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.
I mean, maybe next time call the police before going in to that house?
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。
没看过前几部的我，表示一脸懵逼，如坐针毡。。。
被友邻提醒先看了第一部，所以观感非常好，也才意识到这是一部看了初代再看新作不觉得拉垮的电影（还cue了遗传厄运等，证明了字幕组不是恐怖片粉但我懂了的感觉真棒！
为什么这么多人计较这部电影里面的逻辑，认真得好像带着课本去派对做作业
基本上看到退休警长的死这段情节,就可以直接来给这片打一个可能的最高分三星,至于够不够3星已经不管了,止损时间才是上策.
最后凶手的杀人原因才是重点吧，哈哈哈。。
（可是Netflix上只有惊声尖笑啊
几乎照搬第一部，而且为啥跟隔壁《电锯杀人狂》一样喜欢把老角色写死？这老警察甚至死得更蠢。
Scream系列不算是我最喜欢的Wes Craven(RIP)的作品，但是反转和喜剧效果&各种对恐怖套路的吐槽一直在线…又是历史的轮回，同一栋房子，同样的开局：独自在家的女孩，接了陌生人的电话。这熟悉的味道 熟悉的配方🤫结尾slay了～姐就是女王，自信放光芒哈哈哈哈哈。
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？
你说制片方，一届一届换了多少演员剧本啦，改过不啦，换汤不换药啊。人家鬼脸面具也有理由说的，我拍的什么片啊，我拍的恐怖片啊，你们这批什么小丑啊，你叫我拍。再下去要成喜剧片了，噫，先拍成家庭伦理片，再拍成喜剧片，再往下拍不出来了
垃圾玩意儿，全球电影越来越泡沫化，看得想弃但还是忍住了，导演自以为是地总结恐怖片定律，聒噪地秀着他仿佛恐怖片权威大师的上帝视角，但是却连最基本的常理都不懂，脑残一枚！说真的，我宁愿那些老套的但是正经讲好一个符合常理的恐怖片也不要既逼逼叨埋汰那些过去式，又不能自己绽放光彩的！Bug太多，第一，泰拉被捅了N刀，不死且活络！二，光天化日捅女警长和她儿子，无人问津没有目击者；三，萨曼莎说妹妹医院有危险，开车的时候白天，结果夜都深了还在开车，妈的这离医院跨越了几个市吧！四，老警察开枪打倒了面具杀手，也就是后来的安波，妈的丝毫无伤，活蹦乱跳！打倒不补枪或摘面罩！非要走一段时间，再回头一个人去补枪！这特么导演一边骂着别人的套路，一边自己老套路！蠢得🐷一样，然后殊死搏斗旁边萨曼莎男友就看着，太明显垃圾！
又一部情怀向电影，延续了系列前作的悬疑风格，吐槽、惊悚、意外依然不变，已尽其所能的贴近当今互联网时代年轻人的脉搏，可惜砍杀电影的黄金年代早已过去，青春惊悚片也已然式微，大多数人眼里或许更接近烂片，但真正的恐怖片爱好者只看到《惊声尖叫》就知道它终于还是回来了。
来来回回的还是这些俗套的情节，我能想象到一百种杀死这些白痴主角们的方法，不料凶手更白痴！
作为老电影粉丝我真的不想看老角色被新导演搞。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。
导演已经在电影里不停吐槽自己了，但是电影还是没啥特别的起色，各种死不了。。。的主角配角，神TM要补枪被反杀哈哈哈
有点长，像这种大家都知道主旨就是无差别杀人的电影，超过90分钟就不怎么友好
爽！作为一部续集不仅达到了水平还达到了他该有的进步
老朋友悉数回归，最有印象的是杜威盖尔这一对，可惜了杜威。将近两小时的片长并无拖泥带水，砍杀片该有的都有，不乏对经典的致敬以及对重启作的解读。前四部的杀手我一个都没猜中，这一部意外地全中了。
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