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.
一镜到底的枪战动作电影，
颇有《怪奇物语》认真讲故事的态度，被各种致敬元素以及老演员集体出镜感动到了。怀念战友Harold ramis。80年代的巨型棉花糖，到这里居然变成了迷你棉花糖战士…
全片有种斯皮尔伯格电影那种童真夹杂怪奇的趣味。不过几个小孩的演绎就只有小美女是亮眼的，其它几个小孩存在感太弱，看不到情感和成长。另外反派塑造相当于无，几位大咖也都是打一下酱油，略显失望。结尾大战处理的相当潦草无趣，完全为了刷情怀了。只能当尚可的好莱坞爆米花电影看。
调度花了不少心思，可一镜到底的缺点暴露无疑，看的有些出戏
在电影院看的。剧情太无聊了，睡了一个小时。建议还是多在剧情上下功夫吧，CG不是万灵丹，不可能解决所有的问题。
女儿漂亮又聪明。剧情无聊。但是女演员真的，彩蛋1，喜欢的她。也就看看女儿和场景道具，配乐可以，最后那段电流搞的跟HP扶弟魔对决一样。给现代小学生们放鬼娃电影。现代鬼佬们的小镇小孩都开始玩播客了
我蹭我爹地。基本是老版第一部的洗版，设定平移，画面升级，棉花糖都变成小黄人了。情怀满格，创新乏力。2022004
仿《1917》全片用“伪一镜到底”方式拍摄完成，还挺契合片名“one shot”，就是故事有点弱智，想不通一卡车来的恐怖分子竟然比一基地的人还多～
都已经知道是装鬼的盒子还要去打开，放走了大家伙然后各回各家该干嘛干嘛，这思路我不懂，不过小棉花糖鬼太可爱了，最后被烧死那个样子lmao，后面卡司不断有惊喜。
个人感觉是一部挺有特色的动作电影！虽然伪一镜到底！但也在考验导演和各部门调度与配合，演员中规中矩！动作也没毛病！就是看得有点头晕，但从第一视角第三视角的无缝过渡！也极大增强了动作的真实感！
小朋友看挺好的，小女孩做主角越来越多，好！
绝对低估和评分低了。。很紧张 枪战氛围都很好
这部电影大概是纯粹的致敬和纪念，对于没看过那两部ghostbusters的观众来说大概蛮莫名其妙的吧，但是对于看过的人大概都会感动吧…
整部電影只有主角小男孩智商在線，其他人都成了工具人，反派更是，只要裝得足夠傻，肯定不難領盒飯。電影主走的兒童向, 大人個個白癡似的, 只有那個小孩最明事理，小孩子應該看得很開心。電影總體來說還行，無聊的時候可以看一看。
四个小鬼头之间的团队默契没能产生多少化学反应。情节几近没有笑点，冒险历程乏味枯燥。唯一惊艳的是小妹妹Mckenna Grace，换个卷毛短发学霸发型也遮掩不了自身散发的星光，未来可千万别长残啊！
我就想知道那个棉花糖ghost能吃吗？它们自己躺在苏打饼干上，上面盖着巧克力🍫被子，还有其他的小伙伴用喷枪把巧克力加热，看起来也太好吃了吧
想看个动作片就看了这个，枪战和打斗还行，但设定颇假，一个专门关押恐怖分子的小岛监狱警卫和预警能力那么差，纯感官刺激电影
m2204：就为了看麦肯娜·格瑞丝，小精灵也长大了。电影节奏太赶。
没看过这系列其他的，单就本部来说还可以，剧情挺弱，突然出来的妖怪挺吓人。那个小棉花糖超可爱。
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