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.
115分钟56秒 23.976fps 流媒体WEB 以为是科幻片，谁知道是这么无聊的剧情片
别怪我困，你大伯哥诺兰看了估计也得困。这么宏大的科幻背景，最后讲个处对象的事，现在都这样了吗？那狼叔搁那泡那么长时间皮肤不得浮囊了。
各种意义上的深度催眠，西部世界待业再就业，休叔以后再主持奥斯卡，串词必须加上：我曾经拍过诺兰的电影，后来资源降级了拍了诺兰弟媳的电影
很克里斯托·诺兰。但这个故事本身也太老套了，放在十多二十年前还很吸引人。想法很不错，但实际拍出来很无聊。休杰克曼的旁白让人昏昏欲睡。
有点反转有点鸡肋有点说不上来的感觉，狼叔老了就是想平平淡淡的谈个恋爱，美女本打算洗心革面的，却又被曾经的仇家找上门来，设计了一切阴谋却又爱上了他的猎物，最后的最后大家都活在美好的记忆里。这爱情故事啊一点都不美，尬。
【6.0】第一幕还是挺吸引人的，到第二幕的时候剧情节奏就开始出问题了，bug也逐步显露，好在第三幕男女主的情感戏分拉回了点好感。整体属于那种空有高概念，却执行得不佳的科幻片。
虽说剧情主线还不错。但太过套路了，真的看烦了好莱坞人人张口就来的诗意话语。另外，和《绅士们》一个手法，除了白人黑人以外的人种，都是一副装13样的看起来很牛但却被黑白轻松解决，毫发无损。这和抗日剧傻乎乎的鬼子被高大上用驳壳枪一发一个打死有什么区别。
真的大失所望，看预告片以为是能媲美异次元骇客级别的好片，结果就为了点情情爱爱低质展开，设定也不疼不痒。既不赛博朋克，也不末世危机。主人公不紧不慢地谈着恋爱，保镖因为对方是军人就不执行命令，真不错，这剧情真不错，给我看吐了
落魄痴情男苦苦追寻被害失足女恋人并为之复仇最后永远活在回忆中的故事，全剧啥事逼呀台词，做着舞台剧式的表演，文青可以一看。
只有五分钟好看，不知道想干嘛的无聊电影，aka废柴屁事多。吴彦祖强行夹中文简直笑疯。
故事真的太单薄了呃...「马戏之王」再续前缘，威尼斯式城市模型倒是很有趣，但是这破案过程就是不停闯入别人记忆的设定也实在无聊得很。
还原记忆居然基本都是客观视角这就很没有逻辑了，问题是有一个场景的记忆还原是主观视角，说明导演知道这个问题但她没能力驾驭这个设定。
追忆迷局作弊秘籍 多一条命：YOUSERVE
我还挺吃这种类型的片子，神秘美女加深情帅哥。休杰克曼为情所困、为情所伤的形象简直不要太完美，评论有批评女导演的，但我觉得女导演还是很知道怎么触动同类心理的点的，最少我被触到了。遗憾吴彦祖戏份少。
挺好的这故事，在记忆中找到线索，在记忆中找到真爱，剧情也是一步步抽丝剥茧的逐步散开，我真的发现，人真的需要一个爱人，互相深爱的人。
彦祖，你这个中英夹杂真的很土!you poor 龟孙子真的很出戏。这个故事在推理过程中反转不断，尽管线索感觉很乱但也处于好看的程度，反而是尼克和梅极度不真实却又花了大量篇幅突出的爱情显得尴尬，特别是梅的角色设定拉低了影片水平，到最后她还真是是爱情真是好人实在是太失望了吧……对不起狼叔真心实意的好表演。
都是我喜欢的演员，但凑在一起却这么难看，BUG非常多，女导演经验不足叙事粗糙，比如狼叔最后从反派的记忆中看到了女主最后的情景——这里明显应该是反派的视角，但是不是，反派在开着车呢，女主居然还可以扒后窗户跟狼叔说挨辣舞友。。。女导演的水平真没胸高，狼叔的脸有些崩了，颜祖一出场又领了盒饭。。。
3.5星，末世的背景，悬疑的爱情故事，剧本引人入胜，爱如火焰，可以温暖你我，也可灼烧殆尽
还原记忆居然基本都是客观视角这就很没有逻辑了，问题是有一个场景的记忆还原是主观视角，说明导演知道这个问题但她没能力驾驭这个设定。
…两个小时我特么看了个什么玩意！？男的，不行。就算是狼叔和吴彦祖也不行。
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