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.
太精彩啦，主题讨论的清楚而明白，比原则更重要的是人心，守护条条框框的原则也只是外化，真正要守护的是自己的心，不忘初心就能找到回来的路，靠二分法办事太简单省力了会错过很多或发生失误，要训练的是自己的心，站在灰色地带上能有更多视角和可能呢
有点莫名就黑化了啊，小兄弟！整体拍摄不够凌厉，没有那股子韩国劲了！黑化反转好儿戏，打斗也平淡无奇！
质量其实比三星高，强于绝大部分国产垃圾。只是在警匪的类型里没能延展出新意。
有赵震雄，朴熙顺，崔宇植依然超级难看超级无聊。关于程序正义的主题也超级老土超级落后。人物关系也是一点新意没有。好无语，这种故事有什么翻拍的价值？想纯靠卡司过损益吗，做梦呢吧……
故事平平到让人很难记得两小时堆砌起的电影，究竟有什么值得回味的部分，全然没能让如此亮眼的演员阵容发挥出原本该有的魅力价值，实属可惜。既然还是全程看完的，给颗三星聊表心意。
美式成长片，越无依靠反而人越独立，越能找到内心的彼岸。
阶级固化的社会，更好的精英教育或许可以改变一个人的命运，但无法改变这个人的阶层和阶层思维，原生家庭的身教往往是这顽固壁垒的一剂解药
20220119——19；根据同名自传改编。影片有一种怀旧色彩。
原著的内容太丰富线索也太密集导致两个小时很难条条是到的顾全所有，但完成度还是不错的，警界并不是非黑即白也一定不是正义为先，一个卧底的自我认知和自我抉择的推理故事。我个人觉得如果是警官老欧巴和小鲜肉的感情戏为“基”础那应该更有信服度，真的。
赵震雄又胖回来了，这部完成度比较高，剧情也比较商业化，看的途中都忍不住站队赵和崔，动作戏也还可以，最后的剧情落入俗套，可能还是演员演的比较出色吧！挺吸引人的，可以说无尿点，但是不值得二刷
大家一直说：
其实偶尔看看这种平淡的电影也不错，适合度过下午。不过感觉男主和剧本都还差了一点味儿
人的成长过程，总是会缺失一些东西，也许是被认为是很重要的部分。同样，也必然会有另一部分来填充，而这一部分，常常会在写回忆录时才会发现，原来得到的比失去的多。
因为tye和大本看的，爹味偏重，a boy without father is f*cked-up ， thats true🥺
过于平淡，但是是我喜欢的那种无聊生活流电影，画面复古怀旧，大本还是很帅的。
过于平淡，但是是我喜欢的那种无聊生活流电影，画面复古怀旧，大本还是很帅的。
和《孤狼之血1》主脉络、人物设定等非常相似，但实话说拍的和孤狼有差距，中间拍的太迷糊，后面反转也不自然，总体影片的解释不够清楚，大体来说，7分吧……
大叔和帅哥男主的演技都还不错的，只是这个故事情节有点单薄啊……觉得算是个小亮点的情节竟然是那个人11点很帅的把钱还回来。
20220119——19；根据同名自传改编。影片有一种怀旧色彩。
这就是一部「全无亮点」的传记电影。散乱的剧情架构+毫无头绪的混剪，导致成片效果完全撑不起力求饱满的人物预设。不明白一段流水账般毫无任何波澜的成长历程究竟有什么值得拍摄的？除了「一头雾水」我甚至找不到一个更贴切的词汇来描述整体观感。不难看出好莱坞目前有多么缺少一个好的剧本，缺到投资商甚至甘愿拿钱砸在这种片子上（也是脑袋被门挤了）。大本和阿泰的演出固然很卖力，BGM也起到了还原时代的效果，但在主题不明的前提下，所有的一切都成了无用功。而且相信很多人看前看后都会和我一样有同一个疑问：J.R.Moehringer同名传记改编？他是何许人也？
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