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.
算是温子仁一种全新风格的尝试 动作设计的不错 整了半天怪物就是女主自己
还可以啦，但就是不是温大之前的风格，之前一直都是灵异，这次几乎没有，反而有点超能力的感觉，但超能力也没太超……
铅黄的用光和音效配现代戏居然丝滑又尖锐，风格化上不是往常的温子仁但做到了。黑暗的另一半的核，生出现实替换的构思很金。body-horror的巧思诡异中居然带着优美，背部逆行骨骼倒错，几场追逃戏居然跳出了舞步（不是哈哈哈）
前半段剧情毫无新意，俯视视角好惊艳。后半段剧情终于腻害了。偶像还是偶像。
不恐怖，甚至不怎么悬疑，还有太多想笑而又没那么可笑的地方，看似复古情怀，其实是导演老调合奏。
暴力，血腥，惊悚和悬疑度一个不落，个人认为算得上近几年值得推荐的恐怖片之一了。这部片完全可以再次说明温子仁的能力所在，尤其在类型片领域内，他的风格和镜头只属于他自己，尤其是那几场残杀的片段，丝毫不遮掩，那些特定的场景还有杀人手法，带有一种仿佛梦回《电锯惊魂》的凋零破败。一想到温导监制的那几部片子，真想指着那些导演，让他们学学温导是怎么拍的，就算剧情烂一些，说不定还能靠镜头博取些观众的好感。
算是温子仁一种全新风格的尝试 动作设计的不错 整了半天怪物就是女主自己
前半段剧情毫无新意，俯视视角好惊艳。后半段剧情终于腻害了。偶像还是偶像。
有控制电磁感应的超距法术，有飞檐走壁折肢断脚的体术，却还要坚持使用自制刀具，到底是理化方面的文化课不行，还是没有看过日漫的想象力枯竭。所以影响到电器设备的能量场专门是给出镜的配音供电的么？
但就是还蛮精彩的，只是没有满足很多人对灵异的期待吧？毕竟我一看是温大，也带着看灵异鬼来看的，这次竟然没有。
温子仁利用了自己鬼片导演的人设，前半场成功的把观众倒入传统的恐怖片的模式，各种灵异现象让我们相信马上又是一次驱魔的表演。后半程画风急转，展现了温导在驾驭各种商业类型题材上的功力，血腥暴力加气氛的渲染，看的肾上腺飙升，片子本身有一些说不通的地方，但是本格手法合理解释变格剧情无大的纰漏已经是高手了，加上优质的视听效果可以有一个好的分数。个人评价8分，因为国内版本的问题打个10分拉一下偏低的豆瓣评分！
Malignant算是温子仁对恐怖片的新尝试，执导出The Conjuring和Insidious这样的殿堂级恐怖片的温子仁的新作，想必会难免不被拿来作对比；而Malignant也许会让部分高期望的影迷们失望，但对绝大多数恐怖片粉丝而言，本作还是算是足够过瘾的。
好好好好好好带劲儿啊！子仁他值得，他和安安一样也是亚洲之光！就是在恐怖片这个小类里他也不重复自我不打安全牌，又在新的小细分区域里搞出了新花样！而且更可贵的是，越到近年他的恐怖作品里反而更多传达了积极正向的意念了，感人！
嗯……剧情有点太老套了，如果你看过《哈利波特与魔法石》，一定和我一样早早就猜到了最后的反派是怎么样的了。
看的是爱奇艺删减版。梅小时候是小天才演得，她演戏好模式化。
封闭空间的运镜好强！恐怖程度一般，剧本也有点敷衍了事，但是整体精彩刺激！最后大结局也太东方了吧！
高开低走，前半段悬疑气氛很浓厚，给我感觉是女主会灵异，能够看到别人看不到的，结果看到一半变成人格分裂，这片子的悬疑感瞬间降低了一个档次。
脑电波控制视网膜的设定很妙，只是在脑电波控制电话信号上有些牵强。
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有控制电磁感应的超距法术，有飞檐走壁折肢断脚的体术，却还要坚持使用自制刀具，到底是理化方面的文化课不行，还是没有看过日漫的想象力枯竭。所以影响到电器设备的能量场专门是给出镜的配音供电的么？
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