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.
剧情恰到好处，武侠爽片，就是语文英太菜了。老一波武术明星打不动了，该谢苗了
我很喜欢洛阳相别时的那个场景，四两拨千斤，处理得很妙，但是整部影片却还是有“矫情”的老毛病，动作戏很赞，很不错。
故事虽弱点，但摄影、配乐、打斗都是顶级，游戏既视感
很意外居然节奏、演技、运镜、服化道都值得一提，尤其最后那个漆黑的夜里煞白追光下快意恩仇的一刀，颇具写意，嗯……如果不去想古代哪来的追光这件事的话。就是可惜了琴娘，但没有用琴娘做人质，倒是让瞎子可以无所顾忌地挥刀。
服化道、音乐、美术、特效、镜头等等都貌似高级货，可惜仍然无法把烂大街的剧本、漏洞百出的细节包装到更高的层次，加上男主演的不济，整部电影不过是一本地摊上的《如来神掌》。
我觉得这片绝对是瞎猫碰上死耗子的类型，很多人肯定疑惑为啥这么俗套的剧本都有人拍，我估计从制作上也就是标准的网大水准，只不过因为动作干净利落，画面也不错，一对比，这片子分就起来了。
目中无人，这样的世道下已经不是人能生存的了
3.9可惜了最后那场雪，还有琴娘好歹也带走几个，就这么送了？
成乙用酒祭刀，火刀乍现，不禁感叹，好狠的瞎子。
网大版《座头市》 有一说二 动作戏是不错 但是剧情拉夸 台词真的很硬 那场类似维京战吼的戏 我特么能说直接笑喷了吗
侠客精神，先人已经告诉我们，这部电影，还原的很好，唐风满满
不过谢苗当然很努力，他长大以后一直就很努力。少林寺传奇之类的其实剧本也一般。在这个功夫片式微的年代他还是认认真真在那条道上在走的。他很好，跟释小龙一样，只是时代变了，这片土地已经没有武侠植根的土壤了。
服化道和打斗场面算是网大里顶尖了，就是故事单薄，四星鼓励
强权势力下，替人盗墓的监工一家被灭门蒙冤，大侠就是见不得不公道，不光眼睛见不得，心里也见不得。所以片名是真好，拍的也真的是好，只是剧作太单薄。男主为了一个萍水相逢的人，杀了一堆人，把琴娘的命也搭进去了，并找不到男主扎实的动机，看不到萍水相逢的那个人给了男主多大的力量。男主最后和马说道：你也喝人家酒了。这一句台词忽然把一个行侠仗义的故事扭转成了还人情的故事，基本上推翻了所有前面建立起来的对男主的敬仰之情……。有一些《北斗神拳》的味道，并且感觉可以无限续集地拍下去。
其实感觉还不够五星，但应该鼓励一下，有过去武侠片的味道，武打动作挺漂亮，但节奏感觉太平均没有起伏，尤其配乐，不喜欢太多慢动作，希望可以增加现场声音的收取，简单对话的可以现场收声吧，现在配音很明显能听出来，演员配音的声音会有疏离感，谢苗很不错，演技单位，武打动作没的说，谢苗值得大银幕！
接着东北警察故事来说，如果网大都能达到这种水准，那现在这个环境下，院线电影的投资方真的要考虑一下是不是调整战略了
明君 清官梦都破灭了 就只剩侠客梦了..
比<影>好出了50个<长城>级别 只是可惜了琴娘这角色有点薄
服化道、音乐、美术、特效、镜头等等都貌似高级货，可惜仍然无法把烂大街的剧本、漏洞百出的细节包装到更高的层次，加上男主演的不济，整部电影不过是一本地摊上的《如来神掌》。
目中无人，这样的世道下已经不是人能生存的了
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