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.
我真的受不了合成兽，那个鸟出来的时候毛骨悚然
这几年Eastwood的作品风格都淡淡的很美，看着总是那么让人浑身都舒坦。有时候你会觉得为什么有些人好像只是照着菜谱做菜，却能做的那么完美。谁想到还能看到90岁的Eastwood上马。P.S.摄影真的真的美爆了值超5星
五星献给Marta，附带一星给大公鸡和保甲长。
1979年德州，牧场主霍华德获知自己远在墨西哥城的前妻莱塔正在虐待13岁的儿子拉斐尔后，出资让自己的驯马师迈克尔·米洛将拉斐尔绑架回美国。到达地点，发现莱塔居住在豪华庄园。迈克来到斗鸡场找到拉福，告诉他霍华德有个牧场后拉福同意回美国。但莱塔随后让手下卢卡斯用枪把迈克挟持至庄园，警告说拉福是其财产、不许迈克带走；其后让其丈夫奥雷里奥监视着迈克。迈克开车回去途中发现拉福藏在车后座，赶不走后答应把他带到边境。在小镇酒吧，奥雷要抢走拉福被拉福巧妙摆脱。接着车被偷走但拉福又偷一辆。车漏油坏掉逗留小镇，迈克帮当地人驯好一匹马并教拉福骑马，并与餐厅女老板产生恋情。车修好后继续前进，奥雷追来，爷俩夺枪抢车离开，到达边境霍华德接走拉福，拉福将公鸡马乔赠送迈克，迈克返身找餐厅女老板
比第一部差多了，一点也不亚当斯了，哥特内核消失，大女儿老是有问题开始有点烦了，真人版的大女儿多可爱啊
Wednesday is so cool. 假发还这么难拔下来. 炸弹boy的实力不行呀, 第一集还跟姐姐相亲相爱, 这一集就都是被杀[torture].
九十岁高龄的男主角 多少有点不可思议 更不可思议的是持枪墨西哥黑帮干不过公鸡
“我不知道怎么治愈“老”，但今晚你们也许应该睡在一块儿。” 连稍微复杂的叙事策略都放下了，余下的反而是生命再次面向无限可能性的力量，“老去”的未来并非只剩下死亡。《Cry Macho》——多tough的片名！你看，老牛仔从不直露'soft' 。
还行。。。。咱也是没想到，有点强行教育意义，，，
最近的几部片子，老头不自己主演，质量明显就高一些，为这个年纪的老牛仔量身打造剧本太难了。
90多岁高龄的伊斯特伍德依旧能自导自演一部美墨公路剧，这本身就是值得敬佩的。虽然明显力度不足了却也能彰显老直男的魅力。一段墨西哥公路故事，是让老少两人发现彼此内心的旅程，小孩子明确了自己的未来，老爷子也找到了自己的归属，一个向前一个向后，彼此都调转了方向。90多岁的老爷子或许通过这部戏也在告诉人们，并不一定前进就是胜利。
91高龄的东木，年纪在那了，表演的状态很勉强，说说台词就够完成任务的样子。
6.5/10。「真正的牛仔，即便到90岁也依然有姑娘投怀送抱。」东木依然是那个孤独的、喜欢絮叨的老牛仔，可惜精神矍铄难掩岁月无情，往常的夫子自道也开始变得温情甚至是温吞。只是这次，看到他最后选择走进咖啡馆的时候，告别一位过去的救世主还是令人别样伤感。
剧作涣散到近乎瘫痪，没有真正的危机设置是致命问题。东木一直以来很喜欢塑造风流倜傥的自恋男，这其实是个减分设计，不酷，他不是史蒂夫麦昆那种型。
前作还稍微能看，这一部有点难以下咽了，这一毛一样还能想出抱错的梗？而且笑点也没前作有趣
怎么想的居然给猪猪女孩起名叫Ophelia？！！是故意的还是巧合？巧合的话，没有人提出质疑吗？故意的话，😑
叙事结构性有点散，Wednesday叛逆期用环球旅行串起来有点没头没脑的。周三姐最后抱爸爸那一下把我吓得起了一身鸡皮疙瘩。
看得开心不就行了，所有celebrate weirdness的电影都加一星！
20210926le。老导演已经看淡一切了，平平淡淡才是真。
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