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.
脑仁疼，完全是变形金刚的套路，镜头晃的很业余，女主像极了梅根福克斯。
全程标准好莱坞式呜呜渣渣的碎嘴，烦炸了
里头的一些抖音式打戏真的还是不错，爆炸戏还是很足。但是好好的摄影，vr视角被迈克尔贝剪的亲妈都不认识了。。。台词差的和网飞骗钱之作有一拼。现在没人管的了火爆的导演，市场反馈就让你冷静冷静
有这样的弟弟真是到了八辈子血霉，当了婊子又立牌坊，既想捞钱救儿子的命，又想不杀人还坑死了弟弟，最扯淡的是最后反倒成了救人的英雄了，我佩服。。。
普通商业动作片。迈克尔·贝这次爆炸场面不多，追逐戏不少，使用了大量无人机拍摄镜头，很炫，也很眩晕。其实创意还是不错的，劫匪走投无路抢了救护车，车上有受伤的警察，所以哪怕全城警车都在这辆救护车后跟着，也不敢对这车怎么样。问题是也不能一直开下去，过程中得想办法让这场戏有趣起来，比如开车的过程中做个外科手术。残暴的人直接挂掉，善良的人不仅获救还能得钱，人美心善的人值得用漂亮的樱花衬托。总觉得这样的卡司应该更好才对，不过就这种水平也行吧，最近对院线片要求不高。
很痛苦……就算是为了吉伦哈尔也没法坚持了。
结尾的情节太像港片了，编剧就是一坨屎，但导演实现得很有观感，从头打到尾的爽片。
爆炸贝别再提自己的经典电影了，不嫌丢人呢……
看得我好累/怎么这么长，再缩减点时间就好了/并没有觉得肾上腺素飙升
动作戏还是不错的，可惜剧本太差了，只能看个热闹，3200w美元的买卖，不用踩点不用彩排带着自动武器说走就走，就算只是当个司机你也得了解一下周围的交通状况，以及备用撤退计划吧，跟闹着玩一样。两兄弟的矛盾冲突缺乏逻辑，女主圣母光环拉满，警方处置莽撞能力极差，作为高潮的多车分散逃脱速激也早就用过了。勉强给个及格分吧
4月22日国内上院线，国外上资源…如此谜的操作，票房真的需要救护车抢救一下了
不是Jake演的话谁要看这无聊的东西啊 原来是卖拷贝啊 没事了 PS 虽然但是 最后一枪也真是气死人
删了一分钟？一如既往的迈克尔贝，镜头晃到想吐，剪辑碎到扎眼，剧情失智到无语。你还好意思cue自己的《绝地战警》和《勇闯夺命岛》，如今你是要沦为二线导演了吗？结局警察的那种无动于衷，这是另一种版本的“不能呼吸”？还我60元！
爆炸贝的灵魂还在外加一堆莫名其妙的航拍镜头。
细佬：你冇钱我带你做世界，濑野我mie晒，钱都俾晒你，你怕对手邋遢我帮你杀埋衰老豆，到最后你竟然用把枪fie我？
说不定是部讽刺电影？正常劫匪电影都是让观众站在劫匪角度看问题的，这部好像站上帝视角？
艾莎冈萨雷斯的表现很抢眼。
女主给警察做手术的时候，最后没有钳子，上一秒刚说要用自己的发夹，下一秒手术成功了，删得太过突兀。
好多逻辑硬伤，结局救人质杀大佬也是醉了，尼是真的正确。
就挺话痨的😯 故事很一般啊 但就是觉得很搞笑啊 可能导演无意搞笑。。。
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