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.
颜值高，剧情虽然俗套但我也看的津津有味，而且这个男主长得好像以前的一个外教同事！
最近恶趣味爆发hhhh 这位油腻程度远超克鲁尼， Tye Sheridan一块未熟的肥肉，连威廉达福都腻嘴
最近很喜欢看一些口水电影 和炸鸡可乐非常配 轻松的享受一下生活
反正也是杀时间
想要放空的时候看这种爱情喜剧真的很不错 飞机上看看 感觉行程都轻松愉悦了不少 男女主都好看 很有性张力 谈恋爱就要亲亲抱抱啊！
无聊的爱情口水片，两个主演都挺令人讨厌的，怪不得叫《the hating game》。
Austere到浮华，无处不在的枷锁，连呼吸都要叫观众一同沉重。//原声碟太好听了！
这片评分只有六分?算牌人虽然没有保罗施耐德前作第一归正会那般狠辣，但还是保留了其延续至今的创作理念——自杀式袭击是否能真正挽救一个人的过错以及实现社会的进步，这一点立意的阐述要比把暴力运动粉饰成平权运动的sb片妇女参政论者强太多了。除此之外，算牌人还讽刺一些无脑幼稚的青少年无法看清矛头来源(类似第一归正会和玉子讽刺极端环保主义者)。反派戈多有一句话说的没错，在这里无需要分辨黑白对错，获取一切有利于人民的利益(假借国家二字)[/狗脸]
男女主还是有点化学反应的，男的前半小时还不错，但后面两人谈开了反而气场不足了，没之前帅了！原来定位小清新电影，女主很有主导的感觉
这部电影神奇的地方就在于，男女主之间的化学反应相当剧烈，绝对可以说是火花四溅但是却又不失小清新！一个老套的故事拍的巨甜，男女主势均力敌，经常拌嘴又互相吸引的情节标超级吸引人。
不愧是马丁斯科塞斯监制的 腔调十足 / 裸眼VR酷刑真的吓死人了 / 缓慢track in 再加男主一连串的形容词 / talent vs imagination / 包裹家具真的…
7.6/10 #PFS会员放映 即便以赌场打牌为表面驱动，“赌”并没有被过度剥削为男性气质和奇观，而是“博弈”和“观看”，牌桌上的视线交错宛如泰尔逼供时盯着囚徒的对弈。奇观则由绵延的伴有呼吸节律的配乐与纷乱的霓虹灯构造，某种意义上延续了施拉德一向的对日本文化的钟爱，不过是从西方中心的视角去异化，正如其在《三岛由纪夫传》和讨论小津的Transcendental Style一样。剧本尚可，但是节奏中段过于缓慢，所有推进点都被无限制拖延到最后部分。部分镜头或调度的确富有魅力，但是施拉德的有些花活儿依然看起来突兀，沦为展示，譬如监狱的超广角（鱼眼）镜头，引用真实影像的纪录片式的回溯，都被影片中硬塞进来的爱情线与不合时宜的刻奇笑话直降格调。讽刺与救赎同时存在，无法战胜的却永远是穿着美国国旗且时刻身后有人呐喊助威的那个对手。
剧情虽然老旧但性张力满满男女主身材颜值身高差都很搭！！
可以和《国旗日》一争年度最迷人的影片宝座。
可以和《国旗日》一争年度最迷人的影片宝座。
食之无味弃之可惜的流水爱情片，男主的颜值让我撑到了最后
Cliché but Joshua is my favorite name
一边打竞争法笔记一边听生肉都能知道剧情以及男女主之间巨老套的七七八八 当然是深夜肥皂剧范畴 但不得不说女主真的好漂亮！
cliche but I still buy it
Tye Tye水城主竞赛三刷。打破赌片常见的刺激，抑或是神算超能提供的聪明；一次启程、一次探视、交织在其中的主人公，提供了复杂却又触及内心的角色研究。还有在闪回部分采取的镜头也异常地有风格，并带来更强烈与不安夹杂的冲击。2021年了我还是在慨叹Tiffany Haddish的过度选角以及资源妒忌，只能说Paul试着挖掘了她；并且里面的每个演员都经由这种挖掘与调度- -有熟人，有看到选角消息以为是来搞笑的，成就了许多意想不到的化学反应。
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