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.
或许是一个好故事，可惜电影难以共情。画面是美的
故事头尾可以自洽，甚至字幕完了还有个小有意思的彩蛋，还是不错的。然，从头到尾，对于取了个这种名字的电影，狐仙只是个幌子 ，不好意思，只能两星
2022.06.19观于逸兰。总感觉看过，又说不出是哪一步，大杂烩哈哈，挺逗的。
最终的荒诞无不是人生百态的缩影。
升米恩斗米仇的故事。说书的河南腔听着真带劲。故事的开头比较套路，夜雨，山庙，荒村，乌合之众。有些特效实在是恶心啊，让人生理不适。剧情上属于自己挖坑自己填，开放式结尾，但依据目前的拍摄环境，只要说法中掺杂了鬼怪，等于是说这个故事版本是假的。因此已经没有任何悬念可讲了。
故事竟然挺好！妖魔鬼怪传说的背后，往往藏着不见天日的幽暗人性。
很意外剧情结构挺有意思的，服化道也不像网大那么粗糙，演技基本都在线，那个地上的大狐狸头出来的时候着实震惊到我了
全员演技在线，但导演功力不行。。有点浪费好演员和小说了
叙事新颖，观感不错，包含社会问题又不片面难得。
更纱和阿文互相救赎互相治愈的关系真好，可是一直被世人所误解，所幸结局还算可以。丝宝成熟了，演技也更沉稳了，几个镜头也好美。
好长，感觉有点拖沓以至于一直没搞懂一些镜头要表达什么
竟然还挺……好看的
白鸟玉季好灵啊。没看过原作的我面对电影的两个半小时，一直在等，等剧情讲述男主究竟是不是恋童癖这件事。等到最后才有释然的感觉，但是那个抹番茄酱的镜头又把男主拉回来，好美又让人毛骨悚然。两个说不出事情真相的人互相慰藉的故事，有点意思又差点意思。
“戏子无义！”顶着玄幻标题讲人性，老生常谈，老标题党了。
人恶人怕 天不怕，人善人欺 天不欺， 善恶到头终有报。
三星半，剩下半星是鼓励我国网大。事实证明用心就能拍好故事
可以哦，虽还差点儿意思，值得赞，全靠同行衬托
没看过原著，在不知因果的情况下，本应该抽丝剥茧呈现的秘密感动，变成了明知你痛我痛他痛但却无法为他们的脆弱流泪。主演三位真的演得好一般，丝丝的情绪流动和起伏总觉得不对，桃李这是发现夺奖路线的人设密码了？但最后摸嘴角番茄酱那里，对于只看电影的我来说，真的感到了不适。
进步明显的网大。在国产片里，是少有的剧情环环相扣，让人等不及看下一段的电影。很好的借鉴了罗生门的剧本，几个故事恐怖气氛也足，最后又达成了巧妙的统一
罗生门+非常嫌疑犯了，老道居然是《神探狄仁杰》里面的“沙尔汗”
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