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.
看前面还以为像万能钥匙那样准备魂穿的，有点失望。之前还疑惑怎么就没有恐怖主题的色情片，看完就觉得，嗯，很戒色。
嗨，我就喜欢看抗战神剧，其实剧情挺完整的，可以值7分。ps周也惊艳到我了。
伪精致废片。不把范伟和小烧煤工作为主线人物，是最大的失败。冒险去掏申请书那段，几乎是新时代的“从胸口左内兜掏出带血的两块钱记得给我把 费交上”。废车厢宣誓那段，音乐几乎把影厅房顶子给掀了。这就是华谊拍《八佰》之后要付的代价吗？
就像钢刀插入敌胸膛,
衰老者不甘与失落和对年轻的渴望主题在恐怖片中挺新颖，但是铺开和演出平庸无趣且冗长
是我们杀敌的好战场。
昨天有幸看了点映场，真的是“有幸”。整个观影过程中我试图说服自己去代入情感，可直到影片结束，都没有引起我一丝共鸣。要情感没情感，人设也完全立不起来。本以为谍战元素可以为本片增添几分精彩，换来的却是无尽拖沓，在短短两个小时里，除了沉闷就是枯燥。范伟老师尽力了，抛去服化道以及布景以外，这片要是能夸，那你是真的比我有勇气。4.5分
能智取威虎山又能扒火车的张涵予，讲老王的故事能把日本子忽悠瘸的范伟，两大主角YYDS。
又是一部宠冲着A24名头来看又大失所望的电影，披着恐怖片外衣的《我要成为大明星/老年爱情故事/论性的自由》
我特么以为是东北铁路，原来只是山东往连云港开，张涵予和范伟演技实在是影帝级，但故事性太差，剧情平铺直叙，一点也没反转和冲突，太主旋律了
通篇雪景将冷峻肃杀的氛围感拉满，审美方面无可挑剔，只是比较费烟。张涵予还是一贯的硬汉形象，但除了范伟的角色贡献部分惊喜外其他人设都趋于脸谱化。故事前期铺陈缓慢，文戏又没拍的多精彩剧本逻辑硬伤还一箩筐，尤其是女主线的安插全都出于巧合，好在反派智商还算在线。后期决战同样墨迹，明明是殊死决斗却不下狠手，这边小刀划脸、铲子拍头，那边唠嗑送行酒，悲壮情绪的营造过于刻意。
现在抗战片这都是啥节奏…照着电视剧拍吗…除了范伟cut没啥好看的
国产电影就是不肯睁眼看看世界，从导演请指教开拍吧的小制作，到院线这种大电影，都越来越不会拍了，比照十年前都不如，就没见过一部动作战争还是翻的IP，前27分钟就是各种炫技，炫镜头，耍酷，27分钟才有第一个任务，中国电影和中国足球一样了，可是，以前的电影不这样啊？范伟有戏，张涵予太差了，硬汉不是装出来的，不是怒目圆睁，瓦尔特也没他装。后一个小时多加一个星
揉合了《悬崖之上》和《长津湖》的影子，当然就两边都比不上。
即使用质感画面和演技也不能掩盖的主角光环和抗日神剧本质
肃杀的雪天像极了《悬崖之上》，不过一到谍战片就下雪，有点审美疲劳。故事因为太过熟悉，情节改有点跳戏。范伟的表演的确可圈可点，但是因为他的小品总觉得有点搞笑。不过还是致敬铁道英雄们，他们为了反对日本侵略者，付出得太多，可歌可泣
战斗场面太一般，配角一枪死，主角挨四五枪都没事，立正着往前走，好像子弹都会躲避着他们。
故事还行，就是聊城的冬天一直下雪也是够了。
刘德华的歌还是不错的。当年在大学，傍晚的校园广播经常有《弹起我心爱的土琵琶》，可以下饭。
老王的智，老洪的勇，鬼子的阴，庄妍的善，所有主要人物似乎都有值得进一步塑造的空间，观感如一披着电影视听审美的抗日卫视剧，神乎的不再只是我党义士，连鬼子的行事逻辑也实在令人迷惑
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