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.
很励志的一部片子 看完之后感触颇深 坚持自己喜欢的事情 直到成功
像捅脸和无警这样离奇的槽点是有的，不过也不乏像逃脱长镜头、叛狗报恩和水纹定位这些足以叫我惊喜的亮点。
导演可能不太会把握爱情桥段，太狗血了点。男主的职业生涯真是不容易
是我对十来岁小女孩期待过高了。还以为会老少配合大杀特杀杀得片甲不留。狗子好好
你以为战争结束了吗？
美国底层奋斗成功，宗教信仰，亲情爱情家庭，所有的美国梦元素都凑齐了。也的确成功的讲述了一个励志，温情的故事，所以同样是真实历史人物传记，无论是讲述教练主视角的《孤儿橄榄球队》还是以运动员为主的本片都在叙事上吊打《国王理查德》，真正的好运动题材电影该这么拍！
砍自己老妈 捅自己老爸
逐步走向伦理剧 哦这个系列本来就是伦理卦的
我算明白豆瓣这帮装b犯了，这片儿多好看呢！瞎老头大战群匪，就算不是在一个单一场景光这个设定就很牛逼啊！还有在那儿嘲小姑娘长相的，她演技多棒而且也很灵啊，嘲小孩长相的人最垃圾！以及，要是再来一遍瞎老头在密室虐杀小贼，那帮人又该嚷嚷没新意了！这世上没有电影配得上他们！
JW系列的最优产物-配角犬，也出现在了这个电影里面。应该是没有第三部，这两部还是让我很爽。最大的败笔是剧情过于简单，线索过于明显，几乎没有任何悬疑感。
典型励志片，男主表演有点傻白甜……盲人小孩zack是亮点
2021年第255部：老头眼瞎是怎么看到电线的？这些人是要救女孩还是杀女孩。。
PS：雪中奔跑送油去车的那一段真的好emo看得，镜头很漂亮。
完成度高不说，血浆增量，暴力升级。
前半段有点不明所以，后半段还行，光影的作用，所谓虎毒不食子，难道女儿的命就没有妻子的命重要？没看懂他的思想，总体不错的商业片
剧情简介里写的是“棒球明星”？能不能走点心…
简直就是杀来杀去的血浆片，毫无逻辑毫无意义的故事。比第一部差很远，屏住呼吸的构思也只有在一开始房间里那段才得到传承，后面就是编剧一通瞎编。
说实话，最后几分钟的新闻片段比整个片子都好看。
终于找到资源了，没有第一部好，这是个新故事了，只不过还是那个老头，老头领养了女儿，开头那个女的还以为很牛逼，结果就这么突然的被锤子砸死了。后面妈妈要女儿的心，女儿砍断死掉老妈的手，男二自己养的狗子咬自己，女儿为救老头捅死亲身父亲，这部各种悲催元素，老头子怎么一直有麻烦啊，第一部被贼偷去一百万，这部领养的是贩毒夫妇的女儿人家找上门，我没想到第二部的故事居然没延续第一部，跟第一部逃掉的女主完全没有关系，最后好像在暗示老头子还是没死，难道还准备第三部？
体育题材的电影都挺难拍的 毕竟要找到超越基因本身的成功秘密 勤劳只是一个最平庸的答案 拍出来也不一定好看。所以这片好大篇幅再说这个MVP的爱情故事，感动是感动的，但总觉得男主演员老了点 大学选秀阶段 总感觉像是40岁的老大哥在大学里总毕不了业的感觉 三星半
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