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.
前面背景交代略长，超过1小时吧。倒是埃及风光挺好
尼罗河上的狄仁杰，元芳你怎么看？除了片头和空镜其他堪比《狄仁杰》。
没什么惊喜 英国富人花着老钱奢靡的生活 高高在上地说一些关于平权的号召 但花两小时造视觉奇观不易 游轮金字塔置景完全对得起苦院线片久矣的中国观众。话说回来 对还能看到艾米海默上片感到吃惊。
比上次的《东方快车谋杀案》好，但是也就好那么一点而已。盖尔·加朵当然漂亮，只不过原著里的琳内特年龄才21岁，于是96年的梅芙实在青春无敌，短发漂亮极了，虽然造型由于过于罗比了，但是都是大美女啊。塌了房的锤子再也爱不起来了，怎么看都不像是落魄的穷人，04电视剧版的西蒙特别帅，让人相信富家女的一见钟情富家女的下嫁。盖尔一看就是聪明脸（我没有说布朗特看上去不聪明），怎么会爱上石油大亨？
尼罗河上的狄仁杰，元芳你怎么看？除了片头和空镜其他堪比《狄仁杰》。
这个狭小空间格斗动作设计和摄影调度比怒火重案那种浮夸风格好，就是网大通病剧本弱、预算少、服化道简陋，故事格局也有待提升。还有谢苗这样拥有一身真功夫的男演员值得更好的制作，而不该一直在网大里打滚，国产类型片探索前路漫漫，光靠吴京一个人怕是不行滴！
缺个lana del rey 倾情演唱整张原声带 远远不及当年东方快车 绿幕做的埃及倒是山河壮丽 没有1978版的表演生动 但没有前作在先也还能看 kenneth很不错
个人英雄主义色彩让我给它减一星，但反正我是冲着谢苗的打戏来看的，所以看完超出预期。啊对了就算揪着个人英雄这点来说，这片子里公交车上谢苗跟王维申那段打戏甩尚气一百条街。
3.5吧，东方快车波洛尝试打戏，这部直接开始感情线。林奈特太像女战士不像白富美。没啥阿婆味了，居然硬生生拆散鸳鸯
虽然我也不是阿婆的原著粉丝，看过很多本书也看了不少改编电影和剧，但不得不说这个改编和原著真的毫无关系。演员都还不错，布景服装也很棒，船很美，埃及有点假……但这都比不过波洛毫无推理，手指一指，嫌疑人立即就痛苦万分投降说哦对是我，推石头的表哥也好，真凶也罢……
比大多数院线片好看，虽然剧情平平，但演员都比较自然，两场狭窄空间的动作戏很刺激。
不好看，3/4内容毫无意义，侦探推理过程完全没有，完全不知道剧本是怎么写成这样的。
人物、台词都蛮生动，最后公交车打戏确实精彩。
相当可以，动作戏很出彩，对谢苗算粉转路转粉吧 哈哈
大型莎士比亚舞台剧+旅游宣传片 开头那场戏几度让我怀疑买错了电影票 悬疑感几乎没有 贵族之间的表面和谐下的暗流涌动仅仅通过“尼罗河”表现其实有点低级 （盖尔加朵的形象总让我觉得神奇女侠要起来战斗了 but..
当然最无语肯尼斯自恋的魔改。脑海中有着小小灰色细胞的波洛是自信，不是自恋，给自己加一段有的没的背景的设定还要谈一个恋爱，不能忍。政治更是正确得不得了。黑人是好人、女权也要有，同性群体的心情也要考虑，波洛的冷静变成了咆哮。。。
失望枉费1216天等待比上一部还垃圾，盖尔·加朵美死后剧情无聊至极。露丝·莱斯利不忠心的女仆可怜主人也是笨，富家女爱穷人注定没好结果。艾玛·麦基成熟性感与年龄不符，为爱为财富疯狂。两个男的死有余辜，一个小偷还谈爱情。一个活好贪财好色，死于美色。夺命侦探又装又立，这些人怎么敢在他目前装还当杀人犯！！！
armie hammer咋变这么丑了 枉我之前那么迷恋他
尼罗河上的狄仁杰，元芳你怎么看？除了片头和空镜其他堪比《狄仁杰》。
难以置信这片子是用Panavision 65毫米胶片摄影机拍摄的，毫无质感就算了，抠图技术也和我国电视剧一个水平，要知道好莱坞有多少导演用这台摄影机拍摄了众多留名影史的影片，再次证明，机器只是工具，导演才是核心，这部影片所有环节都是一塌糊涂
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