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.
脑浆血浆统统不要钱。94年的VHS风格很怀旧。
有很多电影的影子，《异形》、《第九区》、《弗兰肯斯坦》、《硬核亨利》，《机器人总动员》。总之整体思路基本还是弗兰肯斯坦风格
前几部都忘光光，整体一般般，只有故事三的设定还算不错~6.0
啥玩意。2022-1-9 21:00:45
what's more, 最重要的是尝试用糊画质伪装真实感，那你那镜头为什么一直在剪辑啊。。。逆大天。。这一点真的做得太烂了
总体差于前两部，但是比第三部好，画面质感加录像合理度都回归了前两部的原装风格，最喜欢前两个鼠人和守夜的录像带，鼠人加入的电视节目放送风格，又有都市怪谈的意思；守夜的氛围营造最优秀，空无一人的灵堂加后面扭曲尸体带来的刺激都很好；第三个印尼故事延续了第二部那个的生猛，但是视觉刺激强不等于好，与整体录像带复古风最不搭；邪教那个倒是很有邪教类纪录片的感觉，但是没什么意思；串场的整体故事最差
带劲啊，虽然看到我快吐了……我一看致命录像带就想吐，也是没谁了……四个故事都比前几部的精致多了，第一个鼠人造型的真是可爱至极，第二个给丧尸守灵的黑妹真是好身材，第三个机器改装人最恶心，不过也是最棒的，第四个反社会民兵菜鸡组织被吸血鬼反杀有点喜剧效果，串联这些故事的特警队团灭于内鬼姐妹花最无聊，整体下来，最大缺点就是恐怖元素不够多，不过我特喜欢这种画面模糊的恐怖片，带入感极强。
评分过于低了吧！这片子很好啊，血腥恐怖暴力都有，除了贯穿全片和吸血鬼的稍稍逊色一些，前两三个故事都成功吓到我了。
感觉和前几部比都没让人眼前一亮的感觉，第三个故事感觉是地狱旅店和弗兰肯斯坦的军队结合体。
值得推荐的恐怖片 人体改造那段值得一部独立电影
哈哈哈这片子每个故事个个人都是神经病
【B-】3＞1＞2＞主线＞4，第3个故事不管精彩程度刺激程度还是故事主题的完成度都是本片中最高的，非常希望单独拿出来拍成长片。1讲都市传说也很有趣，2和4完成度太低了，2的氛围做好了但故事有头无尾很莫名，4的政治讽刺做的不错但忽略了怎么把故事讲的有趣，是本片节奏最慢的故事，高潮部分的调度非常混乱，特别减分。主线故事虽然很短但效果拍出来了，相比起4来说还不错。
3＞1＞2＞4。第一次看系列被这复古的旧画质吸引，总体恐怖程度还行就是比较血腥，残垣断壁血浆横飞罢了。串联的故事挺傻的说实话，这小队行动方式就很二愣子反转也是，单独小故事里3最完整最有创意，义肢屠杀2077好好学学！
增添了许多逻辑上的因果连结
用一组特别行动小队充当穿针引线的背景，结合鼠人、活尸、疯狂人体改造和吸血鬼这四个伪DV式镜头记录，在疯狂中揭示各自的结局。故事性上偏差，有些部分演员面对镜头过于造作，逐渐失去亦虚亦实的恐怖感，血浆cult片爱好者可以一看，观感一般。
看到没有，这TM才是恐怖片！！！
个人最喜欢第三个改造人的故事，有点《硬核亨利》的感觉，但更加的肮脏，令人不适，第一视角看起来也很爽，整体故事也比较完整，画面cult感十足，导演不愧是印尼出名的cult神，同喜欢他在第二部里拍的邪教的那一篇章。
地下鼠人，虚空守灵，机械改造人，吸血鬼屠杀
第三个故事最好看.但电影看下来.真的看到我想吐.因为拍摄手法和画面真的让人很晕阙.晕船浪一样.
串场的故事实在是占比太少了，而且主线零散；其实最想说的第三个故事，虽然整体画风上非常的现代与彩色化，但我觉得它在伪纪录的镜头切换上是代入感最强的，而且将那种触摸劣质机械收音设备的质感做出来了，其余三个故事中规中矩，并没有很大的突破点
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