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.
一般般！恐怖氛围不行！驱魔本来挺好题材！
合格的番外，虽然有些地方尬吧，但是真的好笑，真的可以轻轻松松去看，一点压力都没有
有点平庸 感觉像注水过多的电视剧 强行拉长成一部电影 演员演技都在线 被剧本毁了 笑点也没有 整个片子看下来甚至不如结尾的两个彩蛋 刘冠麟还是比较适合配角 当主角还是少了点稳重的感觉 撑不起电影
看了二十分钟看不下去了 三颗星给可爱的吉吉国王
彩蛋信息量很大。2021.8.17
男主真的体现了一些现代商业思维，毕竟谁能想到在古代开二手交易市场呢？男主真的很聪明。
续原电视剧的作品，虽剧情略平常，但也仍有看头，没有让IP的含金量降低。
这是什么垃圾玩意，怎么感觉和赘婿的剧情差不多，却一点意思没有呢，可能是二房那个太无聊了吧
什么玩意儿啊，无厘头也不能这样搞，朱自清的橘子梗都来了……
谈不上优秀，只是前人之梗再来一遍罢了，吉吉国王也是深受宁毅思想的荼毒
驱魔全靠一张嘴对喷，谁吼的够大声，谁就能赢。
什么鬼烂片。搞几个互联网APP概念直接套古装可以，但是本身人物和行为得有灵魂吧
这个感情线立意真的很不错，男女主互相帮助，最后男主也长了赘婿，感觉真心蛮爽的，再也不是男主累死累活，女主安如泰山了。
这主题，只停留在恐怖类型片可惜了，可以更深化（大抵类型片就是拼贴前人的所思所言，思想上不宜苛求）片名翻译应是：驱神
谈不上优秀，只是前人之梗再来一遍罢了，吉吉国王也是深受宁毅思想的荼毒
互联网商业帝国的变相成就，创始人的情感及利益之争，用古相演现相。但最精彩的其实是给一些富不过三代的第三代人的成长的启示，这点非常重要，对于过程中的心理现象是值得探讨的。
文兴哥也算是熬出头了，成了高家赘婿，还应了手剧名，挺好。片尾还为第二季造势留了悬念
上来就干，废话不多，价值观也正，但不求无功只求无过的套路，确实没啥惊喜。另外这么多年来看了各种西方教派打怪，也只有康斯坦汀能雄起，大多数那些庙堂神像都被附身作怪，一直让我觉得不可思议：nnd 你们真弱
赘婿宇宙有点意思，制作也不错，演员表演都在线，超出预期。很多梗脑洞都比较大，互联网出来也是笑死，有笑有泪在七夕看还挺应景的，期待一下第二季了。
看完电视剧追过来的，作为一部承上启下的外传还是合格的，剧情在线，笑点满满。没想到吉吉国王的线还真展开了，谁不喜欢吉吉国王呢！看完开始期待第二部了！
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