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.
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剧情好不连贯，好跳跃，最后搞的莫名其妙的。而且剧情也好无聊啊。。没一个主线的感觉。。。
元素太多，故事讲不好，没有太多惊喜，女主甚至还没有小女二好看
不正经就不正经，不需要一点装正经才是好不正经。韩孝周又黑又脏的飒海王比白白净净时更美，被她的剧照吸引来的。拳打加勒比，脚踢铁达尼，够疯够蠢的爽片挺适合我～
和第一部的主角团真是降级严重，虽然这一部女主也很美，但是上一部是孙艺珍啊。别的没啥可说的，看个热闹，毕竟爆米花电影。
着实一般 剪辑非常是个问题 吴世勋演技非常尬 需要继续努力
相比第一部各方面都有升级，可是男女主的化学反应却低了很多～
除了企鹅有点假之外，其他特效中规中矩。剧情和恋爱线都很一般。最后，韩孝周这个女人为什么这么好看啊！PS：请韩国的导演们加加油，把全韩国的王牌女演员们拉来把这个系列做成像加勒比海盗那样的，那么就算剧情拉胯我也会吹一波颜值的。
刀刀溅血，杀人不废话，布景用心有质感，动作利落无慢镜，光凭这几点就完胜热搜上的一堆古装剧。PS：回马枪真是YYDS！
这种抄加勒比海盗的插科打诨的海盗寻宝记，也抄得忒不用心了。韩孝周一个现代妆容，美是美矣，架不住出戏啊
感觉比第一部差那么一点点 李光洙没第一部那哥们搞笑
再次看到韩孝周，让我真正的意识到她的演技远不如其颜值。
《千里不留行》观后感
常言道，侠路相逢勇者胜，侠意满满，侠之气概，走南闯北，一身正气，武打场景画面满满的。
其实场面还可以，当然孝周等都很卖力，不过剧情确实散乱，很多搞笑段落浮夸聒噪，总体显得不如第一集，其实如果真的把虚构和史实结合，把寻宝的线索集中一些，应该可以超过第一集的，导演把控可能有点飘了
剧情一般般，但是电影的质感还是很不错，里面的动作真的很可以！！ 男主长得好像张震
这剧情，难怪票房扑得那么惨，导演知不知道商业片观众到底想看什么…
“我这曾经的高丽第一剑客，愿陪你到天涯海角！”韩版加勒比海盗，还挺热闹。。我家小猪真是帅炸了！！！她这类戏路还真不多见。。就想问导演企鹅是怎么回事啊。。。😂
欧尼好飒 但真的处处是加勒比海盗的影子 最后两对直接虐狗 想过船上其他单身狗的感受 光洙怎么永远都是本色出演😅
这种抄加勒比海盗的插科打诨的海盗寻宝记，也抄得忒不用心了。韩孝周一个现代妆容，美是美矣，架不住出戏啊
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