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.
中远景很不错 近景特写就没那么好了 表演中规中矩吧 服道化方面可以再加点分的 最后这个剧本 就是闪灵+彗星+游轮 完全没有自己的提炼啊 另外情节全靠对白推进 你都抄了那么多了 为啥不学学人家是咋推进的 还有几个符号最后没用到 是要靠观众自己脑补么
5/10，鉴于观影过程实在是趣味性太低，归到两星档。其实设定脑洞很有意思，只不过就是没拍好，如果你能进入平行时空，发现另一个时空的自己过的比自己好，你会嫉妒，这样引发人性问题（多有意思啊，反转也好设定）。开头进入故事线慢，前半小时甚至想弃，节奏慢的出奇，到一个小时左右才发觉有点意思，好像导演也只会用一些阴间配乐来调动观众情绪了，其实没多大作用哈，演员演技包括台词也严重出戏，尤其是男主，对结局也不满意，（如果要展现人性黑化可以让女主杀了那个世界的自己。）总之，一点五流剧本二流演技三流导演吧。
小成本制作也是能拍出不sb的作品的 虽然我觉得还有很多细节我没弄明白
穿越平行空间之我到底要不要杀不杀我自己。完成度很高，看完还是挺惊喜的。
敢尝试这种类型，勇气可嘉。三个人的表演痕迹略重。大结局停留在，那个哥哥跟女主角说，儿子在家等她，就结束会更好一些。能看到很多同类型影片的影子，还是希望我们可以多出点类似科幻悬疑类的好剧本可以拍成电影！
虽然剧本还可以 但节奏实在是太慢了 内容匮乏 还有男主的演技一直很出戏
片子本身有很多问题，从制作层面看就很粗糙，两个主演能力有限，明显驾驭不了长片。其实与其用这种有一些表演经验的小演员，不如找一些新人来演也许会有惊喜。唯一能值得说的大概就只有剧本了。如果这个创意真是导演自己写出来没有借鉴别的作品，我觉得还是挺厉害的。希望好莱坞翻拍的话，能做的更好吧。
中远景很不错 近景特写就没那么好了 表演中规中矩吧 服道化方面可以再加点分的 最后这个剧本 就是闪灵+彗星+游轮 完全没有自己的提炼啊 另外情节全靠对白推进 你都抄了那么多了 为啥不学学人家是咋推进的 还有几个符号最后没用到 是要靠观众自己脑补么
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时空罪恶+恐怖游轮+彗星来的那一夜，看评论里舔彗星狗太多，中国人就不能优秀吗？故事能讲的这么棒，比很多平行时空电影都优秀太多，格局不大，但已十足优秀
如果是首尾呼应，中间的林场、会所都是女主昏迷时的梦境的话，剧本还是挺好的。不然的话，剧情漏洞太多。
10月14日开差评0%，好评0%，一般0%，短评823，6.6/0.22万。
音乐很棒，时而舒缓时而紧促，让我不断受到惊吓，心脏噗噗乱跳。
总共只有三位演员。。。这部小成本的悬疑烧脑剧还是可以的！而且三位中两位主演的演技很棒！怎么说呢，虽然逻辑和剧情有很多错误和漏洞，可都不是致命的，毕竟算是网大！加上鼓励分吧！3星！7分！
居然还行。虽说各种拼接缝合吧，但完成度还可以，毕竟小制作。结局没有强行伟光正可以加一分。
为土猛雷神进行的消费。总的来说故事比较完整，并没有想象中那么复杂，都在常规的反转之中。演技比较在线，女主非常耐看。悬疑感制造得很足，一度怀疑这是部恐怖片，深夜观影怖上加怖。对于小成本影片而言，这个程度已经不错了。人生能否重启？结局可否选择？如果真的是另外一个结局，你愿意试试吗？
还不错挺有意思，但也确实不算新鲜，而且节奏掌控和故事张力一般。
模仿恐怖游轮之类的国产片，拍的有模有样的。
恐怖游轮，彗星来的那一夜
乏善可陈。。。大失所望。。。
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