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.
今年一共在电影院看了两部，其中这部是单位要求的，现场签到，三个小时看得昏昏欲睡。
我们的国家依然是五岳向上
铭记历史。无论是场景还是演技都没得说，近年来最好最真实的战争片。展示的不光是英雄主义，战士们也是会怕的。很真实。
我对国内现在喜剧片的要求就是别尬，别无脑，只要不沾这俩，一切都好说，就算你拍成综艺，小品，都好说。这部还行，可能没啥太大的期待，所以结局还挺意外的，中间有好几次全场爆笑，是的有些不按套路出牌的笑点我也笑了，最搞笑的是片尾放出的他们拍的电影
感谢影协点映，
题材很好，武戏太差，音乐想强行煽情，叙事逻辑勉强
反转致敬还是有意思的，隐喻也埋的不错，中国还是有用心对待电影的主创。票房黑马实至名归，但终究还是无聊了点。
讽刺了很多娱乐圈内幕，剧中剧，小姨妈的身材是真的好，旗袍美爆了。剧情从搞笑慢慢开始严肃起来谜团一层一层揭开，真相开始浮出水面，反转很惊喜，结局意犹未尽
我对国内现在喜剧片的要求就是别尬，别无脑，只要不沾这俩，一切都好说，就算你拍成综艺，小品，都好说。这部还行，可能没啥太大的期待，所以结局还挺意外的，中间有好几次全场爆笑，是的有些不按套路出牌的笑点我也笑了，最搞笑的是片尾放出的他们拍的电影
编剧有野心，演员无亮点甚至平庸，调侃到位，充满理想主义色彩，三星半
是我魔怔了，怎么感觉在里面听到了几个武林外传样子的梗。
打着“剧本杀”电影的噱头却没拿出剧本杀多线多角度还原故事的劲儿来，大部分角色也都不过是摆设，起不到真正推动剧情的作用，所以真正复盘起来还是让人蛮失望的。最后的反转，转了和没转一样，再来一个类似《黄金大劫案》的Ending就也觉得其实没什么必要。有几个梗还是万合的风格，这可能才是我最想看的吧……
并不是舞台剧不好，只是喜剧悲剧悬疑的属性杂糅在一起，再通过舞台剧的表演呈现出来后，每种情感因素都变得拧巴和别扭了。
国产佳作，最后的底很好。那个关于火苗的金句肯定会留下的。
不得不说陈凯歌很绝🤙🤙🤙
太平洋战争那部剧里，陆战一师的士兵们不理解为什么日本人要来排队进攻。九年后，陆战一师的新兵走了日本人的老路。三个小时冗长的剧情与战斗，晃来晃去的战斗镜头，假的不行的cg，堪称是折磨了。
长时间的战争场面，看得人头昏脑胀是真的。但不否认这场战役的伟大，只不过作为艺术形式呈现，它还不够那么好
我叫你爸，你打我马，这样对吗？莫名戳中笑点。剧本写得不错，因为我猜了好几种可能，竟然都miss了，挺难得。
之前有一个评价褒贬不一总体来说中庸之作的战争片，《决战中途岛》，被戏谑为ppt式电影。我觉得能写一个好ppt也不错啊，至少我把来龙去脉前因后果了解的很清楚，算上了一堂历史课吧。这片子哪怕能这样拍呢？看完观众都一头雾水。志愿军赢了没懂为什么赢，志愿军艰难的地方也没懂为什么艰难，美军阿尔蒙德和史密斯部队之间的矛盾也没讲清楚。
几位台词都过于优秀，好久没进影院了，挺值的
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