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.
计划有意思，但就不太像一个保密行动，各种人都知道，反而有国产剧的感觉，干啥都是谈恋爱
三星半，但是刚给必胜球探打了四星，这部平分有点说不过去，所以只给了三星。原本题材就稍显薄弱，硬塞进一段婚外恋罗曼司可以说是非常cringe非常掉分。然而又有谁忍心把军装柯林费尔斯打到三星以下呢。硬钓制服控是吧，皇家海军的制服就像文明里的自由女神像，强锁忠实度不讲道理。😅
这其实是个历史喜剧片吧！应该把感情线删了，再疯狂一点，或许会是个很有趣的喜剧改编版本。
比较平淡，最有意思的是西班牙部分，爱情元素有点突兀～
英国人基本演绎的特质，表现的天衣无缝。希特勒和丘吉尔饰演，算是不能再糟糕的了，把真实的历史，改编的如此枯燥，看的人昏昏欲睡。
不算惊心动魄。
所有伟大的胜利后面都有这样无数的平凡的个人牺牲了自己的生活，贡献着自己的光和热……而他们可能永远也不会被人知道被人感谢或被人铭记……谁说站在光里的才是英雄～
真实的故事，一具精心设计的尸体，一个精心设计的骗局，改变了二战的进程。
2，成片质感不错，正统的拍法，摄影，对白服装都有着老派电影的调调。但剧情线实在过于平实，很多支线如柯林斯弟弟的身份啊，两位男主之间的争风吃醋和相互猜忌啊，无太多详叙的必要。
一般吧，宏大历史背后藏着多少决定历史走向的微观叙述？
两个女生的枪战很有看点，不过的战斗力很高但是很天真设定挺扯的。两个女主真的很好磕，期待第二季
这么个事拍两小时，还加感情戏更扯的是军队高官聚会黑人占了五分之一，你这政治正确的恶心了。德军情报不给力，英国小把戏运气成分很大
大部分角色情绪发展都很奇怪，女主演过猜火车啊
看到计划大获全胜，结局徜徉在光明之中。在战争中大家都身不由己。都是英国的大咖们。
很好的真实事件改编故事片，强行加入感情线实在是太强行了
和慕尼黑一个配方的网飞英国大咖组局主旋律历史宣讲片。一眼望到头的剧情转折，贯彻始终的爱国主义颂歌，连单纯展现谍战类型的乐趣都无力企及，如此优秀卡司偏生配上老套肤浅的剧本。半世纪前尚可打动观众的恶俗三角恋现在显得格外肤浅幼稚和不合时宜。在历史事件命题作文之上以「绞肉」线索穿起战时物资配给的火腿罐头与归西之后无知无觉「为国捐躯」奇异烈士的故事，弗莱明点睛式的引线存在和烟雾缭绕搬略微增色的旁白为整个故事沉闷基调稍加间谍暗战的竦然效果。编造故事迷惑敌手的同时，现实与虚构，奇情与欲望的界限也在模糊，若剧本着重此处深挖或可看到「行动」与「叙事」悬停疑云上空的有趣影像。但可惜这只是一部标准作答的范文格式，而女性面孔一如海水里浸泡发皱的假身份，是男性主人公权力斗争的具象客体，是幽灵还魂的浪漫对象，仅此而已。
2，成片质感不错，正统的拍法，摄影，对白服装都有着老派电影的调调。但剧情线实在过于平实，很多支线如柯林斯弟弟的身份啊，两位男主之间的争风吃醋和相互猜忌啊，无太多详叙的必要。
一部描写如何精心打造无比真实剧本的电影剧本是如此的粗糙，真心看得直翻白眼。low到尬到让人无力吐槽。
还埋了个彩蛋，最后写间谍故事的是弗莱明，长得也很像007的作者伊恩·弗莱明
又一个值得关注的新世代电影人。近几年日本动作片真是崛起了，不枉甄家班带领坂口拓等功夫死忠在各种特摄恶烂 gore 片中摸索奋斗那么多年
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