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.
打发时间还可以喔，比想象中看得下去，女主长得好漂亮，像文艺版的安妮海瑟薇。
过于直白的对女性压迫的吃人寓言，说得好像低情商直男就不是男权象征了似的
1.观看本作的唯一理由当然是因为黛西·埃德加-琼斯主演，而黛西在本片的演绎当然没有让我失望，太美了！2.结尾反杀的唯一亮点应该是黑人小哥去错了地方，还因为怕死所以逃走，没有充当男性救世主的角色，而是girls help girls，三个女性合作杀戮-逃生；3.肢解人体、制作人肉美食的段落刻意不必如此小清新和MV化，去掉那些毫无意义的MV段落，加快节奏，时长控制在90分钟内会更好看；4.最后想说，第一次约吃饭就跟你AA的男生应该不会有什么坏心思，哈哈。
6.5，挺刺激的，但故事不够好，设定和主题过于先行的那种片子
平庸至极，现在几乎是打着一种血腥暴力的噱头，夹杂着女性力量的正义主题，就可以编出一部电影了。实在太无聊了。
2.5 有点太长了，不过吃肉片段挺毛骨悚然的
毒女为探母逃出戒毒所，途遇暴风雪滞留游客中心，无意中遇到一帮劫匪，救她没死，其他都死光光，不科学啊
2.5 有点太长了，不过吃肉片段挺毛骨悚然的
主创人员貌似都是女性。拜访惊魂，恐惧斗室，全片只有“食人”一个惊悚点。说这是恐男电影应该没人会反对吧，导演最后安排的反杀——咬掉生殖器和害怕跑路的前男友都是再明显不过的“暗示”了，女性还是要团结一致才能取得胜利。
女主智力正常，能打。这就碾压好多降智垃圾片了。
吃人的资本主义社会是真的会吃人，just don't play with your food. B*tches like you are the f*cking problems! 男人也都是废物 though 。还有个大只佬保镖木有解决，续集可以直接走起
❗️单身女谨记：
平时看食人没什么感觉，这部看起来为啥有点yue呢。而且产生了幻肢疼痛的幻觉哈哈哈
为女主打的！超爱女主！我的妈呀，第一次看这种题材的，吓得俺，还好最后干翻了反派
女主智力正常，能打。这就碾压好多降智垃圾片了。
冰箱男
这不就是现实题材“吃女人”嘛，我是边吃边看的。
小成本密室电影，看完只感觉肉疼，特别是手腕被钉在墙上那段，真的都不敢看，看了就像身临其境一样，其余的就是乌漆麻黑的镜头里各种猜疑各种你死我活了，反转还是不少的，但是bug也还是不少的！
蛮血腥蛮恐怖的，本来应该打四星，但是色调太暗快把我看瞎了，扣一星
人食人这个题材被玩得很好。
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