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.
喜剧片笑就完事了，这部更像是一个话剧，里面致敬经典电影的部分很多，也不违和，挺惊喜的。从夏洛特烦恼到这个杀手不太冷静，挺期待下一部电影名字叫啥了。总之是适合和朋友一起哈哈哈哈的电影。
她真的该去演正剧……
没有什么会完全是我们预想的那样 我们不是我们 我们是变化的 这取决于我们面对的是谁
裁员正常按法律程序赔偿，我们公司裁员可是逼迫别人自己离职的。
就，看了2/3还觉得，这种老板很坏吗？不是挺常见的？…………以及，结尾差点劲。
JB表演真好 剧本很好 轻盈幽默地将暗流涌动展示出来
7.5。哈维尔·巴登还挺适合白发的。天平厂的老板把员工看做家人，他希望成为一个好老板。但被裁员的员工一直在厂外抗议，得力下属因为家庭原因工作上屡屡犯错，新来的实习生漂亮可爱，睡过之后才知道是自己老朋友的女儿，好老板不得不小心翼翼地处理每一件事，因为这几天正是企业评优的关键时刻。如同厂里那个天平一样，你得悄悄在其中一边藏一颗子弹才能让天平平衡。好老板耐心不再，开始展现伪善面具下的子弹。只是他被老友女儿拿捏似乎不太说得通，其实是有很多方法逼走她的。最后老头拿着电钻在老板身后那段，哈维尔表情非常传神，演技相当精湛。
我怎麼覺著這老闆不錯，還幫著解決員工生活，情緒😌
魏翔饰演的魏老师其实很令人感动，这种架空的场景其实有点让人出戏，也不是很搞笑。但男主角的敬业以及对表演的热爱比情节本身更打动人，也让影片有了丰富的内涵。
所谓的平衡？维稳？Javier Bardem老得有点快啊
Javier Bardem 曾經有人稱佢為外國版的黃秋生。早期一些B級電影做變態角色也難不倒佢，反而我更喜歡佢演這類資本家的角色，今次的演出的確非常好！
节奏和剧情上被狠狠拿捏了
这部黑色喜剧以讽刺的手法，讲述哈维尔·巴登饰演的一位伪善的工厂老板，为了在一周内提高产量从而获得当地优秀商业奖，对员工的压榨干涉已经到了无所不用其极的地步。
意料之外的好看，整部电影其实很像舞台剧，剧情和台词都很好笑，魏翔的表演更是锦上添花，满足
又是一群资本家手下的韭菜，结尾有反转会更精彩一些
认兄弟给你见笑，认爹妈给你见孝，这影院春晚也算见效了。
上帝创造世界，需要七天；欧洲改头换面，也需要七天。平衡之道，在于吔屎。
最近这些事连起来，外国这种小打小闹搁我们这儿都不是个事吧，既不够黑色也不够幽默。#万恶资本家还看今朝
本片质量尚可。开头有点小尬，但到中期“杀手卡尔”入戏时就渐渐入境了。虽然不是开心麻花公司出品，但毕竟是该团队的演员主演，演技都是有所保障的。
这种名字起的要么太没自信要么太没良心了（wuru经典）
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