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.
完成度挺高的网大作品，安志杰出演的也很敬业，安志杰和段奕宏都是相对喜欢的能打硬汉的演员。剧情方面就有点拉胯了，一声声龙王，仿佛在看那种龙王赘婿 歪嘴战神的感觉，哈哈哈哈#电影 #盲战
男女主的不是爱情，而且孤独寂寞时找的依靠，是性，是炮友，厌倦后就成了炮灰。
很可以呀 分咋这么低 俩个女人的打戏很有力量
不纠结细节还是可以的，拳拳到肉，就是故事情节不合理，盲人能有那么厉害，i dont believe it .然后开头就是法官判被告人有罪，律师居然可以objection？？？这真的是法盲··小提琴很优雅，女主很帅
打戏还是不错的，安志杰适合拍这种拳拳到肉的打戏，有点甄子丹的味道。
剧情铺垫不够，眨眼间吵架，矛盾升级。 女主瞪着眼睛笑，瞪着眼睛哭，男主情绪平淡。 优点是恋爱不像偶像剧悬空，男女主不是背着爱马仕开着豪车的奋斗者。。最动人情节就是。。男女主一起领养发财，带它去散步，和发财生病去世的两段了。。有些伴侣，真的不如宠物。它们直白，简单，不懂背叛……不像很多人类善变，自私，甚至毫无底线
作为一个网大这个质量已经非常好了，安志杰的动作戏有以前的水准
女主邪魅的挺有味道啊，打的感觉其实还可以，算不错了。好奇，预算多少钱。
疫情在电影里毫无体现，对爱情毫无影响，我也挺纳闷的！刚在一起分分钟妙不可言，结局时强行CP，现实里大概率再也不联系！
还可以，看完了来豆瓣想看看女儿是什么资本才知道是网大，我还以为是最近的院线电影，女一很不错啊。
因为安志杰，给4星，他很努力了，太太需要一部自己的代表作了
因为是安志杰，原本想打两星还是给三星吧……为啥就接不到好片。🥲再不红就老了🥹
逻辑像AI智能生成的剧本…
剧情逻辑有好些bug，不能深究。但是画面、打斗戏都很不错。女反派的魅力和男主不相上下，男主变成瞎子来设计剧情太扯了，变成独眼龙可能会让故事更自然一些。
大部分爱情片，爱情都是一个短时间的状态，一见钟情时的浓情蜜意，失恋时的撕心裂肺。而《以年》以一种更现实的，更接近爱情的角度切入，从热烈到冷淡，男女之间的爱情会怎么度过这个尴尬期。在当代，两个人之间有很多的阻力，原生家庭、工作、观念的不同，最关键的是，大部分人经历的都是速食爱情，从见面到爱上，只需一天，电影展现了一场爱情图鉴，引人深思。但是，电影也是温柔的，男女主角在跨年夜发生的事证明，爱情终究是浪漫的
开始总是分分钟都妙不可言，激情褪去难免有你没你没区别，前半段勾画了一个典型的现代恋爱故事，描绘细腻让人代入感很强，每个人都能从中找到似曾相识的火花和失落；后半段仓促且铺垫不足，真正的问题并没有解决只是拉开了一段时间、让感情的疲惫缓了一缓。不过跨年爱情片HE就HE吧，为养鱼二搭多给一星
还是把电影剪剪拿去给OST做MV吧，太流水账了，别再说是恋爱花期低配版，恋爱花期起码是真情实感，这部所有东西都停留在了表面
盲人可以自理就已经够牛逼了，超出这个范围的请改拍武侠片
这个电影真的太真实了，有的时候真觉得咱们就不要卷了，一起好好养只狗狗，享受生活吧
我抱起你，就无法搬砖，我搬砖就不能抱你；到底如何才是最好的安全感，应该是这两个话题中最适合自己的平衡点吧
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