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.
口味算是略重，反倒是贯穿全片主线警察的故事最无趣。
太烂了 前两个故事还行 后面都不知道在讲啥
种草了殡仪馆的一首歌。系列喜好度：4＞1＞2＞3
喜欢early wake的故事。怎么有点喜剧的感觉？
带滤镜的奇观大赏，哇哇冒血，手里的零食都不香了😬
作为系列的第四部，依然无法达到第二部的辉煌。影片依然是伪纪录片风格，由五个故事拼接而成：第一个故事依然是主线故事，串联其他故事，结合了警察调查、疑似毒窝、网红的疯狂等元素，隐喻美国反警察的情绪，收尾有些潦草和无聊；第二个故事是都市传说，老鼠变异体和邪教献祭，隐喻了贫困阶级一直被忽视的问题；第三个故事的守灵，故事有些套路，但惊吓指数还行，结尾非常拉胯；第四个故事是印尼导演完成，非常的血腥变态，又结合了现代科技元素，多视角展开，前期有些闷，越往后越劲爆，隐喻了对于女性的剥夺；第五个故事符合现在美国的那些保守主义红脖子，通过恐怖行动，要净化世界，最终因为自己的愚蠢，导致团灭，有些黑色幽默元素。整体看下来比较邪典，也都有相应隐喻，但还是有点一般。
我甚至怀疑第三个故事的那个导演，看过把女人改造成机械玩具的本子，碍于审核所以不敢拍
演技：8
什么啊乱七八糟的 感觉还不如3 第四个故事是真喜剧nm 拿吸血鬼的血当生化武器亏你们能想出来
重金属B级异闻，金属改造人太赞了。7.8/10.
串场的故事实在是占比太少了，而且主线零散；其实最想说的第三个故事，虽然整体画风上非常的现代与彩色化，但我觉得它在伪纪录的镜头切换上是代入感最强的，而且将那种触摸劣质机械收音设备的质感做出来了，其余三个故事中规中矩，并没有很大的突破点
评分过于低了吧！这片子很好啊，血腥恐怖暴力都有，除了贯穿全片和吸血鬼的稍稍逊色一些，前两三个故事都成功吓到我了。
01老鼠人 02亡灵复活 这个还蛮常见的 比较喜欢03科学怪人那个故事 各种人与机械的尝试 04屠龙少年终成龙 吸血鬼终成采血工具 少年好不容易厮杀到天亮 却因为身上沾有吸血鬼之血碰到日光爆炸这个点还挺玩味的
水平参差不齐的拼盘。这个系列都开始搞拼盘的话，就没啥意思了、
都市传说、密室恐怖故事、疯狂科学家、政治狂热份子，一个主线串起四个故事，分段式恐怖片和伪纪录片的结合，虽然很cult，但是这种恐怖故事合集俺还是很爱看的。
As the return of the V/H/S series it’s pretty good with five new stories.The company could produce more and more creepy movies of urban legend if they want.I await the next.
西蒙·巴雷特的the empty wake还挺有意思的，一个拼接的僵尸复活后东掉西掉看着惊悚又有点滑稽；提莫·塔哈亚托的the subject虽然有点“弗兰肯斯坦军团”的味道但还是不够劲道，且毕竟是个94主题复古感也不强，血浆一统撒也主要是作死。另外一个主线和俩故事就很普通了，血浆撒了也没啥特别看点
照前几部差一点，不过我喜欢那个改造机器人故事，还是原来那个味道，可能差了点新意，三星吧，强烈推荐前两部
猎奇，cult，血腥，伪纪录片形式将各种元素一网打尽，难得看到一部爽片，看完《钛》，再看这部，从表面来看，人和金属是可以共存的 3.5/5
1、鼠人：前面女记者背对着下水道拍时还有点未知的不安感（生怕后面突然窜出什么），但是鼠人出场后一切尽失，最后还拉个广告，差评。 2、守夜：平平无奇，虽然一个女孩大半夜守着一口棺材确实挺渗人的，但毛病也和第一个故事一样严重，过早泄气。 3、改造人：印尼导演总是最让人惊喜的一个，依旧是本季最佳（但也是最离题的那个）本来前两个故事还是睡意满满，但他一出场直接开嗨，末日废土改造人的风格很cult很朋克。可以给上四星4、吸血鬼：算是玩出了一种新花样，被阳光照到后不玩自焚改玩自爆，这个创意也有点惊喜，但前奏太长。5、主线：神经兮兮，极度泄气。6、整体来说，本季气氛不足，摆拍感太重了，为了复古而复古还不够吓人。
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