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.
詹姆斯·古恩用夸张的色彩和Cult经典里的恶趣味拍了一部味道纯正的Love & Peace的独立电影。超级好看！
推荐的唯一理由：特效到胃.可怜海星.可爱鲨鱼!Quinn因丑爷口碑大好也不至于光环太重，而且打酱油的角色也设定的过多了点，跟第一部对比感觉剧本也没有改太多就节奏飞快…
开头的诡叙，杀尽友军的尴尬，奎茵杀人中绽放的花海，自黑美国政府的恶毒。超英片能玩到这样，才不辜负全员恶人吧。
6 r版银河护卫队。故事没了凯文费奇把关，比护卫队更扯淡。
和平使者，真是个笑话！哈哈哈哈哈
这真的是b级片啊，虽然剧情什么的一般般，但是装逼装的有模有样，虽然现在对恶趣味不是那么感冒，但还是给生猛中二血块友情支持1星。
这不吊打漫威吗，拳拳到肉刀刀见血这种超级血浆片才最契合我心中的超级英雄电影，NICE！最喜欢哈莉奎茵solo秀那段，血肉横飞加漫天飞花，美丽！p.s.老鼠拯救世界，鼠妹可爱惹～（没看过自杀小队和其他相关DC，感觉并没有啥理解上的障碍）
好看在哪？跟之前的比，也就这么回事。更血腥暴力了一些而已。
十分疯狂，血腥且出其不意，导演终于放飞了自我。King Shark, Harley Quinn, Polka dot man和大海星最令人印象深刻
中间一度想放弃，失望与惊喜持平。导演在这部超级英雄片里似乎不受限制，甚至有角色的砍杀权，这倒是比不死光环的主角们要有看点。老套的剧情令我更加去关注R级笑话以及几乎无休止的重口味画面——尽管笑话也很老土。总的来说，《新自杀小队》与其说是一部喜剧，更像是一部闹剧，除了血腥指数，你说这是另外一部《猛禽小队》我也是相信的。如何用精简的人设迸发团队的魅力，建议滚导再把《银河护卫队》看一遍吧。PS：美国政府被黑惨了，光这一点可以删减引进？ PPS：和平使者有点像呆瓜版的美国队长 PPPS：什么时候来个奎因大战黑寡妇？(3/5)
我最无感的marvel和dc单篇大概就是银护和自杀小队了，然后这片取了个合集。如果dc未来十年的超英电影都是这样的故事线巨弱，但是动不动一个反高潮片段的预告片合集式电影，那你们开心就好，我到此为止了。
少儿不宜
派大星出场的时候，官方人员说的是kaiju（怪獣）而不是monster，倒也是一种技术进步的特摄文化了。
剧情真的有点无聊了，感觉人物形象单薄，远比不过第一部每个人物亦正亦邪的魅力。
是我超级英雄片看得太少了吧，我觉得很好看呀，难得一个因为皮卡去看的片没有他的戏份时我也没快进地正常速度看完了……好喜欢片中时不时用各种景物拼出来的字幕，尤其是屋顶上那个
甚至跳出超级英雄的迪士尼理想主义限制，赋予了残酷的现实生活主义色彩。
这不吊打漫威吗，拳拳到肉刀刀见血这种超级血浆片才最契合我心中的超级英雄电影，NICE！最喜欢哈莉奎茵solo秀那段，血肉横飞加漫天飞花，美丽！p.s.老鼠拯救世界，鼠妹可爱惹～（没看过自杀小队和其他相关DC，感觉并没有啥理解上的障碍）
令人眼花缭乱的一部dc电影。两个半小时但是毫无尿点。新的自杀小队就此建成，希望他们的故事还能有更多继续。
老滚是真的会搞笑，节奏感也好，然鹅一如两部银护，这部的反派塑造也是薄弱之处。一想到hbomax免费播放我就生气。
把影片类型做到极致是一种什么感受，就是精彩上还能再更精彩，锦上还能再添花，这里还是字面意思的“花”，小丑女在走廊的那一段太炫喽，一边张大嘴看一边被非常欢乐地“blow my mind”。鲨鲨太可爱，滚导真会捧萌物。Peacemaker和Flag的对立充斥着理想主义与现实主义无法妥协的割裂，其实很无奈。血腥，直接，赤裸讽刺和严厉自嘲，还有一众劲歌金曲，滚导出手就是才华横溢啊。8.13
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