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.
啥美国小时代？绯闻姐妹花？看不下去。比新西门町红楼梦还让人无语。
100%情怀粉丝向，已经没有了当年的cult味儿，直接拍成了青少年奇幻冒险，喜剧元素也生硬尴尬，前期铺垫冗长乏味，没看过原作的人也看得云里雾里的，如果不是最后四人组重聚的话就是妥妥的三星片。老年四人组重聚除魔一段直接在电影院哭成傻子，其威力足以媲美美队拿起锤子，可能我还是对英雄迟暮的戏份特别有感情，看到Egon的灵魂为孙女举起激光枪真的好感动，还有灵魂消散后的for Harold，或许剩下的三名抓鬼队员会比我们更难过吧。片子大量致敬原作，情怀牌打太满、创新的部分又不够好，很容易让人质疑是不是为了笼络粉丝。棉花糖小人是唯一爆笑点，可以列入2021最可爱反派角色，我烤我炸我插我自己。Ghostbusters！
非粉丝，感觉前面还挺带感的，后面这种明显剧情烂尾了
翻拍的过于低幼化了。保罗路德全片工具人，与其说是捉鬼敢死队，不如说是另类的怪奇物语。
Who you gonna call? Call me maybe?
这不比之前拍的新版好多了？虽然感觉有点儿童向了
对奥斯汀作品的一次还算有趣的改编，将泛美同志生态圈的现状、阶层差异和共同憧憬用比较轻松的方式展现，不乏让人会心一笑的桥段，但整体观感更像情景喜剧的组合，浪漫甜度爆满杰克苏式的童话外衣并不能掩盖其内核情感的肤浅和空洞。
据说是借用了傲慢与偏见的。但不得不说前期引入很生硬。后面就好很多。
无论你是来看帅哥美女还是来找乐子，你都能如愿以偿。
除了女主“屈臣氏小姐”般只会瞪眼撅嘴以外，其他都挺好的。看来这个表演方式对于欧美小妞来说也得心应手呢。
一点点套路一点点浪漫一点点毒舌，真就基版《傲慢与偏见》啊哈哈哈哈。不过要表扬丰富的肤色！
2300。外表太差感觉不配，难以入戏，也不好笑。中途有首歌惊艳。
actually……
两星。不同于之前的同性恋类电影，大部分属于“内敛”型，展示隐藏在生活中的那一部分未出柜群体在发掘自我、寻找爱情时遇到的挣扎，用比较文艺、委婉的方式展示各种时代的同性苦恋，各种憋屈。比如断臂山、以你的名字呼唤我、烧女图等。
打开软件也是一座fire island ，我就是那个提前打包行李仓惶逃走的，只是没有查理开着水上巴士来追我。
前半还不错，想说老片先拍有了新血液，后面开始拉跨，原来是情怀致敬
怀旧致敬1984版。捉鬼本来就挺好的，成了捉魔了。菲比我一直认为是个小弟弟……
把罐头砸出瘪并不用觉得丢脸，吃甜筒冰淇淋也不会显得没有男子气概。应该羞愧的是有直饮水却非要瓶装污染，不经对方许可就上传了性爱视频。在意你的人可以在斗舞台上跳过时僵硬的舞蹈，守在浴缸里醉酒的你身边为你揉背。种族阳刚腹肌在圈内将个体分出高低，在黄昏码头跳一支到白头的舞才是幸福的标准。
80年代电影的续作，这片就应该出在那个年代，2021还这水平。额，感觉好水
情怀不是这么卖的。女主这么面瘫的吗，演技好烂
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