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.
从间谍行动中可以看见上世纪40年代英国的官员阶层与具体行动究竟在如何展开的大致轮廓，期间还穿插了多边的爱情线。结尾的大远景表达了一种英雄隐于市的心态，很喜欢。拍摄制作绝对一流。值得学习。
计划不如变化，上帝助攻才是真。英式思维模式就是因为间谍是他们骨子里的东西才看遍世界都是带着面具的假面人。
看的又害怕又欢乐。欢乐因为不思考，害怕因为想得多。精神分裂观众看神经病导演，对路子。
毫无必要的感情戏，原本可以90分钟紧凑搞定。
平淡无奇，还不如纪录片有意思呢。看了好几天才草草看完。
没想到天性浪漫的法国人居然可以在科幻和喜剧之间反复横跳，而且还挺好看。人工智能领域很多前沿话题，比如脑机接口、意识转移、机器人的自由意志等等都在片中有所展示。
质感和表演都不错，但是这个剧本有点儿弱，一个这么精彩的故事，有必要浓墨重彩写一个办公室多角恋吗？致使很多关键情节都一笔带过。故事本身都可以拍一个三集的剧了，结果一个电影还加大量没必要的感情戏。
感觉纪录片可能会更有意思……
节奏拖沓，乏善可陈，精彩的二战盟军间谍故事看起来如同儿戏，无法欣赏。
4⃣️Pam的信太感人，让人落泪
3⃣️傻女婿的形象太深入人心，总让人感觉不太聪明的亚子
绞肉行动大获全胜那一刻，幕后策划者们喜极而泣那一刻，深深触动了我，这让我想到了我们国家在反法西斯战争中那些隐蔽的英雄。
选角挺有意思的，两任Mr.Darcy的合作。 如果这部片子能多一些尸体上岸后的假信息如何幸运又波折地传到希特勒耳朵里的过程，少一点让人看得胃疼的婚外情(真情告白就算了真的)，评分至少能多一颗星。 P.S.那个西班牙大使真是有一双巧手啊笑死我了
没有尔虞我诈的生存野心，也并非架构高级技术的深奥，整体质感比先前物料透露的“廉价”有更出人意料的效果，各种美术也有种夹杂着新鲜与热闹的巧思。如若真的列举对比在档的同类型剧集，那些实现甚至还不如这里来得有效。固定空间、有点夸张的尖叫念白有些难以接受，但戳中的部分还是远比无趣的地方多些。
一场人工智能与人类智慧的比拼。刚开始有点不伦不类，随着故事的展开，渐入佳境，好笑好看。就是女机器人有点瘆人。人类未来启示录。
很怪鸡的一部法国科幻喜剧，特别的五彩斑斓光怪陆离
同样是人工智能反噬人类的科幻题材，法国佬玩起来就没有美帝那么苦大仇深和使命感满满，全片轻松搞笑，充满了黑色幽默和思考的余地。人性的弱点永远是灾难的开端，而现实目前人性又会发挥光辉，这就是AI永远不能替代人类的原因，至少人类的幽默可以打败机器人。全片色彩艳丽，未来朋克风十足，虽然剧情比较单薄，人物形象很纸片化，但看下来还是很有意思，好多地方会让人会心一笑，到处都是肉眼可见对现代科技的讽刺和嘲弄。以后如果有像那个老寡妇的小鲜肉机器人真能让人享受xxoo的快感，那倒是很期待的创新。
感情戏确实有点没必要，篇幅巨大，“正文”可以拉得更长更精彩
二战的短篇小说电影 故事情节本身的单调的确需要添加元素来丰富 丘吉尔戏份不多但很出彩 四人读信的一段最佳 一个虚构人物的信带出三个真人的感情
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