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.
作为系列收官作 还能玩点花样 让怪物和人类身份互换 实属不易 令我们见到了几个主要怪物角色成为怪物前的人类真身和真实性格 蛮有趣的 但从故事上 这一部回到了系列原初 重新谈起了德古拉对约翰尼人类身份的认同与接纳的问题 也搞了一把这几年流行的we are family 可以说这部电影对整个系列画了个圆 从角色刻画上终于达成了德古拉伯爵的最终成长 不过这一部还真是一如既往的闹腾 挺尴尬
走下坡路了，前几部我都很喜欢，这部文戏不足，想显得有趣又太刻意，整体比较聒噪。
四部看下来，果然小梅是这片永远的主心骨，不论怎么样都一直很坚强勇敢，不仅是个好女儿也是个好妻子好母亲。全片插科打诨那么久，让人眼前一亮的反而是最后结尾旅社重新修好之后，3D转2D的画面，让人感到了这片的创作欲。
不容易啊，从第一部的惊艳到后两部的硬熬，第四部还能以互换身份这个角度去讲故事也是不容易，鼓励一下。
不容易啊，从第一部的惊艳到后两部的硬熬，第四部还能以互换身份这个角度去讲故事也是不容易，鼓励一下。
在影院和娃完整看完的第一部，当然娃还是催着要走的
三观不怎么正呀!老丈人的遗产必须得给女婿继承么？哈哈～
7分#假期合家欢的不二选择，基本延续了前三部的欢乐氛围和精良的动画制作水准。
我在只看过第一部，完全没看过第二部和第三部的情况下，看第四部也没有任何障碍。非常轻松愉快的甜点电影，这部完全是公路冒险片，谈不上有什么特别有创意的情节，就是没头脑和不高兴在路上的“老”梗，但依然是有用的。在这个让人五味杂陈的小长假伊始，在电影院放松2小时，实在划算得很。
一如既往kuso破梗冷笑话稳定发挥，多声音同时发生和快速切换的镜头依然存在，因为跟otaku趣味的完美融合却也并不显得吵闹。find the answer收尾arigato。
>不脚踏实地做事成天胡搞，毁了酒店换了个烤棉花糖。这是事故。
这个系列也是该结束了。。。Dracula都不是亚当桑德勒配的了。。。
再准确来讲，是一部充满套路、逻辑生硬、人物形象刻板的作品。
包括着急忙慌，沟通不充分，隐瞒。
后面居然看哭了，西岛叔真的很有感染力。还以为叔会延续SP是类似反派或对手的身份，原来完全不是。案件猜的出会有共谋，但理由确实没想到。不过其实在《不知道就好的事》里也看过了，倒也不会非常震惊。但本身还是挺让人难过的真相。刚开始看到道枝的角色是村里的少年还觉得怎么会这么普通，果然不普通。一直以来的各重要角色都出来露了个脸，必然就是收官之作了吧。那年追小律师的幸福，和现在面对这部的平淡，自己也不知道是怎么回事。
很难看……如果不是最后被西岛拯救了一下这个电影真的是没法看 我本来就是为了他和荣仓奈奈看一下的 给他们多加一星……
不及格。案子和寻找真相的过程都很一般，影片制作也谈不上电影质感。老老实实当SP不好吗，非要做成电影，那就是不及格的电影
没什么电影感。但是太喜剧太好笑了，真的几乎从头笑到尾，冷笑话果然好评！！！西岛叔又演寡夫了啊，帅死谁了！
大自然的声音真叫人舒心……哈哈哈我爱动画片
依旧喜欢互换这种题材 科学怪人变人类之后好帅好有型啊 而果冻……只是果冻……哈哈
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