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.
韩版加勒比海盗2。作为爆米花勉勉强强。各种吵吵闹闹凑时长。冒险情节严重逃课。硬切的转场更是雷人，导致两条路线严重分裂。随便看看还行。
故事很简单，但动作部分相当惊艳，对比同期影视算很不错
没啥意思。这个团长，她哪来的皮裤啊。搞笑有，不成系统的。剧情也比较拉跨。好吧，好像没什么优点。看过海盗1，不过记不清了。感觉那个挺好看的。这一部就不行了。那企鹅可真坏啊，老是爆了小幕的菊花，哈哈。
质感真好，剧情太简单，招式是亮点，非常致命，最后那个西洋刀加手甲太赖了，那家伙练了10年也就那么回事
很久没看到这样真实的打斗了，看来导演在兵击圈子里有人
都他妈煞笔评论，没看看完再来豆瓣评分感觉还不错
没看1，看完这部也没有看1的欲望了，看在演员份上三星。
算是合格的爆米花大片，韩版的《加勒比海盗》，脸谱化的人物设定，插科打诨，精彩的打斗，宏大场面，养眼美女，甜蜜爱情，大团圆结局。不用管结局是否合理，观影过程还是蛮开心的。
被韩国古老的朝代搞乱，想学加勒比海盗，但是又没有学到精髓，李光洙真的不演喜剧太可惜了
只要有李光洙和韩孝周的，不用说！满分！亚洲王子buff加持！哈哈哈哈哈哈，属实Running Man番外篇本色出演了。
欢乐闹腾海盗片，不用考虑逻辑，可以看。另：所有人都扯着嗓子大吼大叫，耳朵危险。
故事俗套，中间的转场有点跳脱；感觉剪辑有些问题。两个女主还不错，女二最可爱。
当我不想带脑子的时候 去看这种电影挺好的 起码还算好玩有劲 网飞的制作还是有水准的 烂也烂的有特点
共赏别样江湖新武侠🎬
4、演员都很卖力，每一个演员，这是这电影好的关键。这一点现在中国电影已经难以办到了。咱们就是一提到贺岁搞笑无厘头好像就觉得演技是多余，其实演技是支持成每一部电影的灵魂，不管是什么类型电影，而不是一群流量来圈钱。
还行，金满堂最后说了句“尼玛的，又捅这里”有点搞笑
哎！第一部值得反复观看，这一部看一次都觉得浪费时间。
不求上进，基本和第一部一样，山贼恋上海盗，依然抄加勒比那些玄幻设定。
剧情虽然简单，但实打实的刀法近战，没那些花里胡哨的港式武打动作，实战派，过瘾！
剧情略微薄弱，演员演技在线不出戏；最亮眼的是打斗场面，非常赞！
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