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.
剧情薄弱，全靠结构撑起来… 东出昌大戏份一点也没少，畏畏缩缩小弟那段演得真讨人厌。
你们真的好会啊…
古沢良太有两条腿，一路是反转剧，一路是说教剧，前者如《相棒》，后者如《铃木老师》，这两套剧是最被忽视但最有灵光的。古沢往后发展，主要就是对这两路进行混合，比如最有名的《legal high》。但人物在结构中被杀死的情况越来越多，到《趣味部屋》的时候，已经亮起危险信号，开始自我抄袭（《如月疑云》）……所以最可靠的新生代编剧只有野木亚纪子了吗？！
其实，还是有个比较牵强的理由能让东出昌大继续出演此系列的——跟戏外不同，这里面他永远是那个被骗、被耍、被玩弄的蠢B。
町田启太 参观靖国神社 ⛩️这是没法洗的人 .. 哎 瞬间期待没有了 …
单纯快乐两小时！熊猫出现的时候我笑裂了hhh Anarchy也超好听，jp和胡子男永远捆绑下去！
分了几头，罗生门讲故事，比前几作剧场版要稍微难猜了一点点，还是蛮喜欢喜气洋洋惩罚坏人的故事的，嘻嘻
结构上玩了点新花样，但最后还是绕回老套路上了，有限提升。
把一直都有的最终反转分阶段章节视角来讲确实不错。
之前看的时候觉得就一般，最近刷多了腐剧发现攻受颜值➕剧情在日腐里已经算是很不错的了
全程猜到诡计，最终反转缺乏对观众的尊重，也就浮夸的表演可以一乐了吧～
生活在被疫情帶來的恐懼中 需要的溫暖 依舊get不到日劇的節奏 相愛中的日本人怎麼跟彼此講話還是那麼有禮貌呢～～～
3）黑泽真的高、帅
不反转就不是达子了 一如既往的精彩！他们才是行业英雄！期待明年看到系列新作！！！
三人视角重复性太高有点浪费时间。故事开始套路化了，但这个系列可以一直看下去！我爱达子！赤星存在感再次刷新！
老套路已经猜得大差不差了，但还是没料到松重丰的反转以及最后的赢家居然是三代，在台词里出场的杰西和Star真好呐
完全十一罗汉化了 全员明星卡司+多次反转与全员骗子。马耳他不错，另外半天没听出来法语…
2.5 赤星如果没有和达子在一起这个系列真的很难收场。虽然有铺垫但还是希望古沢良太可以去写写别的比如李狗嗨3
我觉得找濑户康史一定是故意的因为鲁邦的女儿！我希望这个系列未来如果有完结篇一定要让达子被狠狠骗到底。
仍然活在达子世界里的 Jesse 和 Star，唉。濑户康史什么时候开始可以做这种主题系列电影里的某一部的重要角色了...
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