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.
以后这种强行隐喻黑人种族歧视的片子，能不能在预告片里讲明白些，不是黑人的我们就不来凑热闹看了。
这是一部意图很明显的电影，残忍血腥的表面之下其实是美国黑人导演在坚持表达的主题和诉求，但除却之外便没有亮点；剧本给人的感觉是粗糙和模糊的，哪怕是基本的感官刺激也未能有层次地呈现给观众。两星。
烂俗，但爱看。前边像是在看两个人的巡回演唱会，不过也真的想在电影院里看演唱会的纪录片，毕竟影厅的音响怎么说也比自己的耳机好。高情商：电影里的角色都是真性情，低情商：电影里的角色都有病。虽然有很多可以吐槽的，但还是算了Hhh。JLO比我爸还大一岁啊，都能当Maluma的妈了。（电影里JLO和青蛙公主很像诶）片中不少歌我倒是还挺喜欢的，因为是纯粹的口水流行，肯定有人会喜欢不起来哈哈哈。一取到票发现是国语都给我整懵了，幸亏歌不是用中文唱的。全程心疼JLO的摄影师小哥，真真是个打工人了。看这种电影图个乐也挺好，很放松，也说明现在大陆荧幕是有多匮乏，别地儿🥝+✈接🦖+👨🚀，能不眼红吗！？
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大明星×普普通通的数学老师单亲爸爸。主线剧情没什么特别。舞台表演好看，歌也不错
要是因为音乐好听，我也不会给及格分，大概就是5点几分片子吧，讲了一个我从小看到大的烂俗故事，剧情未免太平了吧...
看了预告说是先婚后爱专门跑去电影院看的，但整体故事都很平庸，也没什么心动点，以及男主的大鼻子像被人揍了一拳实在是好让人出戏...
披着恐怖外衣的zzzq电影，就四个字，没劲透了
什么渣男会因为女友提名了格莱美就吃醋跟人家分手，也太普信男了吧。JLo穿着高跟鞋跟果冻一样小跑是我最大的笑点。还有现在感觉有一个拉丁男友是大美国最fashion的事！
宣传的时候说什么新版notting hill…其实就是个小甜剧吧我都要快进看了。两个人演的都挺好的，就是说这个剧情也蛮合理的就是没啥意思
我一直在想为什么刚开始结婚的那个表演场子那么小，观众那么少 this will haunt me all day
性转版摩登灰姑娘为啥还在给大美人配中年好人男子，凭什么成功女士就非得只注重内在。诺丁山至少给配了颜颠的Hugh Grant，就不能给个不知道自己帅但明显是大帅哥的nerd吗
后半部的转折不太好。
J.Lo比电影中的拉丁男友大25岁，也是惊人。
想到当年写Pruitt-Igoe的论文，真是一个never-ending loop
找到了很多年以前看无脑恋爱chick-flick的感觉，快乐。
能把这么有意思的偶像剧设定拍得这么难看也是一种本事
后半部的转折不太好。
虽然不相信真实娱乐圈top级别里有这种人美心善的白莲花但还是祝兜兜转转和大本重修旧好的JLo能够be beautiful and happy ever after.
影像也有出彩的地方
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