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.
很燃的动作片，东北味的人物，很有爱(⑉°з°)-♡。
流浪的三毛他逆袭了，流浪的三毛他爱钱了，流浪的三毛他黑化了
剧情简单，平铺直叙，打斗精彩，没有尿点。看得出主创的诚意，虽然威亚用的不少，但是谢苗把李红旗这个“暴力刑警”演绎的惟妙惟肖，总感觉导演在致敬《导火线》——甄子丹：我的责任就是——警察抓贼！！
虽然是网络电影，但是制作水准真不错，故事情节紧凑，人物塑造的爆满，尤其打斗场面很精彩，确实是一部非常棒的电影！
总感觉苗在这部戏里的行为演技更适合演反派😅😅
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剧情不够丰满，打斗戏有点多，冲突不够激烈或者说演化的不够！不过不可否认，作为一部网大，还是非常值得一看的，尤其是东北人值得看一下。
打的确实过瘾，剧情简单明了，就是打就完了，有些地方为了爽而爽，逻辑差了点，尤其闹酒局和杀媳妇那里，太能编了，整体很不错，最后打斗是亮点，很有新意。
网大气质搭配东北乡土气息，很工整的一部警匪动作电影，有点“导火线”甄子丹对三兄弟的感觉，不过肖家三兄弟有点雷声大，雨点小，吊了半天胃口，本以为是王者，可惜只是铁片！巩固长大了就成了巩伟，终究还是活成了他爸的样子！谢苗职业生涯的高光时刻应该还是当了两回李连杰的儿子，无懈可击的配合至今令人怀念。
就喜欢这种简单粗暴，不要逻辑的片子。谢苗真适合这些角色
剧情差，几乎经不起推敲，二星，纯是看在老乡面上多加半颗星，浓浓的东北二人转风儿，全靠谢苗一个人在撑着。下次吧，从征服里找几个一看就是坏人的人过来演，就能得分不少。
穿着皮夹克外套的警察李红旗，有8、90年代那味儿，带劲儿，不错！
1. 打斗场景确实不错了。
作为一个网大，还是很不错的，绝对及格，打的很痛快！
站在网络电影创作方式的立场 是值得三星的，谁都知道可以更好。
好久没看这种动作有力的动作片了，有种看老港片的感觉，有点像李连杰和谢苗主演的《给爸爸的信》的延续。可惜的是故事有点太简单了，动作上没有给人印象深刻的经典场面
网大气质搭配东北乡土气息，很工整的一部警匪动作电影，有点“导火线”甄子丹对三兄弟的感觉，不过肖家三兄弟有点雷声大，雨点小，吊了半天胃口，本以为是王者，可惜只是铁片！巩固长大了就成了巩伟，终究还是活成了他爸的样子！谢苗职业生涯的高光时刻应该还是当了两回李连杰的儿子，无懈可击的配合至今令人怀念。
动作片后继有人了！谢苗打戏是亮点，剧本跟配角有待提高！
为什么没有负星 这个骗子 太烂 花钱拍了这个玩意儿 天理难容
这还要啥自行车啊？我觉得就这么点成本已经相当用心了，我觉得五星是值得的，可以看出来是用心的，没糊弄观众，演员也相当卖力，真心不错
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