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.
只是光有流行金曲和充满魅力的主演是不够的，讲不够八十分钟的故事充满着没有惊喜的进展，配角更是和男女主角游移独立。在机械性地点开这些内容，似乎流媒体也在“回馈”这种冷漠。
看睡着啦，太长了，所以兄弟间的复仇故事……
多一颗星给娜塔莉，太美了😍但男女主角没有火花，不搭。整个片子很青春，歌也很好听。甜甜甜
一部关于毕业即分手(试图不cliche)的cliche
好有腔调啊！这种片子是一定要存在的，真实的历史往昔一定要被诉说。
今年影荒了这么久，终于有一部提提神的电影，帅帅汤老师。这里跟蜘蛛侠已经有幕擦，真希望第三部能联动起来。
即使不到一个半小时也让人煎熬，不断地看电影还剩多少分钟，果然，好电影是不会让人觉得长的
扯淡的西部歌舞片，歌倒是都很好听。Cherokee Bill作为反派倒是让人十分喜爱
哪怕知道最后要分手我也想谈这样一场恋爱，一次就好。
不好看，印象中第一集也是两个毒液同族人在打，这次的对手以看就特别不牛逼，整体也敷衍。导演竟然是那个人，还有MW竟然没被我认出来，还是好看。另外，那个Dan在那部美剧中是不是也叫Dan。WOT
这大概是最近这几年最难看的漫威电影的吧……除了毒液小可爱和艾迪发糖没有任何可看的剧情……
放完了，我都分不清谁是谁。更别说是剧情了，一脸懵。个人对这种西部牛仔题材无感，看着热
首先，这部电影是我看过第一部西部片，真心觉得不错，说实话，我对黑人电影也不感冒的，但是这部电影让我改变了这个观念。就像很多其他人说的西部牛仔片跟黑人又啥关系，但是他拍的的确还蛮好的。最后多给的一颗星是给配乐，插曲音乐的，真的好。
太TM难看了 这么好的漫威ip被索尼拍成这样 真毁ip圈钱
太短了，故事太短了，我甚至都不知道这片到底讲了个啥，如白开水一般的剧情，从头到尾。。
那么多角色，我都记住了，风格很鲜明，很用心的一部西部片
是否江郎才尽？美国大片一个个都是相似的样子，无聊
一部不推荐看的电影，太装13了，情节扯淡的厉害，故意拖沓，浪费时间。
卖点是打破对西部片传统语境与刻板印象的再阐释，片头那个「exist」注定要挖掘那些不曾被浓墨重彩记载或是还未有被人注意的历史；这个动机被用全非裔美国演员的选角以及女性角色亮相的平分秋色所完成- -只不过《豪勇七蛟龙》、Idris自己的《贫民区牛仔》都已经开始注意，所以所谓独特性被大打折扣。抛开这之外，故事依然延续了老式的「情仇、冤冤相报何时了」；只能靠对血腥的不吝呈现以及具有风格的视听来抓住视线。由Jay-Z策划的音乐以及整体相当不错的表演有挽回分数，但看的时候还是会禁不住对这片竟然有九千万的投资靠背、竟然还缓慢积累起奥斯卡buzz的疑惑【#mygirl# Regina!】。
奇袭红帽唠会嗑，知书达理劫火车，赌只右手炸通天，布坊染具缤纷斗，生死快枪无仁义；精致剥削西部片，众黑哥们的贫嘴比耍枪要好看点，文戏稍显拖沓，结尾反转也大可不必
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