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.
由于看柯南属于每年例行的娱乐项目，但已经不设期待。这部就还行。起码没有看完觉得浪费了票钱以及两个小时。
远远超出预期的好笑，大概是我今年看过的最棒的喜剧。梗多到数不清，低配版复联，扁福侠，甚至连BGM都神似，太欢乐了。
一直忘了打分了。。。呃呃，其实应该是近几年比较好看的一部了，比较正统的警匪片
开场就发糖。整体算这几年质量相对好的一部了，虽然最后的高潮仍然很离谱，但警校组的回忆，还是狠狠卖了一波情怀，有被感动
特写部分的作画可以满分了吧，警校五人组的回忆杀挺好，零和松田好帅，至于推理部分，省略了吧。每年看柯南应该是从学生时期的定番活动了。因为疫情，上一部至今未看，如今，时隔两年终于去电影院看了电影，不得不感慨时光不再。还是怀念初中小学时刚开始追柯南连载的那种感觉。这一部舞台在涩谷而我在新宿看的，是不是应该去涩谷电影院来着，毕竟更有犯罪现场的临场感。
大家快来看青山刚昌吃人血馒头啦！！！！3分给警察学校各位不能再多了，最后太扯，太扯了我不想再看了
偌大的影厅只有五个人看，柯南还是柯南，很有那味
生活了六年的东京，生活了三年的涩谷，炸了会是怎么样
我觉得今年比前两年好太多了，全程看得无走神，剧情的节奏分配也比较均衡，前期不会看得很无聊，后期不会乱炸一气，警校组回忆穿插也比较合情合理，还有今年炸弹设计也花了一点心思，最后给今年柯导衣品一个赞。
看在我好久不见依旧帅气的黄毛老公和警校组的份上加了一星 一般离谱吧也就 但钢管跑步和最后五分钟是真给我整笑了 比较适合归到犯罪动作科幻片
ps：不愧是小排球的导演，完美挽救了柯南剧场版的下坡路(>_<)
近五年最好的剧场版 透子爬直升机太柯学了 我韩语日语夹杂着看的尚且吃力 工藤新一你俄语也是夏威夷学的吗 警校五人组真的是我的意难平和白月光
笑点过于密集，泡沫碎片在探照灯上变成蝙蝠的样子让人笑疯了，还有乱入的泽维尔学校哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
这部剧场版真的有让我看到前几部剧场版的影子，灰原哀不再是工具人，侦探团不拉跨，有回忆杀，推理虽然稍微弱一点，但是一步一步深入探案的感觉很不错，最后拯救危机的环节大家齐心协力也足够热血。整体节奏和风格与近十年的爆米花模式有很大不同，看得出来新导演想要改变近年来口碑的努力。个人认为有剧场版前五水平，抛掉童年滤镜单看质量甚至可以和亡灵，倒计时一起排前三。
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今年确实还不错！轮到涉谷当無法地帯了哈哈哈 紧凑的BGM和爆炸案的刺激相得益彰，故事整体有一种略略中二的气氛，诡异的万圣节🎃集团，风一样的俄罗斯民间组织，身手矫健身份成谜的恐怖分子，围绕着荧光色涩谷灯笼的大爆炸，氛围感真的太棒了！看见透子最后我眼眶也湿了，警察学校4人组的故事真的很赚眼泪啊🥲毛利大叔舍身飞扑也很感动，结果从头躺到了最后，米花谜语人虽迟但到！今年真的太冷了哈哈哈
好吧虽然一直骂很难看 但是无聊到又点看了。。
五星鼓励一下，真的好久没有看过这么好看的柯南剧场版了呜呜呜
很燃很刺激 但我有个请求，下次能不能请毛子配毛子…听到我唯一能听懂的“哈拉少”被念成“哈拉修～”的时候我还是笑出来了。。
能让社畜轻松一笑的电影就值得4分了 无实物表演上厕所真的给我笑死
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