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.
关于 covid 和 wfh 的一些设定太投机取巧了，后面的正面冲突像是儿戏
“看”的两种作用力：监视与帮扶。索德伯格终于收起了玩心，认认真真讲了一个大数据+疫情时代下人人自危又休戚与共的症候。
虽然说这个剧情细想起来比较儿戏，但是镜头语言，氛围营造，音乐都特别舒适顺滑。女主是真适合演猫女。
确实不怎样！期望太高的话最好不要来浪费这一个半小时
简单的故事换个头像外壳环境。也就1分钟精彩。女主脱了不好看。
看了两部索德伯格的片子都是讲绝地反杀成功的，特别爽
有钱真好 住大房子睡大床，家里电脑电视从来不关，有需求了还能叫上门服务，还有正能量的正义女侠精神生活，太腐朽 太堕落了
上报无果
「虛擬螢幕」跟「門窗介面」還有「後疫情時代」（隔離）的結合設定算有意思，《後窗》再演出，《春光乍洩》的兇案聲響放大當代版。然而，到後半部女主角不得不出門到大公司後劇情基調就轉向俗爛，追捕反殺的套路。融合一堆當代議題（大數據監控、女權metoo等），可惜沒玩出好東西。
记住了女主用完消毒液晾手的动作。NRT-SEA
前多半段时间略显沉闷，做了太多铺垫，后面又收的太快。
「虛擬螢幕」跟「門窗介面」還有「後疫情時代」（隔離）的結合設定算有意思，《後窗》再演出，《春光乍洩》的兇案聲響放大當代版。然而，到後半部女主角不得不出門到大公司後劇情基調就轉向俗爛，追捕反殺的套路。融合一堆當代議題（大數據監控、女權metoo等），可惜沒玩出好東西。
好 酷/喜欢出门后那一段的表现手法！/每个家里蹲都会有想在家反杀杀人狂的梦想（？
男主的灵魂每隔12小时就换到另一个人的身体里，这个设定有点类似于《变脸》。
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女主反杀的也太随意了，这年头杀手不好当啊...
动作版内在美。12小时的轮回，身体可以更换，记忆可以消失，唯有爱意永不磨灭。最后的枪战节奏紧凑，比较流畅，尹启相现在已经算是硬汉演技扛把子之一了。
阴谋的逻辑有点魔幻，另外主角的战斗力本身相当强，遇事不慌，却还要先潜行跑路，带回家以后主场解决，也是绝了
结尾开门收玫瑰太帅了 我都弯了
【C】单一场景、三两角色和用话语补全内容真是疫情期间最投机取巧的拍摄方法，不过从智能语音助手的角度入手也算是一种创新。看得出来索德伯格在尽力塑造情节的悬疑感：「后窗」似的窥视、人群恐惧的女孩、指证罪行的录音、摇摆晕眩的室外镜头、掩盖罪行的阴谋等等要素都齐全，但串联起来的效果却比较局限。
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