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.
本来就是蹭热度的一场戏，唱的戏又是恰巧火起来的，这回连郭麒麟都没出面，脱配角又来割一茬韭菜，老郭家这事儿办的也没谁了
一般般！恐怖氛围不行！驱魔本来挺好题材！
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……
节奏很好，不拖沓，近100分钟的电影节奏比90分钟的电影还好，直奔主题，结局意料之外，正义败给了邪恶，正义的神父还向撒旦妥协了，救女儿还是救无辜的孩子，有点像黑暗骑士里小丑让蝙蝠侠做选择救旧情人还是哈维·丹特，没想到是全都救了，但代价却是最可怕的，导演编剧决定是不信仰上帝的， 不然拍不出这么黑暗的结局，作为一部恐怖片，恐怖镜头塑造的还是不错的，驱魔镜头也是很给力，女鬼可以拍得这么性感诱人，就是有个问题，神父只会唠唠叨叨，怎么不考虑暴力解决，他被撒旦一棒子打晕时真搞笑，以及撒旦抓住了神父为什么不封住他的嘴，这样神父就没办法唠唠叨叨对抗撒旦念咒语了呀，所以逻辑问题还是挺严重的。
哈哈，挺有意思的，结尾差点开挂但是又没有开挂，得到一个很有意思的结局。
嗯 苏文兴就算是离家创业，无能这个人设也丝毫没有改变，靠着高甜才能做起来，而且方法上和剧版比没有太多新意，不过是男女方换一下位置。简单看一下吧。
基本就是网络电影精品新天花板了，看的我也想入赘。
吉吉国王主演。。什么闲鱼，相亲网，招聘网，各种现代梗的运用，太多了，有点腻了。
咸鱼翻身，吉吉国王逆袭做英雄，挺搞笑的，期待第二季！
这看上去明显是要把更好的段子和剧情让给第二季啊…
哈哈，喜欢这部电影，剧情挺带感搞笑的，又用上现代的创意了，古代与现代的结合，让人简单易懂。结尾还留了悬念，期待《赘婿》第二季。大马猴和小汤圆可可爱爱一家人。
这个剧情真的好有意思，不知道编剧的脑袋瓜里都装了些啥，这个故事编的也太有意思了，四星给编剧，还有一星给贡献笑点的吉吉国王。
哈哈哈 很有趣 男女主选得深得我心 双11没有江宁大鹅我不买～
赘婿番外，还不错吧；买几个橘子的梗哈哈哈朱自清的《背影》；又吃女性独立话题…没啥新意，迎合市场？
承认剧情是无聊 电影模仿电视剧情节太严重 有点过了，反而有点过恶心 但是当个喜剧刷刷吧 打发时间用的
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
作为甜宠来说没啥毛病，不过很多玩梗台词是炒电视剧的冷饭，期待赘婿第二季
美国精神下的耶稣。不好好脱贫致富，一天到黑神搓搓的在教堂祷告，上帝看到也抠脑壳。这不是打一星的原因。打一星是因为神父不好好提高自己的业务水平，遇到恶魔就被虐菜，唉，能不能提升一下技术再去驱魔。菜，说什么都像是借口。
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
吉吉国王和乌启豪的洗白之作。“你大哥高能，一心想当个什么狱卒，更是指望不上。”突然感觉有被冒犯到😂
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