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.
看完电视剧追过来的，作为一部承上启下的外传还是合格的，剧情在线，笑点满满。没想到吉吉国王的线还真展开了，谁不喜欢吉吉国王呢！看完开始期待第二部了！
这是给这个家伙洗白（虽然本来也不能算黑）加给福利啊我靠 段子…
虽说是给这二傻子洗白，却没有强洗，比正剧好多了，保留了现代营销头脑放回古代的穿越精华，这个妹子属实不错，颜值演技都在线，这片子不值高分，但扛不住衬托……
一开始是挺搞笑的，女主出来之后就弱了很多。而且女主样貌不适合古装，一看到就出戏。
女主这是把所有经商手段都集齐了呀！绝对是从现代穿越回去的。
精彩内容全在片头被附身小姐姐，够投入。D子们最爱的情节也有～够露骨。后面无聊漫长到睡着数次……驱魔题材已经用光了吧！拍点别的吧！
这sp虽然有点儿糊弄，但看看打发时间也不错
搞笑可以，但也要有点节操和智商。会用人是商人最得意的地方，到了此片里面就成为了负担。
[2021.08.30] 吉吉国王远走他乡找到了个外挂 还挺漂亮 顺便成就一番事业。照搬正传的一些梗和互联网概念略微牵强 整体还是比预想的好一些 香蕉和画猴挺逗的 官方吐槽最为致命
挣钱嘛，不寒碜。剧2就别拍了，省下人工和费用搞庆余年2吧。
和剧版一个套路没什么笑点和意外的剧情，各种现代手段倒是蛮讽刺的，尤其是算优惠那一段。cos宁毅的地方再听一遍倒也还是挺热血的，最后加拿大鹅那哈哈哈哈哈哈，乌启豪怎么成朝廷密探了？第二季怎么说呢，因为作者的嘴贱还是不会给高评价的
咋就是说这个导演选角，这颜值这块就拿捏的死死的，而且超有赘婿的味
被低估的恐怖片。
这质量真算不上网大…就像电视剧里面拿出来了两集，最多算个番外吧
作为番外篇，原班人马好评，拍的很欢乐，看的很轻松，希望剧版第二部快点开播吧
前几分钟直接梦回赘婿时光，刘冠麟更是直击笑点，让人感觉曾经只会耍小聪明的大舅哥也开始长大了，搞笑又有点感动，值得冲！
算的上《赘婿》的特别篇了，承上启下，虽然在一个故事架构中，只不过剧情什么的真的无感，这种引申出去的故事，确实尴尬，但近几年这类作品出的好多。。。
思路上有几处亮点，一些魔鬼的造型也有新意。
开头即神父淫欲，后半出现扛着十字架的异化耶稣、丧尸体恶魔，再到巴班及其众信徒反向驱神，视觉效果挺恶心，挺重口，概念也是真的邪典，幸亏结局是开放式，上帝不死，信仰仍存。
挺承接原电视剧的风格的，在各大主珈没上的情况下，吉吉国王带着女主算是撑起来了，而且网片能做到这程度算是可以了
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