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.
6.5/10.
片子本身很一般，但是派恩和福斯特的老搭档看的很舒服，这哥俩在一起的化学反应很有意思
两个退伍兵和一名军医勾画出一群遭遇背叛的群像
跟《终极名单》一样，都是族群撕裂窝里斗，但这片羞羞答答，半遮半掩，还不敢直接说官僚和总统混账，还是只敢把矛头针对黑水这类雇佣兵军事承包商，所以没啥意思，而且老友的出卖动机也是经不起推敲的，动作戏嘛，中规中矩。
枪戏太没意思了 最后一段的演技很棒 上去下来的一推吓死我了哈哈哈
剧情稀碎不说了，一共三场动作戏，除了最后一场勉强合格其他两场都是什么过家家啊（剪辑穿帮都不谈了），白瞎这么好的道具组了。
派船长还是赶紧去星际吧，这种苦大愁深的被退役军人被卷入政治巨商阴谋且前后逻辑根本圆不上的剧情，真的太拉了
唯一不合理的就是，哥俩找boss复仇的时候，那兄弟竟然长时间站在最亮的路上开枪，暴露自己。😂
太牛逼了我操，原来印度本土人看的片子真长这个样子啊，一会儿好莱坞一会儿港片的抄了个遍，基本每一秒都在别的电影里看过，但所有这一切放到印度神片的语境里又变得如此有趣和性感，以至于一旦开打，逻辑合理性和原创性好像都不重要了，完全达到了一种纯粹的B级片类型满足，好爽啊
枪战场面的拟真做得很不错，剧作可以视作《谍影重重》加入道德立场的个体对抗体制，换格林格拉斯执导或许能将质量提高一个档次。
剧情节奏快速，人狠话不多，行动场面做的不错，没有拖泥带水花里胡哨的东西。
打的过瘾，特效镜头也很赞，有种游戏的感觉哈哈哈
好久没看过这么牛逼的爽片了，全程无尿点，枪战动作场面一流，观感极佳
什么鬼？乱七八糟的，除了打斗以外逻辑呢？剧情有硬伤，枪战来凑。
一部中规中矩（第一幕戏节奏也有些慢也显得长）的商业动作片，剧情想要借这几年的新冠话题吧，但缺乏惊喜，还有无论是曾经的鲍小强还是男主角都明显老了
男的个顶个英勇神奇 不死之身 哈哈
那些说"爽"的人,你们确定你们真的知道什么叫"爽"么?你们真的接近过"高潮"么?
柏林的城市镜头挺多的
为埃迪·马森加一颗星，虽然这部电影里演了一个雇佣兵，但形象依旧和《寂静人生》里一样温暖善良。连续两天看了两部克里斯派恩的电影，比起昨天的《宝刀未老》，这部虽然枪战动作戏份更多，画面没那么无聊乏味，剧情却差了不止一点。实在搞不懂反派老大为什么要杀男主，本来啥事没有，让他回来四百万抚恤金都省了。另外男主也是谁碰谁倒霉。好兄弟放着安生日子不过了帮你出头，你就直接带着人家去端基地，这不是送死么，好歹准备谋划一下啊，不是谁都自带主角光环的。
为埃迪·马森加一颗星，虽然这部电影里演了一个雇佣兵，但形象依旧和《寂静人生》里一样温暖善良。连续两天看了两部克里斯派恩的电影，比起昨天的《宝刀未老》，这部虽然枪战动作戏份更多，画面没那么无聊乏味，剧情却差了不止一点。实在搞不懂反派老大为什么要杀男主，本来啥事没有，让他回来四百万抚恤金都省了。另外男主也是谁碰谁倒霉。好兄弟放着安生日子不过了帮你出头，你就直接带着人家去端基地，这不是送死么，好歹准备谋划一下啊，不是谁都自带主角光环的。
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