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.
对话不够精彩，剧情也伴随着无聊，转折没有意思。
假，整个警察局都是不靠谱，没有危机意识的人吗？对待危险反应还不如普通人。
前面还不错，角色不停变换。动作戏也蛮好看。最后的反转反转太刻意了。优缺点都明显，所以大多数人都打三星吧。
看封面就知道国内翻译肯定有“陷落”俩字，果然……正义陷落，呆呆警察局可能更适合
这剧情也太弱鸡了点吧。不过相比2019-2021年的水平还是属于中上游。反复提到的密码和看一看手机居然没什么伏笔。
这种系列片最怕的就是为系列而系列，因为第一部大卖就开始拍续集，最后的收场一般都不太妙……这部就很枯燥了，为了传奇而传奇，各种瞎编……刺杀妖僧拉斯普京的那段打斗是本片唯一亮点……
除了换密码那段比较刺激之外，其他都是浪费时间。杰拉德像是客串出演
各方势力各怀鬼胎齐聚枪溪警署，明争暗斗相互制衡，尔虞我诈勾心斗角包袱一个个逐渐抖开，内部人物关系亦渐渐明朗。感觉还是有点刻意营造气氛、端得太久了，有些拖了，再紧凑一点就好了。
太难看了，看得我昏昏欲睡。啥玩意啊，和王牌特工有啥关系。怀念第一部，虽然不记得讲啥了，还记得当初在电影院看完感觉很爽。
泰迪啊，人家开战都把头发扎起来你偏要放下来，还不时用手捋一下
看封面就知道国内翻译肯定有“陷落”俩字，果然……正义陷落，呆呆警察局可能更适合
因为杰拉德巴特勒打开的一部小成本电影，全程都是警察局里发生的故事，看完竟然还可以，很多细节设置还挺严谨，biubiubiu砰砰砰的剧情也挺下饭，就是结尾特别画蛇添足，强行反转，没必要，真的没必要…
好无聊。个人英雄主义的一个片子。外国的神剧而已。
2022.2.9 看起来还是挺带劲的，一个密闭环境，一个女警，杀手以及诈骗犯，真枪实弹的干。
大概是因为“烂片”预防针打得太足（当然也可能是因为我变态？），看片时全程处于“惊喜”的精神状态。情节很丰富，一点都不水，还有各种出乎意料的转折，动作场面也娱乐性满满，而且虽然影片有浓郁的恶搞气息，但公爵一家的亲情却非常真挚，此外——头发稀疏的拉叔温柔帅气，脸颊鼓鼓的丹尼乖巧可爱，夫复何求！
又是一部小场景而靠剧情取胜的电影，在一个边陲小镇的警察局，进来的几个都是凶悍的猛人，看谁活到最后。剧情的设定本是不错，但是过程总是欠了点火候，沸点不到，不然评分应该更高。
可以收录「一些同名系列要看完的强迫症害我看烂片」系列
推荐一看。既有商业片的枪战飞车动作元素，也有对人性善恶的解读。节奏把握好。后面出场的杀人魔安东尼特别夸张，有点黑色幽默感。演员很简单，就那么几个，但总体表演都不错。
喜歡這類一夜殺戮的電影，很緊湊。劇情緊張刺激。最後二十分鐘破功了，很俗套
一看有杰拉德巴特勒就想肯定是大手笔，结果一看他还不算是猪脚，佛兰克格里罗在美国应该也不算是一线明星吧，这个黑妞算是主演了，可是我还真不认识（恕我孤陋寡闻）估计是导演的老婆或者啥亲戚，电影还不算太差，起码我从头看完了，消磨时间吧！
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