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.
Fair, 能看出来导演在用心拍，但还有增长的空间
网大里面算是用心的一部了，画面质感有，光影可以，舞蹈还是挺美的。悬疑性不足，故事编排的不顺畅，有点可惜。
在今年如此荒凉贫瘠的电影市场上能够出现这样一部片子，实在令人感动。私心想打三星，可剧作实在漏洞百出，逻辑不通顺处太多，带有文艺倾向的表达中又时时透露出学生感的幼稚，就片论片，还是两星，但依然希望未来国产电影中诸如此类的“非主流叙事”影片越来越多。
喜欢片子舒缓中的悬疑，灰蒙蒙的画面带着淡淡的忧伤。
有些画面是挺好看的，但情节相当故弄玄虚，言之无物。
画面很美 相比悬疑片 更像是文艺片 （剧情好拖沓 人物之间的关系刻画 以及 一些重要的情节都是一种铺垫式的处理， 个人不喜欢。
看过以后就很羡慕会跳舞的女孩们，真的好美好啊，愿世上所有丑恶离美好远点
一般般 剧情能猜出来 所以没什么意思 画面确实很美
文艺片式的悬疑片，作为小成本电影已经非常好啦，节奏很细腻，灰调的光影，私心非常喜欢这种连接陈年旧案的故事
严华演的还不错，林音那位演员长得像秦岚…我觉得选材很好，但我更想看看真实案例是怎样，因为在该导演指导下这片子看完还是满脸逻辑问号…看了bug解释的长评我依然一头雾水
有点扯，剧情的转折很生硬，全靠后期制作营造一种诡异的气氛来撑住这部电影。
芭蕾舞的优美气质确实让人感到身心愉悦，举手投足之间，将身姿展现的淋漓尽致，人的故事也扑面而来，文艺的气息非常浓厚。
不敢想象，这竟然是一部“网大”。拍出了比一些院线影片都没有的质感
导演很会拍 ，画面拍的真美 ，特别是林音，跳舞的时候真美，每到感觉时空能够静止，冲这一点 必须五星好评 ，
画面很美 相比悬疑片 更像是文艺片 （剧情好拖沓 人物之间的关系刻画 以及 一些重要的情节都是一种铺垫式的处理， 个人不喜欢。
不好看但是也看完了，平平淡淡，暴躁狂男领导莫名其妙的，胰腺癌晚期也不化妆的憔悴一点瘦一点，破案全靠画像师自己悟。。。。但女生跳起舞来都很漂亮，画面还是蛮有质感的
“感受这个世界，即使有遗憾、迷茫，但正是因为这样，才证明我们存在过。”——《远山淡影》
细节上的确有很多不可推敲的地方，如果在逻辑上和细节上都能体现出来，可能就比较精彩了，因为题材属于悬疑，在国内的话我觉得已经是不错的作品了。但可能是不是无法体现出来呢。整体上的话还行吧，感觉是年轻人做错事留下了不可磨灭的遗憾。年轻人看看不错。希望这种电影以后能更进一步，观看后能让观众在小程序中去头脑风暴的那种，一定会有意思。
剧本还行，虽然很俗套，结局一点点反转。没什么明星大腕，鼓励一下国产悬疑吧。
故事底层核心剧情，最后一场演出，严华顶替林音，没有可信度，即使戴着面纱，毕竟文工团的姑娘们天天在一起。另，依靠各种偶遇巧合推动情节发展，人物动机错乱，主题不够聚焦，悬疑差了些，文艺也差了些。
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