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.
但场面还是很热闹的。
形式大于内容，炫技大于逻辑。光明正大不戴头套的劫匪，彼此呼唤真名。几十辆警车外加两架直升机，只会一路傻子似的跟在救护车后干追。照顾了方方面面的政治正确，却连一个起码的故事都讲得磕碜。真不知道贝导是江郎才尽，还是看透了烂片只要炸炸炸，照样也能圈钱。
就是很典型的“好莱坞大片”，但是天啊我看到开场救小女孩都在流泪
只要出场的角色都恨不得拍一个小传 自鸣得意的摄影看得人精疲力尽 自言自语的故事仿佛永远望不到尽头 自我致敬更显黔驴技穷 就不能拍一部简单的高概念犯罪爽片吗
但场面还是很热闹的。
感谢爆炸贝，让我在这憋屈沮丧绝望至极的四月总算好好爽了一回，所以怒打五星！！当然，贝导的片子你不可能指望他故事上有什么作为，不喜欢他风格的人可能也会觉得很吵很晕。但作为本贝导脑残粉来说，真的是有爽到，而且是爽翻了！！起码贝导在自己专业这块从不妥协，不断推陈出新，这次联合一个拿过世界级大奖的穿越机摄影师，也是在摄影调度上玩出花了。整个片子的速度感和紧张感始终在线，劲爆高潮此起彼伏，节奏已经比之前贝岛的好几部强上不少了。而且这次的人物塑造也很棒，三个主角的形象都很丰满，我个人最喜欢的反而是Danny，虽然他狡猾，阴险，疯狂，但他真的是从始至终守护着他没有血缘关系的黑老弟。这份坚实的情谊真的很感动人。总结一下，如果想看全球最顶尖水准的火爆追车，枪战，你永远可以相辣个男人：Michael Bay
3. 人物上更有意思，本来主角可能就该算有仨，结果次要人物还一大堆。这里完全不是在塑造人物，而就纯粹是各点一笔给你。
话说动作爽片，剧情差点到也无所谓，爽就完事了，但是你倒是爽啊
这是什么逻辑和价值观，这是什么叙事和铺垫，这从头到尾都是些什么？
无聊的不觉得爽的爽片，唯一优点就是即使时长比较长但感觉节奏还可以。
在枪战片的外衣之下，本片更为注重人性的挖掘，宏大与刺激的场景虽然比比皆是，在节奏上却轻缓了下来，稍显沉闷，好在对全片未构成致命影响。综合而言，值得四颗星，完成度较高，也仍有提升的空间。
就是炫而已…在发动机轰鸣声中，跟唱耳机里的“sailing/takes me away/to where i've always heard it could be”才是整部片唯一的情感渲染…
不是 吉克吉伦哈尔是缺钱了吗 救命我可是因为他才去看的 和我家仔仔看的第二部电影 看得我和他眉头紧蹙 我真就提前离场了 在弟弟开枪打哥哥的时候我就惊呆了 女主和那个白人警察是什么神奇的小强角色 完全没逻辑啊 而且不要为了秀无人机技术而秀啊…运镜都什么鬼样子了 失望 爽又没爽起来 狗血的要命 题材其实还挺好的=_=淦
白瞎了吉伦哈尔这样的好演员
5分实属低估，7分并不为过。
导演在片中依旧秉持了他以往最擅长的高能动作片路线，采用多种运镜表现手法为观众呈现了一场惊心动魄的动作巨制大场面，疯狂的情节内容，紧凑的故事节奏，这场洛杉矶有史以来最疯狂刺激的逃脱立现眼前。（转自1905电影网、时光网综合评）
我到电影院，你就给我看这个追逐？除了女角色，其他无感
就这还专业抢银行的？这好像随便从菜市场找几个人就过来抢银行来了，威尔这个人物设定太坑了，逻辑上根本说不通……
看完要开车又赶时间，极带感，这是麦拷贝电影的实效，即便剪辑和控镜真是没啥。想着都奇怪，最后几分钟四平八稳的剧情交待让人无语，完全不及格。
就是很典型的“好莱坞大片”，但是天啊我看到开场救小女孩都在流泪
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