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.
确实Timo导演的最好 很血浆 我很喜欢
耶！看到了这个系列的第四部！开心！几个故事都害可以，不算特别惊喜，但也挺过瘾了。变态科学家的故事挺有游戏感觉。吸血鬼反杀那个也害行。
可以看出很多忠粉喜欢这个系列，但其实四个故事都乏善可陈。从故事创意度来讲，最后一个最好，但完成度一般。机械人那个故事Robocop早就做过了，但这个故事完成度最好。前两个故事真是挺没意思的。
改造人那个故事最没意思…守灵人和鼠人并列第二，吸血鬼宗教那个故事看得懂的人会觉得最有趣！
这个系列最好的地方就在于，大多数创作者都明白，伪纪录恐怖片老生常谈的“真实性”、“临场感”都是在为乐趣服务，他们应该看重的是的是“伪”带来的娱乐性，而不是“纪录”带来的的限制性。
最喜欢第二个，停尸房守夜真的是恒久不变的恐怖题材
喷浆女记者，大凶守夜妞看得真过瘾，本想趁着激动劲儿直接干上5星…机械改造妹和吸血鬼炸弹人的节奏直接喊了cut，因为Dr. 和 Commander 的絮絮叨叨真是破坏节奏，大大削减了故事后半段的爆发快感~用来串故事的主线“工具”剧情，已成可有可无的存在。
几个故事都挺无聊的，也就第二个机器人的故事还稍好一点
印尼那个故事本来可以封神了，赛博朋克血肉之花了属于是，结果吸血鬼那个拉了胯，好喜欢印尼那个导演，第二部邪教学校那个也是他拍的，真的有点东西，这不比温子仁强？
机械姬part有硬核亨利内味儿...
7.1分。这7.1分全部给第三个弗兰肯斯坦式的故事，真的够重口味又有意思。
第一个鼠人有点像异形，人们对陌生巨大生物的崇拜，第二个故事守灵的主要是个氛围感，但有点套路了，而且有点短，可以再多周旋一会，第三个最喜欢了，人体解剖加机械，让人想起电锯惊魂，可惜本人有点晕3d，第三个到最后有点小晕😵
没有看过前作，不过这也许是原作粉丝向的续集？但整体感受就是什么鬼玩意儿，一锅乱炖。
没有当初看一二部那种醍醐灌顶的感觉了，一二个故事可以直接跳过，喜欢第三个故事的朋友推荐去看《弗兰肯斯坦的军队》
3.5！是符合我的预期的！虽然124真的都很无聊想想就能猜到的故事 但是有的效果做得还是很好的 我真的要把3单拿出来说说 这就是VHS之爱死机 血浆程度满分机器人造型满分女主还是个柔情党 我以为她和小哥真的要执手相看泪眼一起死呢 没想到还是成功原地复活 甚至想看3的后续 我都有点忘了前几部vhs了这部我觉得是不错的 要再去补一下前几部
《忍者神龟》前传之老鼠大师融脸神教崛起，守灵夜中邪缝合活尸解体翻生，印尼血浆特摄人体改造赛博新人类大战特警队，美帝红脖革命被吸血鬼延误多年……除了画面做旧外，几个故事议题其实跟94年都没多大联系，所谓复古主要是为了掩饰本集成本太低吧？但回归粗糙质感的B片大杂烩，也挺好
够疯狂，够血腥，只是结尾稍显老套。四个单元故事里，“义肢狂魔”最精彩，好似第二部里的“魔王降世”，整体的着眼点还是在人对“异化”得恐惧，第四个故事挺鸡肋了，有些冗长，整体还可以
下水道鼠人挺猎奇的，机械改造狂魔那趴有点豚鼠的味
确实Timo导演的最好 很血浆 我很喜欢
算是及格的续集片了，依然是恶心+重口味+暴力，伪纪录片真的不想再看了，伤眼睛
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