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.
看得难受，全程就觉得里面的四个演员都是脏兮兮的，浑身上下泥土，感官不好，尤其是男猪脚在烈日下的皮肤起泡。
扎克埃夫隆想跟小李子一样转型，可惜掘金没有荒野猎人一样剧情那么丰富，这就是个营销号五分钟就讲完的电影，主角受罪，观众跟着熬时间也受罪
题材不错，氛围感处理不错，叙事目的也不错，叙事技巧稍弱。一眼即知源自澳洲，这片荒漠对人性和人生的残酷性一贯如此。
化妆和环境都很好，故事很简单不拖沓，但确实没有什么高潮，跳着看完的，结尾虽然转折但仍然惊不起太大水花，我想剧本可以再丰富一点
要不是主演的颜值还能看 应该不会坚持看完…电影节奏有问题，故事线也不清晰…
男主大脑短路，敢在一望无际的大沙漠里等一个陌路人，人家不回来你怎么办，拖车带回来了，还要你干什么？
我们都会遇到生活的困境，或者有时候选择就是一个无知的未来！
扎克和哈利波特一样…现在只能通过自毁形象的角色，才能适应电影圈子，要不然标签性这么强，有一个成功的角色背书，到底是好事还是坏事呢？这片子真是…除了成本低，没别的了，几条野狗整的都不专业…烂片
一个和尚有水喝，两个和尚没水喝，这个道理看来适用所有人。从信任，背叛，贪婪到扼杀，最后还有大自然的因素，沙尘暴和鬣狗团。躲得过初一躲不过十五，一切根源都是因果。搭配冷色调的画面，揭示了人性的寓言故事。最后的➹则是螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后的道理。
荒野求生的氛围渲染的很好！只是男主有点弱智，怎么可能留下守黄金，司机不回来，不就活活的饿死他了！男主荒野生存的技能弱爆了！数次机会都不去选择，他不死谁死呀！飞机庇护地不去，偏偏守着现场，电话、女人、路过的汽车、风暴........活该死掉！
故事老套完成度不高。四十分钟开始动作戏过于简陋。结果毫无战术可言，且草草了事，连枪都没响几声。
故事情节还是不错的，演员的演技也都在线，理应展现的惊心动魄和波澜壮阔，但总体感觉是有些平淡和乏味。是导演的功力不够，还是编剧编排问题？总之，感动之余还是有些遗憾。
紧张到腿麻 不过剧情逻辑上还是有点细节没懂
电影拍的挺好，就是故事比较俗套，没有一点反转，甚至让人联想的空间都不够，人性的贪婪是一直存在的，发现了那么大的金子，都想获得这个上天的奖励，往往伴随着上天的惩罚。现实是残酷的，善良懦弱的男主，可悲的死在金子旁边，本地恶人残忍的欺骗和害死了男主，最终一个人获得了巨大的金子财富。没有意外，没有复仇，正义没有伸张，黑暗终将来临。可惜最后还来了一支惩罚之箭。
必需要有个重要角色死，否则无法解释为什么不穿防弹衣……
最近美利坚拍的片，好像都是阵容可以，拍摄可以，动作也可以，套路老就算了，但为什么全部都没逻辑可言，这个胡子朋友为什么会坑男主，坑就算了，为什么又突然“良心发现”，组织上的大胡子又为什么要请他，不请他就不用多杀一个人了吧，这是谁写的狗血故事
老话说“有财最怕同路人”，尤其实在这个末日荒土的背景之下，法律早已失效，也许男主最正确的选择就是一开始就杀死司机。
克里斯派恩貌似兔唇的样子给人的印象倒是深刻，但剧情就是这样。
5/10。故事很简单，老兵复仇记。前半截有点冗长，真正动作戏却很短暂。本质我觉得还是反战片吧。
最能打动人的地方，男主被开后：不知道未来还能有什么盼头。。。
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