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.
所以，吴彦祖为啥死了？！对推动剧情有帮助吗？
还是有点意思的，而且没想到居然可以看到吴彦祖和狼叔同框～
1 末世设定，画风阴郁，独白低沉沙哑，情节飘忽于现实与梦幻，还有大阴谋隐于其中，这些都是我喜欢的；2 但是，情节散乱，碎片化，连贯性略弱；且，总令人联想起《盗梦空间》，《记忆碎片》，《黑色大丽花》，有点出戏，这感觉稍不舒服；3 演员阵容还是蛮强大的，特别是休杰克曼让人看着舒服。总体来说，休闲可看。
个人是将本片当做《马戏之王2》看的，当然我知道本片和前者毫无关系，仅仅是因为Hugh Jackman和Rebecca Ferguson在马戏之王里的银幕天作之合感，让我觉得这对银幕CP太好磕了😄
感觉把本来很简单的买凶杀人，里面塞上设定和各种转折变得复杂了（你都知道该偷谁的记忆了，你不直接找上门么）。基本上就男女主角特别是女主对付全程，彦祖就是个笑话。丽贝卡弗格森身材是真的可。用类似帘子的效果展示回忆，还可以撩开，这个有点意思。至于城市被水淹没这种设定几乎一点用也没有。
西部世界的资源，女性视角，难怪看的这么别扭。
追忆迷局作弊秘籍 多一条命：YOUSERVE
穿插于现实、回忆甚至幻觉之间，折腾这么多动作戏，这电影实在是定位错乱。
一片情深得让人无法理解，那个科幻设定也很一般。
披着科幻皮的爱情片，看到战斗力如此弱的休·杰克曼有些不习惯
哦……导演是诺兰的弟媳妇……所以狼叔是给面子参演吗？
思念人是世界的一部分，没有那种悲伤，你就尝不出甜蜜。/ 6.9
6分。这其实是部爱情片啊~~~金刚狼化身大情圣，追寻着逝去的爱人~~这故事实在是太老套了。最关键一点，是Rebecca Ferguson竟然玩了一手自杀？？看到这里我嘴都合不拢了，就不能搞点花样嘛？？迈阿密变威尼斯的想法还是不错的，但这个和所谓的大战等等背景故事根本就没发挥，完全浪费了世界观设定。吴彦祖的造型不错，但演这么个小喽啰完全没必要吧？？
内容像是那种茶余饭后突发奇想讲给别人的小故事，拍成电影就显得太粗糙了，很多设定也太飞了。
服化道很美值得多一星，故事本身只值两星，情节拖沓，男主的恋爱脑真可怕，导致智商负数！宏大的场面讲了个针尖大的爱情故事和老套的悬疑故事，格局不够！最后怎么维持人体基本功能生存在水箱是巨大bug
配乐、色调、推镜、主题都像《盗梦空间》，但剧本太单薄，人物出场突兀，节奏过慢，唯一演技算好的是吴彦祖。坚持了1个小时，中途弃剧。
四不像，爱情？悬疑？科幻？末世？悬疑科幻不如世纪末爆潮，末世景观不如未来水世界。英文夹杂中文也是挺fancy的，告诉我们以后装逼的时候也要只把名词换成英语。
吴大帅那么个性，那么帅的人输给了主角光环，登场没多久就挂了，我就是为了看那几分钟？哎，太敷衍了
就这……菲茨杰拉德式的台词可能是唯一可看的地方，只能说看完想重读夜色温柔了
披着科幻皮的痴汉寻爱片，格局小了，节奏也拖沓，毁了一个好的设定。
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