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.
虽然剧情有些老套，但是还是有些片段开心得笑了出来
很讨厌上价值的电影，更讨厌上价值又很片面的电影，这部电影刚好就属于第二类。没看过原版就不评价这部翻拍得如何，但是通篇时不时表达拉美和韩国家族观念的强调让我生理不适。有钱却没朋友，没钱却有家人，这种老掉牙且单薄的人物设定真的看腻了，男主过于老态的外形和呆滞的表演也让笑点很尴尬。
三星半 因为看女主照片有点好看 所以没看06年原版 直接看了这版 结果发现居然是《准备好了没》的女主 和小丑女确实好像 但身材更辣一些 电影本身就是很轻松的电影 其实可以把片长缩到90分钟左右 会更好 男主也很眼熟 不是我喜欢的类型 但对应这个剧情还算合适 和《诺丁山》很像的开头 但好在结尾没有和女明星好 也没和前妻复合 还挺满意的 最后想说最后一个镜头 女主扎起头发穿的那身裙子 确实有点可爱了
故事走向虽然都能预测到，但是好久没看这种能让人放松的片子了，五星！
挺好看的片子，搞笑的地方很好笑，煽情的地方也让人掉泪，最后也没有强行happy ending，但是这样的结局比俗套的结局更好，每个人都可以开始追求自己想要的生活，值得打4.5
哈哈哈哈哈，演技略显浮夸，剧情有点扯，但欢乐啊～～欢乐就行
虽然很俗套 但是感觉还挺轻松可爱的 女主好美啊
好看！温情又感人，唯一不足是女主长得好奇怪啊！
结局值一顿眼泪，Bond全程置于死地而后生的连贯动作戏很吸睛，高度集中的注意力在两个小时后变成审美疲劳。安娜贡献了精彩的一段打斗，蕾雅一如既往的美以及不停散发的荷尔蒙，所有的角色都产生强烈反应（包括她爹），反派动机weak但是耐不住长得好看，一副肾虚的样子很让我怜爱，小本好久不见脸上又增岁月痕迹。总之是一部很精确戳中观众的商业片，又搞英雄迟暮那一套，爱情戏稍微俗了点，儿女情长那一套不适合James，丹尼尔帅到看见他就窒息，怪不得是万千女性的性幻想对象。
几个取景地都超级美 想出国旅游了。最惊艳我的是片头 片头做的好棒啊！！！！！！
正好前段时间刚看了法国原版，其实这版翻拍比原版更好，因为添加了美国本土的文化背景和当下的时代语境，移民社区和家庭亲子关系，女主是出于自己的利益而选择演这出戏，富豪太太不再是死磕第三者而是踢开自己的不诚实老公，这几点处理都比原版进步了很多，所以我会更喜欢这个翻拍
第一个有孩子的邦德，第一个疑似死亡的邦德，第一个同一部电影出了两次封面的邦德。电影里面各种小细节都在致敬丹尼尔·克雷格出演的前几部007。所有的演员都逐渐显老了，007换人的结局也顺理成章，“只是一个代号而已”。
类似诺丁山的爱情片，插科打诨的过去了，里面墨西哥老妈很搞笑，一本正经的开车，女明星其实我觉得不是很漂亮，最后给了一个自行车铺女老板作为泊车小哥的结局出口，合情合理，还不错
很棒的电影，温馨的热闹的墨西哥家庭，影片中文名译的太差！
挺温馨的幽默小品，女星演的不错，当然拜金男演得更好。
7分，要用所有时间拯救与帮助爱的人，所以无暇赴死
比想象中好看，结局两人没成恋人而是朋友我觉得挺好，没那么俗套，故事有点温馨有点搞笑，拉美大家庭跟中国好像啊
“在最黑暗的那段人生，是我自己把自己拉出深渊，没有那个人，我就做那个人”
刚开始看，觉得男主又老又丑，慢慢却觉得挺真实，生活中普通人不就是那样嘛。结局也很不错，没有特意搞个很假的罗曼蒂克的完美结局，而是让男女主成了朋友。
教堂那一段致辞是全片的经典！男主跟自行车店主挺般配的，挺好看的电影。
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