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.
ps：瑞奇好帥！
北野武应该更突破的演一下自己的。
影帝咋演也不像北野武呀，老年那个特效太扯了，干啥不真找北野武呢？
严格满足三一律的老派话剧电影。剧本出彩，观感上佳。
找了钱记得拿回来给我。这次是用徒弟给的钱付徒弟的打车费。和第一次和徒弟要500元的踢踏舞鞋一样，都是羁绊。现场喜剧和电视艺术的旧新碰撞。
拍得太稳了，影帝的演技也无可挑剔，对北野武外形的还原度出奇之高，一个身体动作一个背影都能看到北野武的影子，当然还有对北野武人生的还原。我认为把这看做北野武的传记电影不大合适，首先这短短几年经历只是他人生长度中的一小部分，其次以他的个人文学作为文本会带有作者视角的滤镜，所以我宁可当做剧情片甚至深见千三郎的电影也不是不可。大泉洋这位演员真的行。最后，深见老师对北野武的教诲其实放到现在对于观众也很受用。
不要讨好观众，谐星应该明白自己的水准在哪里。 真挚的师徒情。
有点希区柯克《夺魂索》的味儿了
还不错，反转太多太紧密有点疲劳，不够节制。
意外的有些温情和伤感。不要让人笑，要逗人笑。
Rylance演得太好了，令人安心的那种好。舞台剧感像在对标Hangmen，加上又有Flynn乱入，我甚至暂停瞅了一眼编剧里有没有McDonagh……（1:11:45画面右下晃过”鬼手“……
佐伊·达奇的演技真的是差，只要她开口，就让人出戏。
想起老爷子演的第十二夜…
窃听录音带是个关键，我觉得也是个bug，前面投过那么多次的信封，难道黑帮从没听出是假的吗？再说一个小小的裁缝店能录到什么秘密啊。
片子拍的过于端正了，很多地方嗯煽情，但无奈剧本实在太好。我真的是从中间哭到结尾眼泪没有停过。看着这个全世界最酷、最孤独的男人的背影，我真的想弄清楚：他到底在想些什么？在把大半辈子都奉献给了艺术后，名为北野武的男人到底得到了什么？他还有什么想要的吗？《座头市》的片尾，阿武安排了让全剧组的所有职员上舞台跳踢踏舞的戏，那大概是两种永恒中的一种：既可以继续待在剧场死死倚靠伙伴间那一点点的真诚和温情，永久地跳着滑稽的舞蹈；也可以在即使电梯这样的逼仄空间里跳踢踏舞。“混蛋，我可是艺人！”他从来就不可能后悔。（影帝的演技实在太nb了..小麦也很有长进不过扮相咋恁像低配小松还是短发适合她）
从火花、红鳉鱼、短剧到浅草，谐星故事题材确实很吃香。
在密闭空间故事层层反转，演员演技精湛，看着很过瘾，但是细想不合逻辑之处有点多。
密闭空间的压迫性没弄出来，故事编排上做得还可以，但是戏剧性和冲突上还是略微有点欠火候。
所以，《The Outfit》应该译作《马甲》或《绝不抛头》。
有些味道，但是反派太弱智了些就会让人觉得这个故事偶然性也太大了
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