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.
很像天下霸唱的风格，经典故事结构，几个人外出然后互相讲故事，或补充或颠覆。
被朋友安利的，没想到现在网大已经这么认真了！
躲着大头顺着看，假装是半夜醒来，看完已经天光光，好久没有熬大夜，要我还住那喜欢的地方，我想此刻我应该会拿着早餐在小山坡走走，想起高二小黄说的“靠栏杆不是发呆，要不就是有事情，看你背影就知道是前是后。被打那里开始哭，烂人一大堆，太苦了，有些好事也只能脱离现实再妄想，你说我是我就是，你想听我就说，但总的就是起起落落，还是有好的事情，像猫一样被镜子游戏迷住，突然一下来到结尾，很突然地有点笑了一小下，本来就很惨的地方也没有刻意美化，广濑铃声音跟小演员的声音很好听，流浪之月还是流浪之约？算是个好结局，但还是他们自己说了算。
挺好看的！甚至狐狸洞那里一个大脑袋都有点吓人了！故事完整，很聪明的写法，看到最后心里很难受，一个警世喻言了。有被惊喜到。
国内版“罗生门”，孰真孰假只能靠自己辨别了，最后的彩蛋没太看明白。
地牢那里想到了火云邪神，还有《笑傲江湖》。水形怪相比别的怪兽有了点求变。
最后，很多画面其实是相同的，比如与公鸡成亲的画面，但其实背景完全不同，故事也完全不同，很精彩。
氛围感拉得可以
魑魅魍魉太多，酒色财气贪着，人心怎么挖都不过
网大太有出息了 非常好看！多重反转 居然还有彩蛋呢
看组里推荐去看的，确实剧情还不错，但也没有特别惊艳我，不过作为网大来说，可以吊打很多院线烂片了。罗生门叙事，不同人讲述同一个故事的不同的版本，“三层皮”层层剥开，最后才是狐妻的悲惨真相。
我发誓这是我最后一次被骗看这种神神叨叨的网大
升米恩斗米仇。丑恶的人心比妖魔鬼怪可怕多了。
连土匪都敬服三分，不愿伤害的谢家，却毁在了一群猪狗不如的畜生手上，还是他倾尽全力守护的村民，真是讽刺。
可以的，一部网大把人心如何变鬼神说的淋漓尽致，前后一波三折，最后全部呼应上了。看的又心梗又感动，世上不少坏人，可你终归可以选择自己是善是恶。做个好人吧。PS：结尾有彩蛋
本以为是部烂片 结果还真挺可以 有点罗生门内味儿
假作真时真亦假，真作假时假亦真。
还是多段拼贴，相比《兴安岭猎人传说》完整性提高了，是因为借用了《罗生门》的叙事结构。但在转换了诉说主体后，故事真相却越来越明朗，这又与《罗生门》的本意相背离了。不过一部网大能有此番尝试，已经难能可贵了。最可观的是“斗狐妖”那节，恐怖氛围做得不错。诸多视觉元素甚至结局，搬演了《功夫》。还是支持一下。
至于说细节和惊喜度方面，确实差了点
国产民俗版《八恶人》，又有点像打本了，每个角色一段自己的视角，最后串起来还原成一个完整的故事。妖魔鬼怪之恶恶不过人心，不过是掩饰内心的遮羞布罢了。剧情饱满，结局带着宿命感的沉重和一丝希望。
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