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.
作为维瑟米尔的故事一定程度弥补了剧集动作场面的不足，且作为巫师粉丝向的动画电影已经足够了，很让人满足。
故事倒是挺有意思，但这夫妻俩好像都不大喜欢拿枪，好几个可以拿枪的机会都没拿，有点强行延长剧情了。
看的过程还是蛮爽的，充满了各种恶趣味暴力血腥，不过还是会感觉到这是为反转而反转的商业套路电影，看似编得挺讨巧，其实bug挺多，反派过于卡通脸谱化。
不太喜欢这个故事，猎魔人制造怪物给自己杀这个思路还是太诡异了，如果怪物没了要赚钱大陆上想买他们服务的人可不少，别说他们打破各种禁忌都不能打破不介入政治的禁忌
相当喜欢，血腥可能不是非常有创意但打击感十足，每个道具都充分利用，小梗不密集但也零散分布，还有很多小转折，即使会料到也蛮搞笑，甚至结局也设计了一下，很不戳
剧情挺喜欢的，就是看的时候莫名产生了降世神通+鬼灭之刃的错觉😂，年轻的维瑟米尔好帅好帅。
意料之中，情理之外，惊喜连连的爽片。一对恩怨夫妻的和解故事，但这过程也太刺激了，血浆飞溅、黑色幽默、反转不断，总是能在最惊险的时刻让人笑出声，赞！
画面血腥但有种平衡的美，维斯米尔和蓝眼女孩的感情真挚动人，但因为没看过其他作品，前因后果有点不太明白。
维瑟米尔，铮铮铁汉。可惜脱离了主世界观，让观影过程乏善可陈
3+。不知道狼之噩梦是什么意思。打斗戏份很激烈。画风一般。音乐一般般。看懂了。没有绝对的好人或坏人。精灵太惨了，没有自保能力，被人类唾弃，跟人类斗争。所有人都输了，只有人类赢了。
竟然是个悲剧，对这种神话故事没有什么抵抗力，制作精良故事也还行做到了行云流水
很小一王国里术士、猎魔人、精灵啥啥啥的打来打去
梦魇蜘蛛藤条鹿首硬核妖邪杀戮，密林沼泽百鬼行逃杀儿童训练营，瞬移弹射术士猎魔人双打配合和幻术对决，冬天之湖美得太不真实；浪漫悲壮
猎魔人也不是什么好东西。杀害儿童。改造身体，制造变种怪物。
如果维瑟米尔与她的感情可以再铺垫一下那么可能会很动人
啊啊啊啊维瑟米尔太帅了，BGM很有游戏的感觉，好好看！
看不懂前因后果，味同嚼蜡。不死的猎魔人和衰老的恋人之间的感情挺动人，想起吸血鬼猎人D。
危情夫妻勇斗三恶徒，剧情设计不错，亮点是各种意外环节。拄拐老爷子最为关键和牛逼。
男主太废柴了，有一些剧本的小漏洞，但还是很不错了。
〈三星半〉此片有门槛；光看这部不会让人有追这个系列的冲动。美漫画风。
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