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.
把女孩嫁裁缝男友那段太狗血了。。阿丽娅长相小气、个子矮舞技差就别演大姐大了，《rrr》为啥要找她？就是为了印度语市场？？特曼娜、克里斯南，横跨印地语泰卢固语影视圈的普嘉海鞠、拉库尔不比她合适？
真实的故事 捍卫性工作者的权利 印度片最近好多这种抨击现实的 但是感觉还是淡化了黑暗面 更多是强调大女主爽剧
厄，四星给我们的前辈，一代人打了三代人的仗，有了现在的和平
说是史诗太过，说是传奇也太弱，本是波澜壮阔的人生被拍得波澜不惊。一招招出奇制胜，一步步化险为夷，目的只有一个，就是让这部电影成为大爽片。
有点过于突出英雄主义了,最后那个完全就是不现实的操作,没有第一部好看。
想要改变命运还是得自救，但故事只是故事，抗争之路依然漫漫。（演员长得好看确实加分
挺有意思的印度“女权”电影 之前完全不了解甘古拜的故事 其实看完依然觉得有些面目模糊 在极为突出她个人形象的同时 关于印度社会的历史背景却仿佛隐形了 造就一个可以通过掌控权力改变命运的icon 却丝毫不提改变背后的规则 那是否依然是在已经书写好的框架中被权力PUA…… 一些“御用女权代言人”既视感
怎么说呢，女主非常美，但是塑造太单薄了，仿佛是圣母，为了街区的妓女可以付出一切不惜代价，不为自己，不求财不求名利（刚开始）这很说不通啊不知道是编剧的问题还是原本就是这样，是我境界不够还是咋，女人就不能有野心吗？
战争场面很恢弘，为了完成任务自我牺牲的奉献精神也赚了大把眼泪。但是似乎逻辑有点不通，炸桥与否最后并不影响结局，美军就是要撤退的，炸桥反而影响了他们撤退的进度。牺牲了更多的士兵。
可能过不了几年，我就会像重温建国大业一样想念他
讲好一个故事却是是一种能力
一部观感异常复杂的电影。正如电影中的一句旁白：甘古拜的人生无疑是悲惨的，然而她每天却面带着微笑生活。
三星半 女主有胆识有魄力 但是卖淫合法化真的不行
3星半，女主是真的好看！剧情感觉少了些东西，很难理解这个女性一直争取妓女的教育权和人权是因为什么，怎样一步一步获得成长的，都缺少交代了
印度版《健听女孩儿》，比那个拿奥斯卡的强，但也强不了多少。
以印度電影來說很創新。女權。很多細節處理得很細緻，女主角的演技出眾，一開始的純真、到後面的霸氣。中間甘古拜在聖母節的舞蹈一鏡拍攝，很有氣勢。
不敢评分，自我仍在纠结这部电影中女性觉醒的部分和男性“救赎”的部分，我拉扯不出来
这个女人终其一生都在为她的事业奋斗，尽管遭遇了无数的艰难险阻，尽管在这一路上她被迫舍弃了很多，可是这一切都无法阻止她前行的脚步，她的光辉使得无数男人黯然失色。也许女权就应该是如此，真正的帮扶和鼓励女性站起来勇于争取自身权利，去反击那些德不配位的上位者。生活从来不应该也不能沦为利益交换，一个大写的人自然有其存在的价值，那也是你我终其一生需要明确的方向。
战争的群像相比第一部少了很多，但是每一个战士都进行了细致的牺牲刻画，最后突击前，战士们朝新中国敬礼时，我也不自觉的敬礼了。
看着我们一次次炸桥美军一次次修复我真的心态崩掉，在巨大的武器装备差距面前很多战士可以说是白白牺牲，尽管如此，他们仍是英雄！万里唯一的愿望是七连恢复建制😭
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