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.
bug挺多，凶手悬念揭开挺扫兴，但挺刺激的
你说制片方，一届一届换了多少演员剧本啦，改过不啦，换汤不换药啊。人家鬼脸面具也有理由说的，我拍的什么片啊，我拍的恐怖片啊，你们这批什么小丑啊，你叫我拍。再下去要成喜剧片了，噫，先拍成家庭伦理片，再拍成喜剧片，再往下拍不出来了
时隔十年之后的续集，尝试解构血浆杀手型恐怖片，打破套路，但还是没能打破最大的套路：主角不对凶手补刀。什么时候这个问题解决了，才能真正解构同类影片的套路问题。
追下去的理由 从1-5的连续剧情 不追下去的理由 越来越扯 铁三角挂了一个。。。
隔了十多年再看这个系列，依然没猜出来凶手是复数😅 基本上是一部影迷电影，各种horror movie都有被que到，显得略有点玩梗的感觉了哈哈哈特别是<如何在恐怖电影中生存指南>。京阿尼：我证明粉丝确实有毒
他都应该是非常有经验的人，
就这杀手还是恐怖片影迷？话这么多，你不死谁死
剧情很无聊，重启的杀手没有丝毫新意，被杀的角色们都如同傻屌一样！最后还是年轻人为了流量犯罪，导演丫的真能乱编！内芙坎贝尔和柯特妮考克斯难掩岁月痕迹，这种重启骗钱的系列烂片还是少拍的好！
剧本还是有点东西的，惊悚片里的《老友记》。
真劣质，“惊声尖叫”竟然认认真真的模仿“惊声尖笑”真是够了
结尾部分的动作场面有点啰嗦，看得人昏昏入睡。
烂中带点好笑，疯狂的自我玩梗，搞成喜剧片分还会高点
没看过前几部的话很多点确实有些get不到，但是致敬自黑的成分太多有些跳戏到隔壁惊声尖笑剧组了。
well 我觉得电影票房差点就是编剧导演跳出来告诉观众这不是一部传统意义上的续集 谁也别想终结这个ghostface 可说白了还是一部中规中矩的slasher啊…
我看过的第1405部电影，《惊声尖叫5》我给7.2分。
（可是Netflix上只有惊声尖笑啊
刚开始还行，看到后来，就觉得这导演的脑子指定是有大病
为什么杜威警长要被写死啊 差评！总是一惊一乍的 不太好
你说制片方，一届一届换了多少演员剧本啦，改过不啦，换汤不换药啊。人家鬼脸面具也有理由说的，我拍的什么片啊，我拍的恐怖片啊，你们这批什么小丑啊，你叫我拍。再下去要成喜剧片了，噫，先拍成家庭伦理片，再拍成喜剧片，再往下拍不出来了
基本上看到退休警长的死这段情节,就可以直接来给这片打一个可能的最高分三星,至于够不够3星已经不管了,止损时间才是上策.
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