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.
好失望，The First Lady of Soul 拍的有点平，只有歌好听。
有点乱其实 而且说实话我在叙事中没有感受到af奶奶的魅力，如果不是事先知道这是一部传记电影，我估计没看到一半就关了
虽然逃狱没成功，逃狱的戏份也不多，但明显节奏比前两部更好了，情节上也更合理
一分给尼基塔一分给麦当劳大叔一分给MaggieQ的身材
歌真好听 故事性还凑活吧 片名尊重貌似说那个年代白人对黑人的尊重 其实是说人得到的尊重是自己给的 无论在什么位置 不要忘了自己是谁 尊重也是相互的 家人才是最后留在你身边的
第一部里挺害怕刀疤的，却在第二部里不知不觉地就把他纳入了主角团，觉得他应该是挺适合当朋友的人，第三部呢甚至觉得他是主角团里最鲜活的人，可惜相处时间太短了…
刀疤锻炼身体那part最好笑。肚子胖胖duangduangduang。最悲情的也是刀疤被杀那一段呜呜呜。救人那段实在是有点草率，全靠狱友和建筑师了
故事一般 打斗场面还行 多一星给女主的颜值
谭耀文开始像任达华。
主要是看了前两部了，这部也算是一个完结吧。说实话还没有前两部好看
看完只觉得什么意思，谁在找儿子，谁要杀男杀手，为什么打着打着上床，最后男杀手为什么要去送死
都能预料到，但就是拍得那么完整，该有的都有了
什么破电影。黄种人生了一个白人就离谱，然后对手智商都不在线，一个人单枪匹马去搞事情还能全身而退，还tm和要杀自己的人上床？
黑道大哥都很讲道义，关键时候从不怂，这是不是港剧黑文化的底线～
麦吉Q又演女杀手了，故事乱乱哄哄，一会儿柔弱被水邢一会儿突然身手了得，一会儿杀的天昏地暗一会儿又和老男人滚床单，什么和什么
前面两部还没看过不知道怎么样，这一部反正不是很好看，飞速看完
看之前感觉会是那种政治正确的片子，看过之后觉得整体感觉非常好有家庭有爱情有事业一波三折跌宕起伏。ps 坐在附近的一位外国观众代入感太强感动留下了眼泪，应该是有故事吧
一连三部都不拉垮好难得了， 尤其彩蛋（吴Ron！！）真的太！喜！欢！了！
本来已经觉得肥花唱功震撼，直到片尾Aretha奶奶的footage出来，直接秒杀。电影的话，和Annette正好相反，歌曲足够经典，肥花也足够有才华，加上文戏铺垫，音乐部分情感冲击力很强。但传记部分有些松散，少了条人物发展的arc。
比较确信我有全程在看，但有些情节感觉交代的不太清楚，但都能够通过上下文语境补充。。。大概传记片都一个样吧。有点cliche而且拳头硬了。
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