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.
老套且乏味，笑点也不行，浪费时间的片，皮特最后为啥没死？？？？
5/13/2022 爬隧道 关在密闭空间 只有水路一条 我的噩梦集一体 要窒息了
桑婆保养的太好了！看她的脸就会想起ellen show上面她讲往脸上注射韩国男婴包皮的精华素的囧事
可能是平時壓力太大 前面一半我真的笑得超開心 後面一半就比較⋯⋯無聊 錢老闆是不是從此非自黑不可了 Brad Pitt也很驚喜 啊 但是Bullock的上嘴唇已經打針打到完全僵硬 好恐怖
剧本像是根据明星的任务逆向工程出来的。布洛克在本片的表现（出棺材之前）是心情的真实体现吧。
钱老板出场用了赌神的背景音乐，尬住了……说真的，尽管看过很多桑德拉布洛克的电影，也曾为她的美貌倾倒，但不得不说58岁的她状态确实已经难以称得上好。典型的爆米花电影，动作喜剧加上冒险元素，卡司也不差，看到特种兵是布拉德皮特开心的笑了。以为是配角正在抢戏阶段，结果是龙套被一枪秒了。问题在于整体节奏是真的拖沓，完全不用2个小时，唯一值得欣慰的大概是看到钱老板结实的屁股和性感的背脊线。
无脑商业合格作品，主角都是常年演这个类型的角色，没什么过错也没什么惊喜，钱老板本钱还在，很欣慰。
6.3分。整体处于中游水平，水平不辣眼睛，想法非常不错，但是总体执行得挺差。电影在爱情喜剧和解谜冒险中反复横跳，却哪个都没有放开手脚去玩。相比保罗·费格的《女间谍》中对传统女性喜剧和特工电影的完美融合更是小巫见大巫。不过还是得感叹桑德拉·布洛克真的很吃得开，商业大片，小偷电影，奥斯卡，女性喜剧，哪儿都能玩儿的转。Pinar Toprok这位女性配乐家的配乐还是具有一定辨识度的，在小场景的钢琴独奏非常细腻，大场面部分还是流了俗，总体上比《惊奇队长》时期要好很多。
5/13/2022 爬隧道 关在密闭空间 只有水路一条 我的噩梦集一体 要窒息了
又是一部西方殖民主义视角的探险片，这都21世纪了，哪里还有什么失落之城呢？他们并不想去创造，只想着去掠夺第三世界国家的财富！
无聊搞笑
桑婆保养的太好了！看她的脸就会想起ellen show上面她讲往脸上注射韩国男婴包皮的精华素的囧事
太一般了 真的所有爆米花电影的老梗都用上了
you guys too old for this…
神秘海域（harry potter's version）。有大量实景拍摄！比CG好到不知道哪里去了（对比丛林奇航）。喜欢这个卡司可以一看，前面还是可以笑一笑的。最后一幕太弱了。
冒险的外壳，喜剧的内核，作为爆米花娱乐片算合格了，吐槽一下，就不能给皮特多几分钟客串时间?!
不错，没什么毛病的娱乐片。剧情没什么惊喜也没什么毛病，该有的效果都有，图一乐看看这种探险爱情喜剧也不错。
没有激情比没有逻辑更可怕 小片段的台词还行 但表演太平了 戏没出来 所以不好笑
看点就是丹尼尔被嘲讽大胡子小朋友、大帅叔皮特被爆头、以及渣宁重操旧业又脱衣服又跳舞。。。
近年来，好莱坞商业片出现了一个新的片种与变体——油腻片。这类电影不是认真讲述一个故事，而是在插科打诨、打情骂俏与油腔滑调、油嘴滑舌中插入一个故事，就像在广告中插入电影一样，偏离了主题，脱离了主干。
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