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.
故事主线略牵强 但是各种小细节太欢乐了 堪称吐槽大会
这大概是少数系列重启之后，我依然觉得比较惊喜的作品，我感叹的不仅是原系列导演韦斯身故之后，还能有人重新解构了比较有意思和致敬的故事，更是我在几天之内看到了25年的故事有点唏嘘，包括警长杜威和盖儿的分分合合，另外竟然还能把斯基特拉回来客串算是情怀拉满了，天知道这个系列还会不会继续下去，不过这一作演员们倒是颜值都在线。
恐怖片的续集真是越来越离谱了。这部的杀人动机竟然是恐怖片影迷觉得好莱坞拍的续集太差劲，想杀人变成大案子提供剧本给好莱坞。杀人犯就是amber和ricky 。哈哈哈
气氛2|故事2|表演3 不是恶搞系列吗，搞这么假正经
对比隔壁《德锯》，《惊声尖叫》的重启显然诚意满满
对系列电影现象的吐槽就从来没停过，所以它的结局就难免要给人期待，就是一定要打破僵局，躲开俗套，但它给了一个最让人啼笑皆非的动机，米奇·麦迪森又被烧成一团渣，让我笑喷了，这部基本就是玩梗。
医院里只有一个病人和一个警察，关灯那么久，尖叫那么多，居然也没人管，合理吗？
这么离谱的电影也能上映，电影学生瞬间不想卷了
姐妹俩的妈妈始终没露面，哪怕自己的两个女儿频频遭遇危险。
你是不是把经典作品重启的问题讲了一遍然后逐个去踩了？不愧是惊声尖叫😱😱😱
简直难看得不得了！！对于资深恐怖迷来说这是一部黑色幽默的电影，真的要深究那得降智才看的下去！全体包括反派在内都毫无智商可言，都2022年了竟然还能拍出这么弱智的悬疑虐杀，枪都打了就是不过去拿下面罩是什么鬼？几个人打不过一个杀手？杀手中招几次但是全身没一点伤！主角弱智演技差！
当然还是没有第一集好看。然后，现在的恐怖片真的在血腥上卷得越来越厉害了
这个系列其实一直都是恐怖/喜剧。非常campy！虽然我只看过第一部，这部续作真有点看头。剧本对恐怖片粉丝的“恶意”满满，不过真正的恐怖片粉们应该并不会介意这些调侃。
但是我个人很喜欢德州电锯杀人狂
既然是饭圈，为何就不能多设计一个凶手呢？毕竟大家早就对这种老套剧情感到乏味了。
戴面具的女孩中了那么多枪居然安然无恙，她是提前穿上了防弹衣吗？
“教父”韦斯•克雷文最后打造的恐怖片IP，经过四部的洗礼形成了“鬼脸杀手”的几大定律，凶手论证与推翻的反复是观影过程中的极大乐趣。然而这次的致敬之作，玩“自反”玩过了头，梗都被摆在了桌面上，这也过早地把嫌疑人给“暴露”出来，猜谜成为不可能，剩下就只有血腥了，但未必这不是一种另辟蹊径，毕竟这个IP内部无太多新意可挖，向外延伸与融合说不定会有惊喜。
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好莱坞标题好好加数字序号会死系列。比网飞的重启德州电锯杀人狂故事流畅许多，但模仿犯这个设定实在老套且导致后面的反转没啥惊喜。
还有点新意，最近几年杀人狂类电影中属于能看的。
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