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.
7分，短小精悍，全程卖萌，中国元素，热热闹闹，孩子还是会喜欢的。
7.0/10 短小但不精悍的一部作品。片子充斥了对中国人乃至亚洲人的刻板印象，只能说还是想圈中国市场的钱，但是这波国内没上映让他们圈不到了。看看上次看小黄人好像已经是在2015年了，时间过得还挺快。87分钟的片长实在是有点儿短，剧情安排的很夸张很仓促，适合小朋友们去看，成年人带脑子看可能不会觉得很有趣，但谁还不是个小朋友呢～
卖萌合法且有效，剧情有些散，不带脑子看还可以。
开开心心合家欢乐✌
三线叙事中最爱看公路旅行那对，一开始进放映厅以为走错了，全是成年人
真的笑点一个接着一个，可以看出来对中国元素非常喜爱了。初开本身电影的笑点，外国观众的反应也加buff。狮吼功一出来，全场的老外发出 哇！满场reaction真的还蛮有意思。适合周五下班一乐
可可爱爱！！！于Indy regal with yn and mandy
好莱坞电影片头在唱中文歌曲，这真是我前所未见的，邓紫棋的《bang bang》，调调很像《杀死比尔》的bang bang.。影片里加入了无数个老港片桥段和中国元素，在当下这个环境下看着这些，总有点不合时宜的赶脚。没什么用心的作品，到处都是烦人的故意怀旧……
最近还看了巴斯光年，比巴斯光年要好太多了，该看的4DX，很久没有那么开心！
真的好可爱，谁能拒绝鲍勃！格鲁和小黄人是永远的拍档！
太棒了，可爱到爆又笑死人，还有今年好莱坞亚裔元素含量好高
原以为这次又要跟第一部一样靠IP糊弄观众，没想到观影体验超出我预期。故事十分简单也没什么深度，但就是这种专注输出纯粹笑料和没心没肺情节的定位把这部电影的爆米花属性给拉满了。光是这点就足够吊打同期的侏罗纪世界甚至雷神4了。
不知道是我心态变老了还是剧情过于幼龄向了，最后打斗高潮部分居然压到剩几分钟，多么浪费十二生肖的创意，两星给小黄人的笑点和萌点，这个系列就拍到这里为止吧，再爱就不礼貌了。
剧情肯定不值3星，但是没有人可以拒绝卖萌。如果你最近感到压力很大，不妨花一个半小时看一看纯粹又可爱minions！
雖然觀影體驗不錯，但我略嫌創意不夠。反派不夠魅力，劇情轉折不流暢，不喜歡Otto把玉弄丟的那個情節，但喜歡他把它找回來那一段。教功夫很標準化，十二生肖也很標準化，但我真的蠻喜歡片頭聽到中文歌。
单方面宣布是今年最欢快最好看的电影，不接受反驳！
真的勉强及格。有些元素很突兀，推广的气氛很浓，没必要。跟前面几集差距不小，没有什么特别的印象。
三星半
中国元素糅合的还不错哈哈哈蛮好笑的，结尾大家还集体鼓了两次掌2333
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