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.
武术指导非常好，谢苗灵的，可惜剧本相当简陋，镜头剪辑也是网大统一水准，没什么电影感，比较可惜吧
谢苗好像一直都没变。有些仓促，但近年属于不错了。
挺好的，故事和逻辑不必深究，讲的就是一个爽字，其实预算足更风格化点会更好。我们需要一个武侠版的酱威科。决战戏的雪夜破窗，绝美。
逻辑有时感到莫名，不过在国产片里算尚可了。多加一星
十步杀一人，千里不留行；
故事情节有点像《三少爷的剑》，动作风格有点像《座头市》但是更贴近现代格斗。
缺点：太干净了，给人感觉很假。故事太简单，很多地方给人感觉不合理。琵琶女为啥要回去送死？对故事的推动没有任何意义，瞎子的过去完全可以讲给那个女人啊。
2.5，看得出尽力了，有几幕颇有舞台剧感，但这是2022年，实在无法说什么鼓励和赞许，国产片是有多难？
当年的谢苗都这么大了。
作为类型电影只是及格线上而已。电影是一个整体，好动作、好摄影并不意味着好武侠，又一个例证。毕竟《泰坦尼克号》是经典不是因为游轮豪华，《壮志凌云》优秀也不是因为战机酷炫。
这个动作戏的水准是有的，但是剧本太弱了，人设没立起来
小女故意回来给宇公子射死，再一激瞎子内心潜藏已久的杀心。最后，宇公子死在白雪纷飞的黑白画面中，白学飘在黑夜中，异常唯美。只是老马出现时，暴露了聚光灯，实在太亮了。亮得有点晃眼。不过看着很爽，点赞！
画风我个人比较喜欢，兼之这两年实在没啥好的武侠片，打分高一点。
如果是院线电影，应该也不会差的。小制作的大电影
太无趣了，情节实在有些离谱，一个杀了这么多人的盲人真的能有这么厉害，如此高调，想去哪去哪，想一打几十就通通打死，太不符合常理。故事单薄，也没啥演技。有几个画面场景还可以，如最后的雪夜，有点舞台剧感觉。看到太多武侠电影大作的影子了。太单薄了。
比<影>好出了50个<长城>级别 只是可惜了琴娘这角色有点薄
剧情简单，凑不够一本武侠小说的篇幅。但是音乐和摄影的水平，故事演绎的程度，在这种网络电影里真的已经很赞了啊。
3.一些影像的构图十分具有电影美感。反派弑兄时，通过幕布剪影展现了这画面，然后幕布破碎，反派恶狠狠而残忍的眼神出现了。
開場7分鐘，節奏對話都不錯，我覺得至少4星待定。
网大佳作！！！上一部谢苗的网大佳作应该算是东北警察故事，这两部其实都可以作为系列一直出下去！类型说明中写的武侠本来没太期待，完全因为东北警察故事想看看谢苗的表现，结果真的没想到竟然主题如此鲜明、动作如此流畅，没有一秒浪费，节奏紧凑、剧情合理、音乐到位、布景精致……尤其近来各种社会事件的影响下，一句“讨个公道”能震撼多少人！！！
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