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.
西部爽片，节奏把握不错，渐入佳境很吸引人。
稳赢的局，后面非要中两枪加剧情，最后的死也是老套路了。
西部扫地僧 背负着过去的包袱，避世隐居，多年的包袱，虽然依然谨慎，却还是向往善良，还是一部有点感人的，演员也没找偶像型的，就是一个历尽风尘形象
这片的迷之高分有点不理解，画面色调比较复古，有点西部片的样子，但剧情实在拉跨，比利小子成了比利老头子，修身养性了还教育下一代要成为温柔的绵羊，拜托老大，那是蛮荒西部啊，拼手速比狠劲的年代啊，那样教育下一代能活过十岁吗?枪战场面太低幼了，仅有的二场枪战就像童子军在露营，你可是西部传奇啊，虽然英雄迟暮也不至于过家家吧，完全没有表现出比利小子的凶悍与经验，本片这个农夫与蛇的故事也根本不可能发生啊。不知道导演想表达个啥，比利小子的顿悟?其儿子的成长?貌似啥都看不出来，这样拍西部片，这个类型真的就没必要再复辟了。
铺垫草率不可怕，可怕的是还给你来个自以为是热血结尾你受得了吗？
西部版《小人物》，看到后面想起来了，男主演过那个白帽子西部牛仔
其他都不错，就是小孩太干净了！根本不像一个没了妈的农场孩子……更像流量小生乱入。枪战场面安排略微随意了一些……
再现了克林特伊斯特伍德的西部时代 整片可称为西部片中的《老枪》
全篇就一场戏。。。有点漫长
绕了一圈还是回到原点
虽然节奏有点慢，但真的非常非常喜欢，亨利不帅，但是在他的专业领域帅呆了！真正的西部片，只是估计为了还原那个年代，很多英文不是听得很明白
笑死个人，一个冷门电影的短评还有人复制粘贴，给你俩点赞，让复制粘贴的火出圈。
课代表：即使你是成名已久，业界专家，金盆洗手的大佬，还是要谨记，没事别做烂好人，不要多管闲事
搜了一下还真有billy the kid这个人
这类西部片子我好有一比，就象中国古代的律诗或者八股文（优秀的那种），都是一个完整的小故事成功塑造一个人物，起承转合结构一板一眼的，精巧如同导演系毕业生的设计作品，可以平均高分，也不够特别出彩。
节奏慢得惊人。为毛要先安排一场拿长枪与匪徒对峙的戏？
对话很无聊，故事讲述的一般，枪战还算爽快，只能说还过得去吧。
很传统很正统的西部片了。正所谓惹老实人，一时善念，麻烦缠身，岂料揭开不为人知的过去，终究该还的还是要还。
不错的西部类型片，男孩的成长与老头的救赎。三分之二段落都挺老派的西部片，最后枪战不仅有近战，还有加时赛头目对射，拍得挺好，就是处理成现代动作戏了，结尾反杀没有必要，干脆死于枪伤更好。有几处深焦摄影构图不错
瘦弱佝偻，面部扭曲，脸色苍白，但拿枪的手永远不会抖动。这大概是现实中gunslinger的样子吧。
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