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.
阿西巴！没得拍就不要再拍了！中文那么差劲就不要讲了！
空镜虽然好看，有些过于冗长，
人们对于不理解的事情就会感到害怕从而消灭让自己安心。当年《幸色的一居室》就很好看。你loli控喜欢loli没问题，但你养loli就犯法了哦。村长你这是脱了第几回啦。。。最后那段真忍不住说声heentai
蹩脚的中文就别秀了，演员的表现很一般，各个看着都非常装，也就是看个动作戏，超能力打斗固然爽，但前面一个多小时的铺垫也确实没什么看头
5分钟可以介绍完的另一个她居然用了137分钟，打斗和剧情演技都完全比不上1，还是让1的主角继续演吧。
《悟空来了都得爬系列》
前半程不停感叹“原来这种心情真的可以被拍出来啊”，后半程一路垮到不成样子…
有必要又拍两个小时吗😓这换在小学的我身上写日记我用三句话都能写完
看来，三部曲中，第一部惊艳，炸裂。第二部承前启后，平庸到看到中期会忘记你看的是一部超英题材的电影。就等着第三部挽回口碑吧。
直接看最后三十分钟啥也不耽误。杀得好爽！！
“再去另一个地方流浪好了。”细小的悲伤汇聚在一起，能一起陪伴就很好。
基本把第一部的故事重复了一遍，而且这部势力更多，也缺少交代，女主居然还是个面瘫演技。
这电影像鞠婧祎嚼面包，反复对着那一口嚼几十下。（白鸟玉季不错）
大概也只看到三层：一层是相互成为彼此的安定，一层是缺失的关爱，一层是艰难的生存环境。
第二部没有第一部故事讲得好，感觉就是为了第三步铺垫
就，嗯。镜头很文艺，故事，大概是，精神恋爱的圆满达成？元素过多，叙事过慢，无意义镜头渲染很多，但是故事线索太少了。
😔难过，这个剧情比起第一部，差得不是一星半点的感觉。
第一部勉强算忍界大战，第二部就直接打辉夜了，这谁受得了，第三部不得博人传？但愿比博人传燃。
至于桃李，发挥好也是一种正常了。
青蓝色的天空上月亮每晚都在变，她对他的爱看似是柏拉图式的精神依靠，在她的记忆里，他像个守护者陪伴着她。超过爱的范畴的绝妙的关系，这是两个苦难的人之间的互相救赎。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
