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.
不要告诉我山P退社就为了接这种两分钟的路人甲演出😓 为啥都那么执着于进军🇺🇸呢？真的不懂
2022年还在“墨粉”造成的巧合，这剧本卖不出去有12年了吧？
另外，别把车停在铁轨上
<王牌保镖>式的话痨鬼配高冷杀手双人组的公式套用，除了后面一段健身房（有点粗糙）的打斗长镜头，看完几乎没有任何记忆点，两位的化学反应也就一般，郭达来演应该会好些，适合不带脑打发时间，2星半。
前面95%还挺好的，有那种好莱坞romcom的结构和套路。但是结尾写得有点太草率了，完全没交代女主是几时心动的。有点可惜。
随便点开的，没想到这么好看。把我笑的都快晕倒了！！！
故事层面套路到实在没有什么会被我能提一嘴的记住。最后的高潮一镜到底动作戏将影片质量挽回到及格线上，山下智久你要笑死我哈哈哈哈哈哈哈。你说早早地把其他城市的杀手都叫过来，早早地开启大逃杀模式，不好吗？可能是因为处于控制成本才写的这样吧。另外这个迈阿密小哥，比其他人先出来这么久，怎么又是死得那么随意啊，我甚至一度以为他要被洗白帮忙呢。正想说好像很久都没看凯文哈特的rap喜剧，结果一查好想产量也不低啊，也都看了。
伍迪·哈里森其实更适合这个角色，另外凯文哈特实在太逗了，我喜欢他的电影，看到这俩人，不禁又想起成龙了
题材不鲜见，但男主真是少有的极致猪鼻加上超级嘴碎。以至于真的很好笑，长镜头是意外惊喜
伍迪·哈里森其实更适合这个角色，另外凯文哈特实在太逗了，我喜欢他的电影，看到这俩人，不禁又想起成龙了
临结尾的大战打斗的运镜是顶级的，颇有王牌特工那范儿。只是剧本就比较套路。拍成 R 级片质量会更好些，拍成现在这样无非就是多赚些钱。有那么一瞬间，我好像看到了卤点。
瑞恩雷诺兹那种啰嗦是真的好笑，而凯文哈特这种啰嗦是真的啰嗦，没什么笑点，剧情老套，1.4倍速看完！
看片过程哈哈哈，象嚼爽脆爆米花还飘丝淡奶油味：碎嘴销售和高冷酷杀手不打不相识，最后腻成相爱相杀好基友，事业爱情双丰收。
就被一波带走
当爱情小品来看，放轻松，让别人he的故事静静在记忆中流淌。
笑死哈哈哈哈哈，凯文哈特的嘴碎到不行，完全覆盖了伍迪哈里森的尴尬人设和稀烂的逻辑
中规中矩的爆米花动作电影。节奏处理的确实还不错。来自多伦多、迈阿密、莫斯科、东京…的男人，像极了分舵的舵主们…
轻松愉快，笑点没呢么多，但健身房伪长镜头和6分值得让我多加一星
2022年的第四十一部。最后来那么多杀手是不是太癫狂了，不合逻辑。
表面冷酷耍十几把刀其实没杀过人的熊熊最可爱了，但是动词男主真的。。。一说话我就头疼。。。
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