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.
作为一部动作片，动作戏非常漂亮爽利，看到一点点中国动作电影的希望，所以给五星。
哈哈，看的到是挺欢乐。又哭又笑的，别纠结细节和逻辑，适合和家人一起看。
老朴首尔买套房，天塌地陷坑底藏。历尽劫难见天日，热心大哥美名扬。
这剧情也太没逻辑性了...一晚上雨能把超过啊250米额坑填上？所有地下水全涌这坑里了？
小人物的自救历程。说是灾难片，实际上偏喜剧一点。但是主角配角都不出戏，可能是因为群体少，每个人戏份都还不出戏。熟悉的面孔太多，不过中间小男孩的灵魂出现救人那里还是让人背后一惊。主要是他端着个蜡烛还笑。。。另外灾难发生后，救援队毫无作用真的令人难以想象，如果国籍一换，emmmmm
从前面的偶尔搞搞笑后来发展成温情灾难大自救？一些角色真的可有可无，不懂铺垫了那么多是干什么用的？？？最后，辛辛苦苦一辈子，买啥逼房子啊，搞个房车多好！！！
灾难喜剧，挺好玩，拍的不错，演员也都在线。大黄桶真的是太逗了。
救援队完全是个摆设，剧情比较俗套，不过这几个人凑到一起即使是灾难片也有笑点~
流水线灾难片。也许是剧本的关系，毕竟曾拍出《摩天楼》的导演水平不太可能会退步这么多。
前半段还可以，后边忒胡扯了，先不说城里那么深的井怎么来的，盖房子不打地基也就算了，怎么就正好在洞上，出事了不找生还者还喝上了……这救援队除了送点物资啥也没干，全靠自救啊……
主角光环
韩国今年出片不少，新片里《管道》《地陷》属于弱智+脑残类的，剧情不够，喜剧来凑。市区内出现天坑很罕见，通过弹珠、玻璃、地面裂痕等细节简单敷衍铺垫之后，直接掉地底下了，然后通过黄色浮筒获救。先不说后来又倒了一顿楼盖住出口一伙人压根不可能轻易出来，整个救援队伍就是摆设，只会操作无人机、空投实物再加对着显示屏瞎咧咧。灾难场景呈现很浮夸，基本忽略了地底下残余楼体的物理空间，几个人莫名其妙就凑一块了。灾难营救题材，可以学学《隧道》。看完不觉着是天坑，导演脑子有坑倒是真的。
挺一般的、就那么几下子特效，也感觉不到紧张
灾难喜剧，有几处挺好笑的～不过这电影真的不是在黑韩国的救援嘛？也太拉胯了把，全靠主角团自救
我感触最深的是林则徐的形象，有理有利有节，那句“为什么他们想活，百姓们就得死……”
【黑米影库】今年韩国暑期档“三驾马车”里最差的一部了吧，全程缺乏紧迫感，观影结束只想说影片就讲了“组团参观地下室”的感觉！
你们不要那么苛刻好不啦，有险有笑，还能要求更多吗？表演也挺真实的。想知道这个大洞能否开发成一个旅游项目
但大多数人的状态都是陷入恐慌之中，这部片拍的太过理想化。也算是我看过为数不多的，在灾难片的题材中加入了喜剧的表演，整体观感是不错。
地陷设定不合理，下陷250米太离谱，雨水倒灌淹没百米深洞太夸张，短时间极速上浮人没事不科学，救灾人员救了个寂寞。
“乔迁”与“认识奇怪的邻居”这两个环节过长，让人以为有重要铺垫最后大失所望；
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