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.
3.5吧，全程看得人还是很有紧张感的，高能的地方还是很高能的，就是结局有点减分。比起这种血腥的类型，还是更喜欢温导灵异类型的片子。不知道今晚会不会梦见那张脸，真的是太丑了。
厉害还是温子仁厉害啊 没白期待 感觉花前60分钟布置了一盘大棋 等谜题揭晓的那一刻 哇 san值狂掉🌚
温子仁这次玩好大，一定是拍海王憋坏了，另外女主角演的不错。
还以为是某个 阴阳魔界 的0虚实莫辩0创意，事实上想多了。惊悚恐怖动作片3.5
氛围塑造和镜头语言都还是非常喜欢的，设定也比较出人意料。美中不足的就是惊吓有点少，温导现在真的是越来越温情了...
温子仁用实力证明你大爷还是你大爷，娴熟的运镜手法仿佛回到了电锯惊魂时期，结尾血洗警局那叫一个刺激，不过为什么肿瘤人就能把女主的身体秒变美国队长？
温导像是一位原本把玩新潮戏法的魔术师，这次却用复古的手法玩了一次现代的戏法。包括女主的角色设定都很传统的恐怖片，看评论有人吐槽说美式恐怖片的血浆已经看腻歪了，不如东亚会利用空间和氛围……。这不是关公战秦琼吗？不可否认这两种类型的恐怖片都各自有其惊吓观众的方式，而温导无疑是美式恐怖片的佼佼者，在这个复古的框架下还是杂糅了不同类型的故事元素，喜欢像驱魔人里那个身体扭曲的怪物设定，很惊艳。作为一部略带都市片的电影，音乐也很抢戏。
温子仁出手，又将恐怖片做出了新意。人格分裂/附身的实体化，若从立意上看当然算不上高级。但从类型片角度考量，概念足够让人眼前一亮。涉及“感应”的戏份每一次都有不同呈现，都有升级，执行稳健，氛围一流。是一部可以击打绝大多数观众的娱乐佳作。同时也为国内恐怖片创作者提供了新思路，即便不让有鬼，但还是能有很多条路可以走。
脑电波控制视网膜的设定很妙，只是在脑电波控制电话信号上有些牵强。
就是看到一半已经猜得七七八八，但还是觉得好刺激。那种明知道没有鬼依然被老套的套路吓到的刺激。。镜头视角用得好呀。梅一个人在家里害怕的跑来跑去的时候，用的是俯视的视角，仿佛有个人在跟我们一样，用上帝的视角看着她跑。还有她丈夫被杀那一段。大中午把我看得发毛。那个沙发慢慢弹起真是心理暗示太可怕了。还有杀老头那个床底视角（我这辈子都不想有空心的床底！！！！）视角刺激就更加了。梅在监狱那一幕，堪称异形的变相致敬。而拿着匕首在警局大杀四方又觉得这仿佛在看动作片。。
再说一遍 周五晚上看恐怖悬疑片就是最爽的！！！！！
看恐怖片的经验并不多，导演一直“误导”着观众，到后段解谜时才让人恍然大悟，然而除了那个揭示谜底的镜头之外，基本上没被吓到，不过整体氛围的营造还是可以的，楼道追逐与警署大屠杀这几场戏的调度也有点意思。7
室内运镜玩得溜，还玩了把透视性的天花板俯拍镜头。但配乐用得有点over了。
嘿，你弟弟长在你脑袋里嘢，够hardcore，cool
基本上没有惊吓点，寄生的创意也被用过很多次，最后也没解释超能力的由来，整体视听效果还算不错~6.6
这不是喜剧来的？？不是说删减就对，但就费解这种水平的有啥好吵删不删减的，删减真的对成片影响有那么大？？虽然这么说有点极端，但房间就算再出“完整版”、“导演剪辑版”也是房间，不是每部电影是天国王朝啊
看的未删减，缺点是剧情太老套，而且最后还煽了个情，优点是这么老套的剧情拍的还挺新鲜的
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恐怖程度对我来说恰到好处，前半段是温子仁擅长的那种密闭空间下的恐怖气氛营造，看得出来非常驾轻就熟，对场景和节奏的把控都很到位。有几处神来之笔的配乐让我又觉得不那么简单，果然后半段开启了完全不同的画风，随着剧情推进，直接改为大杀特杀的血浆恐怖。不得不说两种风格衔接的很好，这种做法在契合情节的同时，大大削弱了剧本的一些缺憾，给观众更直观的爽快感，去忽略悬疑揭开后的逻辑纰漏。温子仁真是把商业片玩的贼溜。
思路不错，故事不行，温在忙什么，没用心还是再也没有招魂12那种作品了
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