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.
导演对于影像风格缺少整体的把握，但是时不时有灵气的镜头出现，还是很惊喜的，作为一个青春片，整体氛围感很舒服。
烂，在一部俩小时的电影里塞十个小故事后果就是每一个都没头没尾，模仿世界奇妙物语的痕迹很重，但创意不及其十分之一，也就人偶模特那个有点意思（也没觉得演员颜值有多高啊，千篇一律的发面脸单眼皮）
虽然电影真的很一般，但是朋友的助力让它升华到巅峰，人多👀恐怖片都🈶不一样的精彩
中规中矩的韩式恐怖片，可惜内容没有任何惊喜点，有点失望！不过话说韩国拍恐怖片的男演员都这么帅吗，看恐怖片都这么养眼，建议我国导演学习一下！
好几个故事还是不错，特别是齿虫这个故事完全可以拓展拍部电影，绝对不错。
配阴婚那个印象挺深，招魂那个也好。其它就没什么印象了。
PS：柬埔寨年轻人第一次去酒吧也点长岛冰茶…？
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故事很多，都很一般，没有什么留下深刻印象的片子
像 素 级 抄 袭 。给一星无关各个故事质量如何（虽然质量确实很烂），这种有就抄且不带任何头脑地原样照抄我是绝对不能容忍的。如果你是一个长篇，好抄个一两处我当你还在学习阶段。短片，集合，每一个都在抄，抄了漫画抄电影抄了电影抄游戏的，连不到2年前的特效短视频也要抄？卧槽这样的作品我无法给出任何正面评价。洪元基，下一部你还这样我就觉得你整个人都可以被拉黑了。是怎样，怪谈福利很好吃？
隧道爬出皮箱女，红连衣裙老同学，一人迷藏吃掉你，四眼变态爬出柜，隔壁艳遇异空间，牙虫入脑变丧尸，塑料模特多一个，密室逃脱堆骨骸，自拍整容裂嘴笑……创意点和关联性都为零的老梗合集，远不如导演前作《韩国都市怪谈》
一种流离平凡无力的生活影像。城镇变迁中没有选择的能力。
没想到哈，里面有一半的演员都是组合里的成员。那个招魂的妹子我说怎么这么眼熟，原来是oh my girl的成员
简单粗暴，掐头去尾，所有恐怖只有奇观，不过脑子也只能左耳朵进右耳朵出
也不得不说这部故事集的电影女演员颜值好内卷。（秋昭贞是真美）
第一次看柬埔寨电影，这个故事放在任意一个发展中国家经济落后的地区都可以，没拍出特色，分段式结构也只体现在开篇的名称上，局限于形式，比较平庸，观感也一般，不过还是有挺大的进步空间的。
表现已经相当不错了，一个原因是韩国恐怖片已近乎稀缺品种了，另一个原因是年轻演员的可爱出演弥补了单调的剧情。如果少点妖魔鬼怪，多点写实，效果会更好。
我还是觉得韩国恐怖片在创意这一点上，二十年来就没什么长进，虽然十个故事里的演员演技都不尬，颜值也挺高，但也没法掩盖剧情本身的白烂……优点是，可以轻松地打发掉2个小时的休息时间~
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表现已经相当不错了，一个原因是韩国恐怖片已近乎稀缺品种了，另一个原因是年轻演员的可爱出演弥补了单调的剧情。如果少点妖魔鬼怪，多点写实，效果会更好。
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