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.
每一个元素的原创性都几乎为零，乍一看意义也不大，但这么组合起来在内核上有些意外的妙处，且整体性和节奏感尚可。是教育片。
音乐很棒，也仅此而已，可以预料到的结局和剧本。一口咬下男人的生殖器，能对他造成多大的伤害？
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厨房和丛林大战很昆汀呀，一个没腿一个没胸一个没屁股的《金刚不坏》。一枪解决了男主你们会后悔，不留着享受刺身吗？
没有我想象的惊艳 看完对肉食都有阴影了 但是384真的太可了！
暴风雪休息站，深夜推凶，每一次剧情刚让人松了口气，都紧伴随着一次急转直下的反转，几番对决十分刺激
但菜场搭讪真的致命……
标签加个喜剧什么意思，还有我想知道女主屁股是怎么这么快就恢复的。
女主像海瑟薇，男主82年的但看着却很老气。
冬兵竟然演这么个电影，然后之前从来没有get到他的帅，这次get到了，最后有点无聊，没想到几个婆娘战斗力这么猛，尤其那个黑的，更没想到冬兵下体受重伤还这么能跑，片子确实令人心理不适，女导演也够变态的，反正还能看。导演水平一般
选角结构太种族主义了。亚裔是哑裔，白女白男主角，黑人token. 连delivery man都有清朝大辫子。
最后结婚那个梗，竟然有点好笑。因为之前完全没了解过这个电影，真的是在过程中刺激到我了，有些生理不适那种。就，还，挺变态的。
反正开头结尾我都没认真看 就最刺激那一段认真看了 一点不影响了解剧情
每次一上来就吹嘘自己武力值的一般才是真花瓶。
两星半 开头相亲那段挺有意思还有结尾反杀 同类型的片子太多了 除了吃生肉这一点作为噱头 跟别的没有什么区别 属于看到开头知道结尾系列 有点无趣 ps女主有点像小号版的安妮海瑟薇
当「食人禁忌」也如同一种「网红」，其本质不过是新一代的招摇撞骗的载体，外加上「女性主义」的受苦与反噬，是最好不过了。
大型厌男片，惊悚做的不是很到位，大部分篇幅都在讲爱情
沉默的羔羊的另一个版本，人肉美食家，美食特写时让人感到生理不适，很艺术化的表达，如果剧情少一点爱情戏份，多一点客户群体的描述就更好了（感觉对妻子的描述不是很足，虽然有铺垫，但两人关系还是很模糊）
汉尼拔恋爱脑可还行，最后成片两不靠太可惜！#我小时候的确想过，约到吃人魔这种该怎么办
性别政治满分命题作文，就是因为有本片这样的存在，好莱坞类型电影才变得越来越没劲了。
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