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.
编剧水准不错呀，游戏场景做得好，必然体验过生活；还分了两条线，一条是儿子，一条是爸爸，二人都是在进阶的路上一路向前，同步成长，他们是父子，也是队友～
情节不紧凑，看着容易出戏。没看到什么营养，游戏误终身，没有看到什么改变。其实游戏可以让世界变得更和谐，让我们作息更健康，让我们有更多的行业与乐趣，这部里面也没看到。现在打游戏很多素质还很低下，上来就口吐芬芳，希望真能有一部电影，可以让打游戏的人都可以友好交流，可以让青少年不再沉迷，让电竞像乒乓球一样健康发展。
在祖国上下在在把网游当做青少年的“精神鸦片”的浪潮下，居然在2021年8月6号诞生了一部吹响最嘹亮冲锋号的国产电竞题材电影！
冲着吃鸡还原度给五颗星，肖太阳演技真好。感情戏可以不要😂
你说它是电竞爽片吗？却夹杂了父子浓浓的感情。你说他是亲情片吗？却又讲述了游戏竞技精神。二者穿插在一起，故事逻辑严密完整，效果极佳，既感人又励志，符合普通观众的口味。
游戏场面把不打游戏的我看到半夜salute，太牛逼了现在网大都这水平了，这不比今年一大半院线好看嘛！
不敢相信这是网大。影片中学区房战队的不断磨合的过程很真实，最后他们打败“外挂男”和资本大佬实现冠军梦的时候真的舒服，太爽了看着
最后掏出平底锅决战，真的快把我笑死啦。（配乐很加分）
导演精准的捕捉到电竞的魅力，并出色的完成了影像化，电影里的很多东西都会让我欢呼并感动着，当然网络电影常见的缺点或多或少也沾了点。
珍贵的是，在这个不能延展一丝真实社会思考的文化环境里，作者也没有丝毫美化现实、谄媚权威。新现实主义的血肉，平民主义的荣光！
小成本的游戏电影拍成这个样子，8分不为过吧。
毛骗《输不起》+ 《唐人街探案》剧集版最后三集
结尾高潮【他装起来了，他装起来了……】
【207/166】对于我这个也玩吃鸡手游的人来说，肖汉这场比赛打到了极致。一颗星给电影吃鸡场景还原的真实度，一颗星给XQF的团队竞技，一颗星给父子，一颗星给兄弟！PERFECT👏👏👏
剧情中规中矩，各种套路明显，游戏场面制作精良；这版《和平精英》真人版电影，如果能在海外上映，票房一定有保证
国产片终于有一部拿得出手的游戏电影了，结尾我以为他俩会刀战，结果是掏平底锅，好久没玩游戏，连机制都忘了，跳戏到CS去了，靠
这个游戏改编相当可以，有剧情，有画面，至少没打过吃鸡的我，看懂了
不打游戏，所以看了无感。然而，三十多岁，除了打游戏是一把好手，其它一概不行，生活一团糟，这样，纵使赢了一回又能如何？
故事完整，父子情、热血燃、游戏中的队友情以及爱情都处理得恰到好处，手法成熟得不像是一个新人导演。
最后，个人很不喜男女主的感情戏，穷屌丝逆袭白富美的老套意淫情节着实令人生厌。Y
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