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.
不断魂穿在一个贩毒加警察内鬼的案件中各个人的男主，无论在怎样都在拯救女主，动作爽片，最后一场戏有点john wick孤胆英雄的味道。
It resonates with me so much. Feeling like this day and age's Billy Elliot. Message sent out over the fairytale-like story and cliché drama conflicts.
剧情设定很棒，动作场面拍得也很用心，作为商业片算是不错了，就是女主角满地爬的次数太多了，有点烦。
挺好看的音乐剧（印象），没什么很深刻的东西，但是太可爱了……
3.5，比隔壁家DEH实在是好太多。首先是加了些与时俱进的细节，避免看出来是几年前的本子；然后得益于本来原版就比DEH有更多的编舞，所以场景化更戏剧但合理；几个演员的表演也是比较电影化的，所以整体看下来还算比较顺畅。
个人感觉没有舞台剧版惊艳和令人难忘。先看的舞台剧，很期待电影版来着；但电影版好像只是把舞台剧里的布景生活化重现，却多了一些舞台剧看来不那么突兀的戏剧化转场。个人喜好上更喜欢舞台剧版的Jamie，无论是作为儿子的他和作为queer queen的他都很自然（也更喜欢他的长相和装扮呈现，很高兴他作为Loco Chanel客串出现），母亲也是。剧版母子冲突时妈妈坐在桌边唱歌那段我哭了，但电影版总觉得情感积聚总是差了那么一点点（当然，也不排除因为已经有预设了，本就不如第一次看那么冲击）。包括Dean的转变也觉得很突兀…但同时： Mom很像我曾经的homestay，我自己也和她谈论过自己different/normal话题，她说的话也和Mom类似，这件事我也记了很久。很真实很有代入感的演绎了，有动容。
比起隔壁deh，etaj的歌舞部分就处理得好些了，看得出导演有想好好利用电影语言但心有余而力不足，没有吊起气氛且转场生硬。音乐剧原卡john mccrea真的是难以超越，男主虽然唱跳身段还不错但依旧差一大截且演技尴尬，唯一的惊喜就是legend of loco Chanel这段处理后的样子，john回归出演年轻时的loco，过于美艳动人很是抢眼，这一小段胜过全片。
Everybody's talking about Jamie.
电影版的jamie也很可爱啊！不过主题曲的部分没有剧版踩桌子那么爽
为孤独的灵魂而来，顺带瞧瞧奸臣和人间中毒的林智妍，不料竟是12小时换1个人身的寻找记忆。#《灵魂脱离者》#，是得了《西游记》三尺神散七窍生烟的真传么？
属实是弱了点 等着看音乐现场版 电影版有点失望。感觉很多细节没交代清楚 很多地方还是过于友善过于理想化 这里只有Jamie一个人内心的挣扎 寻找自己的过程 身边一直有那么支持他的朋友和家人 还有个自愿帮助他指引他的导师…是真的很幸运了。而且Jamie一开始就是有个迷糊的方向的 他接受自己 也有自信 不过是缺点引导罢了 没什么太大挫折和苦难 父亲是混蛋 有一个不友好的老师 一个恐同 就这了 还是太友好了…歌舞片段拍摄的也不够震撼 歌还行蛮好听的。喜欢那个穆斯林小女孩！其他没啥亮点也没太多意思
具有灵活脱离并附着到在场人员的功能的新毒品 枪击血腥暴力 流浪汉立功
设定还行，可以在很多人身上穿来穿去，体验不同的人生，即使只有短短12小时，但是拍的又混乱又无聊，看完只觉得浪费时间
算是制作不大的一部优秀作品，可惜以为平平之作就误看了清晰度不高的版本。
删了舞台版几首歌……舞台版的张力更强，电影版到情绪高点总是不上不下，卡住的感觉……
前面感觉不如音乐剧版官摄，这个Jamie唱歌气势有点弱弱的～中间表演那段开始真香～John McCrea出场的地方😍😍😍想做他的狗（。 （我最喜欢的一首work of art 演出有点雷人…太闪了…而且为啥要搞成黑白的） @2021-09-22 00:13:00
前半段不断切换身份寻求真相的部分还挺有代入感 后半段剧情有点老套 整体还是不错的 剧中乞丐是亮点
刚开始有点迷惑 慢慢的搞清楚之后 觉得还不错
南洋邪术不一般
Richard Grant老师好棒呜呜"it is a revolution"
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