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.
当作半夜消遣还是合格的😘
前半部分还是惊悚悬疑罪案
这兄妹俩太可爱了，5保1雀氏妙，幸好结尾没搞花里胡哨
还行吧。没太大感触。我和我的鬼朋友一起干死杀人犯的故事。杀人犯礼貌又磨叽，一脸活不过一部电影时长的友好模样。
男孩有挂，不过恐怖片模子，还是剧情片吧，家暴、校园暴力都有涉及，最精彩的应该是男孩自己脱困，没有被警察救，这个在国内应该不让拍，其实比警察救更爽一些
其他小孩真可怜，破解谜题的小哥怎么也想不到自己会被兄弟杀死。这黑色电话打来的都是鬼。这鬼都是男主同学都帮他逃出这个地下室。好结局，看的好开心。小女孩可爱极了。
借由一次恐怖的经历主人公完成成长的设定感觉还上颇有史蒂芬金味道的，影片在情感上的描写很细腻，整体看下来这种带有恐怖元素的温情还是很打动我的，不过这个反派塑造不是很成功，导致恐怖的气氛骤降，冲着恐怖片来的人可能要失望了。
探讨了青少年生活中遭遇的各种霸凌和暴力，以及如何反抗暴力、更好地保护自己。各种暴力内容和伊桑霍克扮演的变态杀手都能给人带来梦魇。两个年轻主演演得非常好。
两座房子对面对有这个必要？起码也要让女孩带着那帮白痴警察跑个空嘛，是没经费了吗？
亮点只有两个，小女孩的演技很出色以及，不穿上衣带着恶魔面具的ethan hawke真的让人非常可以（那个画面完全没有震慑恐怖感了喂）
和恐怖不沾边，算悬疑惊悚，兄妹情谊刻画得挺舒服。傻逼反派无动机无智商无战力，整个一个三无产品，绑到第六个人才没反杀实在有点不科学。
蛮有趣的。但是里面的一些点没有讲的很明白。
低于预期，原本期待的少年与黑暗伊桑霍克对手戏以及紧急营救都没有，妹妹和警察的追查线对主角几乎没有任何帮助，甚至连剧情推进作用都没有，着实令人失望。光靠jump scare和几句口号不会给人留下什么好印象。
jump scare过于多..这是缺少恐怖形式和内容的遮羞布。故事单一，也没有挖掘得很深，在两星和三星之间犹豫，为了伊桑霍克还是多一星吧。
青春友谊互助善良，换个角度看，这片子还挺温馨励志的，里面的孩子善良且聪颖，不愧是斯蒂芬金儿子的作品，和《小丑回魂》里面孩子们的团结一心一脉相承。缺点也很明显，缺少爆发点，故事比较平。
看着猎物绝望逃亡的尝试，作俑者自身升腾起掌控的愉悦，正因为现实的虚弱，才得以“面具”遮蔽自身，以遮蔽带来罪恶的勇气。面具自身便有这样的作用。
#22#51智商在线不雷人的小帅哥勇斗变态掳童戴面具的老帅哥…三星，绝望感恐怖感不足，友谊感满满，打拳教学同步率400%了都
“那一天，就是今天。”
太难看了。。。。。不吓人就算了整个故事就是莫名其妙。。。
… … 無聊 有一種原著小說應該比這要精彩的感覺 「腦袋裡能想像出情節文字化的閱讀體驗 然後放在影片視覺裡，頓時就寡淡了呢」
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