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.
我直接看哭 no one deserves to be forgotten
2022-5-22 00:18:22 黑水。托夜班都比你好看
20220604withkumamon 深渊无法填平，只能吞噬。
真实事件改编，平民无声的呐喊。
#理解生活的另一种方式
煽情，但也直击心脏。直面错误，审视体系，这样的题材哪怕拍摄手法欠佳，至少不会白费。
乌托邦电影 感觉并没有很真实地反应事情的真实性和维权的困难重重 男主作为一个因故失去妻子 儿子生命也危在旦夕的父亲 一开始的感情收缩得过为紧凑 到了中段给我的感觉就像是一个独立调查委员会的调查员一样冷静 有思路且带逻辑。再说O2公司的科长 常理而言 作为CEO的接替人 竟然会不知道公司产品的危害性？且妻儿无缘因故逝去后 也不曾怀疑其中的原因 非要等收到男主的调查问卷才开始察觉？ 确实有点说不过去。另外前半段剧情表明 这官司已经是输定的了 借用O2公司科长的反水才翻盘 但这也是诟病之处 也是脱离现实之处。
音乐剧搬上大荧幕的失败之作，节奏混乱，感情线马虎。家庭群像还行，不过看凯特琳和老戏骨对戏还是过瘾的。
就算有一天真相大白，失去亲人的悲痛也无法弥补。
有的地方可以看出很真实，但是总体没什么惊喜，甚至有点落入俗套。
立意蛮好 故事节奏有点慢 但整体还是可看的 演员演技也都还可以
不得不说，小泡菜的题材always大胆！男主咋有点像戴军呢……
整部片子拍得就很直给，哪怕设置了反转，看了之后也一点不惊讶。前期该有的感情建立草草带过，以至于受害人集体痛哭或呼喊，我也完全无法代入。唯一值得肯定的，它是基于真实事件改编。
不得不说，小泡菜的题材always大胆！男主咋有点像戴军呢……
无论经历前人多少刻骨铭心的痛失亲人 忍辱负重的调查真相 即使将事实摆在眼前最终也变成政客资本家互相推诿的皮球而已 万字诉讼和实验报告换不来一句三个字的道歉
三星半，太久没看过这种题材了，棒子国还是很敢。
有点老套 甚至有点无聊 但是这个事件我记得影响真的很大 我妈立马把家里的加湿器扔了😂
虽然改编一般，但you will be found一出来，我就破防了😭
伤疤得揭开才能愈合，重见光明可以驱散雾气。结合近几年的“空气”真是太有内味了！
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