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.
4星。很酷，在父亲节和父母一起看的父亲的电影
有关游侠（也有说是暴徒的）比利小子传奇故事的再续写，剧情简洁紧凑，迟到的悲剧宿命终就上演。本片还原“古法酿造”，将正统西部片再一次忠实呈现，荒凉孤寂，爱与热血以及死亡，以及成长，以及躲不掉的债，皆如牛仔梦回。
没有绞肉！做作。没有女性缠绵，没有都市矫情。
一个世外高人，一直深藏不露！结果一群坏家伙来送死，那么就大开杀戒！好熟悉的套路，不过还是可以的。😃
5分撑死。哪值7.2？
一句话的情节能拍出这种厚重感，这就是基本功。
牛逼人物往往都有个怂货的儿子，虎父无犬子都是骗人的。你大爷，永远都是你大爷。
威震江湖激流勇退 恶匪临门重现神威 两位黄金配角奉献返璞归真西部片
结局在有点意外不过也在预料之中，老炮儿这一生活到现在还有个儿子，已经很满足了！！！
人物塑造相当成功，瘦削干瘪，一个眼角耷拉着。
镜头的设计很见功夫，可惜人物不够丰满，戏尾收得太快了。
悠扬低沉的大提琴声，伴随着广袤荒凉的西部景色，一个简单的故事缓缓拉开序幕。平实的故事和叙述，唯一的小反转就是最后那一枪，不过想到前面他教儿子怎么开枪，那么让儿子开枪的原因就昭然若揭了。很舒服的观影体验！
剧情有点相似 到走出了另一种方式 或许是亲情的温服让人为之改变 也为之有所牵挂
Billy the Kid不是哪个被枪击的倒霉孩子，而是美国拓荒史上的一个传奇人物。亦侠亦匪，且枪法极快。
it's a place I don't belong no more
故事情节简单，不用太费脑，老爷告诉你老爷毕竟是老爷
丘岭风光，沉着冷静的农民亨利，看起来，好。
他死前给儿子上了一课
小家子气的，或者你可以称为内敛的，一部对八十年代西部片的印刻。
没错，亨利就是比利小子，那个西部片中的传奇人物。稳稳当当的讲故事，顺带致敬经典、彰显自己的西部血统。
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