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.
本来想给一星的，看到最后的花絮还挺有意思的，给2星鼓励一下
性格、作风、语气都挺像回事儿。
到底从哪个角度能看出来这个故事发生在东北？从头到尾都听不着东北话特别让人失望，减一星！但我也觉得这已经是这几年中国网络电影里面算非常好看的了，至少打戏还挺好看的。
东北黑恶势力真的嚣张
虽说剧情比较单薄，但是整体制作水准还是有的，网大里的精品了！
本片的动作场面虽然不够精致，篇幅也有限，但硬核度足够，写实性的打斗偏甄子丹的实战风格，尤其是结尾大巴内有限空间里的生死对决，创造性及观赏性形成的性价比极高，在一众网大里也算出类拔萃，毕竟这种比较写实的打斗动作戏还是比慢动作的装逼动画强得多。
整片剧情流畅、动作伶俐，节奏有序，很不错的一部网大电影。谢苗的表演风格，感觉有一点故意凸现《给爸爸的信》中风格。王维申的肖三毛看着还有点味道，衣云鹤就是太脸谱化了！
内容有点老套，让人想起了三十年前成龙的警察故事，包括片尾的花絮都很成龙。除了动作戏保持水准外，老三还是挺出彩的，一个不知名演员驾驭的有种韩国杀手的感觉，其实可以顺着这条线更深刻饱满一点，不必拘泥网大就80分钟，仅交代式的叙事。少些个人英雄主义，多点来龙去脉的铺垫会更好。
看着还是比较爽虽然是个线上电影但是质量还是特别不错的。主要是打戏特别爽还有就是谢苗以后多拍点这种类型的电影不要拍什么古装剧了真心不适合你。
开局哪里很东北。
短小精悍，很多人估计看完才反应过来谢苗原来是他，和我们一起长的的小娃娃，五星好评鼓励一下
医院打成那个样儿了门口警察是聋哑人？费解。男主真得很韩星啊…男二反派老三虽然有点装b但还是不错的。
二乎的片名，二乎的剧情，二乎的角色，贡献了突破简陋成本的动作戏！几场打戏，简陋笨拙，但是凌厉到肉，特别是房间和客车里的小空间打戏，肉眼可见的困难，全靠演员自己和摄制组人力，非常的敬佩！有导火线的味道。
为啥要叫东北警察故事，这个Ip不太懂，整部剧剧情还可以，流畅，动作戏也不错，谢苗越来越能打了，唯一剧情里有个大bug，为啥不偷走二嫂？只有杀了她这条路？有点不太合乎情理。。
谢苗演的大戏都很有实力和看点，可惜是网大，演技是不错的
老丈人什么时候受的伤，什么时候又犯了包庇罪？
细想了一下，国产的警匪电影中有这般动作质量和硬度的作品其实并不多，这得益于谢苗本身的底子，当然和他一起配戏的演员表现都不错，那个老三的斯文败类以及到最后强调自己自己特别能打的人物塑造也是可圈可点。近期看了两部谢苗的电影，希望好的资源再去找找他，还是很让人有期待的。
多说一句，现在有些国产武侠剧里，那些小鲜肉、小仙女的武打场面简直不忍直视，全是摆pose。
没有怪王治不了的疤瘌头，谢苗你草率了，等你老丈人动手也不迟啊
制作粗糙但能感觉到用了心，演员都挺好，谢苗身手还是和小时候一样干净利索~
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