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.
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剧情好玛丽苏狗血言情感，不过作为爆米花电影还是相当合格的
2星。以混乱插叙型方式来讲述这个人鬼情未了的故事，画面和音乐在前后的对比非常明显，但整个情感的表达显得乏善可陈。全片最亮眼的地方在最后五分钟左右，男女主在巴黎街头的漫步镜头很美。导演估计也是个影迷，从头到尾各种迷影元素。
Jesus好久没有看到烂电影了。这种题材要么搞成喜剧要么浪漫爱情片要么搞深刻一点的剧情片，这种看了开头就能一路直接猜到结尾的电影居然拍了将近两个小时…
It suddenly touches me when she says she’s lonely
与其单身到底，不如姐妹磨β。(Luke我抱走惹)
这样的刻骨铭心绝不要第二次。所以宁可带着愤恨离开，也不要恋恋不舍的遗憾。内心脆弱，不越雷池，不入爱河。
Michael可爱!~…
剧情啥的真不忍说了，但是Jlo这状态，太好了！加一星～
Shit movie!!! 前半段还行，后面剧情越来越无语，女主一张丧婆脸，好像全世界都欠她的一样，不知感恩，对养父母态度太差了，抱着小清新爱情片的心态来看的朋友，请止步
总体上说很不错很感人，但现实与回忆的转场有一两个比较乱。凯儿·艾伦是有点帅
劇情就是性轉的霸道女明星愛上我，唯一好聽的就是歌。女主有好幾幕讓我想到寧靜，眞的很美，男主後半段眞的好煩啊，像是自卑感作祟，還想阻止女主領獎，男主女兒看到女主重新站在舞台上在那裡吐槽，回到你的舞台上去吧，hello？人家一個大明星好吧，回舞台唱歌還有錯了？喜歡作為心理老師的老師和女主助理的這兩個角色，可可愛愛的。
歌蛮好听的 剧情设定就还挺俗套挺搞笑的哈哈哈哈哈
这个结尾我实在接受无能，四星给影片前半部分，寻焦的取景框，男主的红色Jeep，两人凭想象打网球，回忆和现实的穿插，通过影像交流这些都很棒 “what is wrong with stepping in front of the camera every once in a while?” “I believe a photographer should point her lens outward toward the world, so you can try and understand it.” “What about trying to understand yourself?”
美国版Notting hill？挺好看的娱乐片。
俩月之前出预告就一直在期待 看完有失望 纯纯鼓励分 情节莫名其妙不说 宛若超长mv 男主也不帅 jlo别披头发了 脖子太短显得壮
这真的不是根据J Lo和本阿弗莱克的真实时间改编的嘛…
这部剧简直就是为J.Lo量身定做的！我的J.Lo真的太美了！关键是，我怎么都没想到Owen Wilson和J.Lo竟然会有CP感！我种草电影里的好多歌了！尤其那个on my way！太喜欢了！！！！
风味纯正的小鸡电影好久没看了，竟然觉得还可以。
一股脑看完才发现这居然是2022的片子……呃呃，不是说拍得不好，只是2022年还能看到这类题材也是蛮新鲜的。影片里面的摄影作品都好好看啊，成功激起我拍回胶片的欲望了hhh
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