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.
【7.5】一如既往地被罗伯特的视听美感俘获，每一个直视前方的眼神镜头无不呼唤着人的深层恐惧。好理解的是一脉相承的家族信仰、为父报仇等陈词滥调，主线剧情真就如简介里写的一样简单，让人掉san的主要是古老文明中的人类迷惑行为，一种不可言说的神秘感。不敢相信它的分类居然没有恐怖和奇幻...（我对迷人的风格化片子接受度超高）
穷山恶水不仅出刁民，也出摄影大片。这种荒凉的地方，确实对摄影非常友好。
什么故事搁在北欧讲都摆脱不了又brutal又黑暗的临冬城范儿
这是啥，王子复仇记，预告片战争也总共就不到十个人？笑死爹
看男主打架、游泳的时候，都感觉看到他的灵魂在健身房里…
《维京传奇》艺术电影版；篇幅略长，特别是讲述一个相对简单熟悉的“哈姆雷特”故事，服化道和对北欧神话传奇的还原很真实。3星半吧。
虽然王子复仇的故事比较老套，好在艾格斯的风格和气势都还在，但是好莱坞工业化的大制作耗尽了他本来的灵气，还是老老实实走你的小成本艺术恐怖片这条路吧。E大的演技有点不太够用啊，连小演员都比不过，如果是在大荧幕观看视觉冲击应该会更强.喜欢女武神一段，演员是个不知名模特，IMDb上连照片都没有，她的脸部表现力挺到位，本人长相应该是精灵挂的75/100
🥱剧情好无聊，画面还不错，也是没有必要整这老长，讲不明白靠几个好看画面是顶不住的
女人是不是容易成为男人追梦上的绊脚石？哈哈哈哈哈哈或 这种热血复仇片的视觉效果还是可以的
目不转睛 被直直的吸引住 就是他们的名字都跟宜家家具塞的 但是不违和
整体观感很不错，剧情很经典，无论是画面还是音乐还是表现形式上那种粗粝和野蛮展现的淋漓尽致。一点不足就是女主太像个现代人了，还用起了巫术，观感很怪
看睡着了醒了又倒回去继续看的 复仇王子的故事的确有点腻了虽然E大妮可atj都挺喜欢 为什么母子kiss那里氛围好强 熟悉的冰岛场景不知道啥时候能再去看
搞的好像很大气，充满原始感，不过个人感觉有点长，多少会有一些无聊。
短评的好评像极了淘宝刷单的评价和微博流量明星的控评现场
这是啥，王子复仇记，预告片战争也总共就不到十个人？笑死爹
《维京传奇》艺术电影版；篇幅略长，特别是讲述一个相对简单熟悉的“哈姆雷特”故事，服化道和对北欧神话传奇的还原很真实。3星半吧。
大哥你要是被劫持就眨眨眼啊，干嘛拍这么个电影。。两星给毛毛和屁股（？？）
影像至上，文本稍逊，冗杂略长；虽然古典戏剧外加暴走的荷尔蒙，感觉上会很别扭，而且常规叙事和传统表达比较庸俗；但制作绝对走心，一板一眼无功无过，各要素搭配恰如其分，难得的良心佳片。
就是普通的王子复仇记，安雅很漂亮，冰岛风光不错，仅此而已。4/10
漫威竟能能拍出这么好看的中国奇幻！！电影院直接把我直接看哭了🥺🥺🥺🥺每个人都给我去看三遍！！
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