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.
一星给特效，一星无疑给莱托少爷，但是，剧情倒扣一星，俩彩蛋倒扣一星，所以合计四舍五入一星不能更多了，谢谢。
诺贝尔奖得主化身人造吸血鬼打击罪恶。夸张的能力、丑陋的脸、除了蜘蛛侠相关的彩蛋，基本毫无亮点。
如果结局是男主给自己扎一针解药，那剧情就能升华了。
故事情节太简单了吧～反派Milo真是毫无意义的存在。变身后的视觉效果还是到位了，不管是飞翔还是声波定位都挺好看的，女助理的颜也非常在线。不满的地方在于为什么把NYC刻画成了哥谭市。至于说片子太划水不深刻之类的评价，也感觉完全没必要，难道指望看一部吸血鬼版的达拉斯买家俱乐部吗？
这是什么智障AI剧情哈哈哈哈哈。杰瑞德·莱托先生，您可以直播分享一下保养秘笈吗？我相信口碑一定比电影好一万倍
降低预期之后，它就是一部中规中矩不出错，剧情朴实无华看得懂的电影。但放在漫威里就显得格格不入，远不及可侃侃而谈之作。
比毒液更难看 片子难看造型丑 丑更不可原谅 莱托少爷自己当制片人 被骂完全不值得同情 SONY+妈佛可以休矣
像两个有超能力的僵尸互相打来打去。整体剪辑还算流畅，比毒液2好一点。
很一般，感觉就像是快餐式的超级英雄，恨不得马上就建立起来一个宇宙
这两年索尼的超英也算是生不逢时了，和毒液项目一样摆烂
（Matt Smith演来演去都是反派，还尽是烂角色…想过前途吗？）
索尼以后可以把三流当作卖点，让观众自愿审丑
建议vampire血瘾发作的时候，来中国吧。我们这边有猪红、鸭血。都很好吃的。
看这个时长就隐约觉得不妙，果然剧本稀烂，就这可别叫板蝙蝠侠了，还拉来迈克尔·基顿这昔日batman，漫威现在真是连简单的快乐都提供不了了，真是浪费了吸血+基情的题材，也就女主的颜值可以看看，另外莱托现在是怎样，专门致力于让大家在片中看不出来自己么。
Seriously，这不就是人物单薄、情节简单、造型丑陋版本的蜘蛛侠大战毒液吗。不过吸血鬼起飞的时候背后的烟和他操控蝙蝠还挺帅
生搬硬凑，感觉就像为了推出Morbius这个角色硬拍了这么一部电影！怪不得口碑扑街，漫威第一扑街片！特效还行，女主复活了，结尾又来了个秃鹫，只能期待续集了！
平平无奇，蜘蛛侠番外反派宇宙根本没点整体的考虑，这样亦正亦邪的角色同质化严重，定位混乱，突变版吸血鬼，我倒是希望真的吸血鬼始祖来搅个局，感觉没法自圆其说了。
我有些精神分裂了都，这剧情为什么前言不搭后语的？结局不是说先杀基友，再自杀的嘛？然后加入了秃鹰的阵营算怎么回事？还有基友因为嫉妒，他嫉妒什么？？？我一直等待电影高潮，结果就这？？？是不是没经费了啊后期，寡淡如水，逻辑不通，大写的无聊！
一人一个超英梦，少爷又接大傻片。动作场面挺有意思的。
知道漫威摆烂，但这也太摆烂了吧！各方面都太难看了，杜比厅的音效都没能阻止我在高潮决战的部分犯困到不得不刷手机保持清醒，角色塑造稀巴烂，行为逻辑毫无说服力，就连战斗部分也糊弄得很。可惜了莱托的黑暗造型。
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