牌，剧中人物的行为有点迷，不过打斗场面够看，有点侠客行的感觉！
台词多了点，无用的镜头多了点，剧本多了点，离好电影总是差了那么一点？但差的是一点吗？是导演和编剧差了十万八千里的一点。还是给5分吧，起码动作涉及到了及格线
男主有点像张震，故事还居然可以看下去。风格有点王家卫…
动作设计有新意，镜头设计也有可取之处，虽然故事确实是拉胯了，但也不至于连个及格分也没有吧……
虽然经费有限，剧本也没有精雕细琢，但是做到了认真
小电影，非名家大导出手，感觉已经很不错了，比网上一大堆垃圾强多了！对了，这摄影真不错！
打戏还行，逻辑不通，尤其男主老婆，莫名奇妙的圣母
这部电影的配乐也是用的相当恰当，算是相当讲究，上次有这种感觉的还是前几年的《孔子》。
侠之大者，为国为民吗？只为一口饭而已，为国为民那是官
处女作很棒了，打戏确实很好看，看的神经都紧绷绷的。我想导演是致敬林冲吧，故事情节有点像哦。
“都说了让你等等，还往前走。”
这句这特么棒，好多年没看到这么棒的写实刀剑打斗的武侠剧了。
同僚出卖，发配边疆；
女儿比妈妈还老的感觉是什么样子。这个电影打斗的场景很真实，很刺激，剧情比较单一，通俗易懂。
金满堂:你妈的，又桶这里
武侠的地点不一定都设在西北荒漠
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