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.
其实看到开头已经觉得不太行了，看到抢银行的戏想着应该要结束了，结果看一下进度条还有一个小时，折磨人的电影，既然选择看了，还是看完吧。一锅乱炖，配乐莫名其妙，节奏没有
无意义的慢镜头太多了吧，每个人都是装逼犯，想说种族主义，但是又说了个寂寞。
和前男友在告别date时看的电影，很应景了
It doesn’t make sense!
花钱不错，剧情一般，竟然还有两个多小时，标准看完就忘的类型，西部肥皂剧。
坐飞机。Woody Harrelson 挺好的
这俩人是怎么就相爱了，男主写歌的能力也就那样吧（怪不得落选Berklee），俩人二三四月份天天就往床上一躺吗。对比before sunrise，台词情节太流水线了，情窦初开的心动一点儿都没拍出来。所以拍这片儿的意义到底是啥，看完以后甚至情绪都能不起一丝波澜。
感谢网飞，完美无瑕的戏剧配乐，星光熠熠的华丽卡司，台词、剪辑、调度拳拳到肉的酣畅体验。2021年我们才看到全非裔阵容，荡气回肠的风格佳作。曾几何时，经典叙事舞台只为白人霸占，一旦有心系统性消音，当再现传统类型的反向套路由不同肤色演绎，满屏政治正确和历史虚无的无知恶评已经无声旁证少数话语被长期镇压的遗毒。虽然情节是虚构，但他们——西部荒野的黑人牛仔——曾真实存在。恶贯满盈的凶徒不过是凡人，真正的魔鬼长着白皮肤。地狱如何存在？正如闯入白种城镇银行，迎接他们的是鸦雀无声的真空寂静，是不以平视目光回应的无耻嗤笑，是少数族裔试图讲述自己的历史，就被行业主流的虚伪平权让渡暗地推挤边缘，悄然抹杀的常态。这样的电影不是太少，而是远远不够。复仇始于深爱，终于亲手斩断宿命深渊之链，「洛夫」死去，自由的爱将新生。
巴克家族，到底是弟弟的复仇，还是哥哥的复仇
不管正反派，人人都是话痨。被中间的尼化阿凡达舞弄吐了。
复古黑人剧，叭叭的挺费血浆，干掉你还要流着泪说是你逼的，黑人兄弟跟好莱坞学成了也是
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。
毒液本人的特效比前作好多了。口碑更烂了但我还觉得挺好笑的。对待漫威就要没心没肺，有笑到即赚到。
开头还有点好笑 后面逐渐垮掉 特效停留在80年代水平
看完开头就忍不住给五星了。打三星的都是些什么怪咖？
第一天看了不到一半睡着了，第二天剩下一半快进着看完的…真心一般
配乐真好，故事逻辑真烂，红木镇上那些皮沙发、奇怪的纯白色白人小镇都说明不严谨，所以把这片看成加长版MV，一下子就都能接受了
自打奥巴上了台
毒液和Eddie感情是真好，毒液还挺傲娇
花钱不错，剧情一般，竟然还有两个多小时，标准看完就忘的类型，西部肥皂剧。
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