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.
挺失望的，感觉改编的很奇怪，真人出演也是很硬拗
养了另外一个我。有种内心的邪恶面，逐渐被一个善良的孩子孵化出来。也离不开家里的家庭教育。纯属是家长的教育磨灭了孩子的性格！
小女孩和妈妈演得不错，将原生家庭的苛刻式教育、追求完美主义、在镜头前营造幸福的假象完美演绎出来了。人+鸟逐渐向“鸟人”转变，最终实现彻底完成蜕变，寓意着从反抗走向同化，就是这个从鸟到人形的转变过程十分诡异，令人费解。结局应该是失去女儿悲痛欲绝的母亲，看到蜕变完后的鸟人又重拾希望。畸形爱的延展……
看罐头小人的时候我多大？大概是初一初二吧01年的事情了。一晃二十年了。我已经什么都不记得了。
基本忠于原著吧，里面很多台词和桥段都是意向深刻的。毕竟这是我最幸福的童年的记忆。还不错吧。
除了润出去的华人家庭，原来北欧的亲子关系也这么紧张啊，大家压力都挺大。
最后小女孩和她的家人一样，全部都变成了鸟人。
郑渊洁童话yyds
影片是社会家庭关系矛盾的折射，而“孵化”到最终的“异变”(人死，而鸟变人)，也许导演想表达青春期的敏感话题
挺有讽刺意义的，比起女儿，母亲更爱自己的贪婪，放纵与虚荣。
虽然故事主题在现在还不落伍，打小报告的孩子确实遭人讨厌。如果本片如同电影的背景一样是80年代拍的话，可能还能成为情怀，现在的眼光看极其平庸。
还是及格的片。给个四星吧。希望下次继续努力。
挺ok的~坐旁边的小朋友们看得又开心又揪心，还有不时听到妈妈们说：宝贝，成绩好不好没关系，你怎么样爸爸妈妈都爱你~靠谱成年人看更有收获，顺便还能收获一堆美好~作者彩蛋好玩。p.s.皮皮鲁一哭阿拉心都碎了，多可爱的娃啊QAQ
真的很棒，最近看过的恐怖片里面最棒的一部，芬兰的风景很加分。
其实有点无聊。因为剧情实在太简单了，简单到可以预见结局，这种怪异变种看多了就这样
也不算暗喻了，挺直白的故事。全片最吓人其实是妈妈。
以后真的要彻底黑名单北欧国家的恐怖片，这什么丑不拉几的丑东西。另外，爸爸挺菜的嘿嘿
就这种一刀切式的凡是和惊悚带点关系的都归类到恐怖片底下真是让人无语
女儿在强势的母亲不断的精神操控下，恶一点点孵化最后吞噬掉善良
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