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.
还原度很好也蛮甜的
期待过高 有点故作悬疑的感觉 值得夸的是演员演技很棒
基本上看到开头就能感受到案件里的母女关系和主播本身受到控制的母女关系之间的互文，再加上《黑天鹅》式的职场内卷心魔，类似的电影已经有很多，连悬念的制造都显得模板化。虽然为千禹熙和李慧英都提供了大展类型片演技的机会，但类型片终究是类型片，机能上要求再高，精神分裂写得天花乱坠，也不是真正在写精神世界上富足的人。
有点冗长了，前半段气氛抬的相当不错，果然后面就拉胯了，看了一半剧情猜了八九不离十，全靠几个演员演技在那撑着，童年阴影，职场困境，人格分裂…归根究底还是自我的救赎…
什么？！学长竟然是周兴哲？！// 什么台湾青春伤痛文学，完全多余的自作多情戏和错过矛盾闹别扭。几天吃饭的时间加上二倍速终于看完了，唯一的亮点就是饭团手帐。演员演的都很不自然，剧本也不自然，冲着台湾青春片看的，但很失望。
wc，bba太强了，第二次召唤时，一个人穿了四五个柱
前半部好可爱好可爱，后半部可惜有点生拉硬凑了，不过总体还是好可爱，男生好像我上一个喜欢的男生和初恋的混合哦，呜呜
前半段节凑慢，以为恐怖片，原来系精神分裂。
依旧台湾小清新，诶，吉他社长你很招男孩子喜欢呀～😂
最后收尾也浪漫
解说//女性气质浓厚的电影，果然是女导演，聚焦母女感情和生育焦虑，女主丈夫在本片里几乎就是一个打酱油的角色，好评！电视台女主播面对新人竞争和年龄压力，某天接到的神秘电话让她出现了演出事故，为了补救前去调查，结果发现母弑女案，其中心理医生的嫌疑很大。结局严母已上吊自杀，女主人格分裂
前面看得過於沉悶，但後面意外的還行，案件又於女主的過去重疊在了一起，三星半吧。
台式青春。周兴哲不帅，李沐不美，这样才比较真实。明明是双向奔赴却差点错过，幸好都勇敢了一步。配乐有点差，竟然还强塞了一点BL……
呀…对我来说这个真太台式小清新太甜太青春了5555。高中可真好，但是没有学长送我一整年饭团🍙
只有年轻才能这样磨磨叽叽啊 女主的发卡爱了😂
台偶是永远的青春啊！没有人演青春校园剧能演得比台偶更自然😭
对第七章的期望太高了，看到电影的失望也太多了，表现力比游戏差太远了，远没有玩到游戏时感觉到震撼
男女主都不是普遍意义上的帅哥美女，甚至可以直白点说不好看，但是就真的很像咱们普通人的十七八岁会发生的看起来没有那么轰轰烈烈但是就是会反复回味的青春悸动。
挺有意思的故事结果拍得又土又无聊，而且连一首歌都留不下的台湾青春片是真没救了。
在我心中评分比豆瓣高，可能是因为对这种原生家庭的伤害深有体会。 母亲以为已被忘记的6岁那年扼着她脖子的双手，其实扼杀着她的一生。 自己活成了最不想成为的人，竭尽全力希望摆脱的母亲，便是她自己。
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