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.
电脑自动写的标准化剧本，甚至做到了每个镜头都predictable，不过最后一段手持长镜头打斗还算精彩。
为什么总是要把黑人塑造成话痨，光头刻画成能打呢？呱噪的一部套路片，属于富春山居图系列。
这个杀手不太冷。本来已经草草收尾，又平地故意掀起风波的找来三个杀手。最后结局还是老套。中间还行吧，虽然故事很难圆上，但是笑点还是有一些的
非常合格的爆米花电影，因为呕吐那段也给我笑吐了所以观感变得挺好，拳击馆一镜到底的打戏也不错，否则确实就是套路了一些。
网飞流水线网大…即使是网大，Penny这么著名的电视明星，也只能在其中演个配角。
“在谈恋爱前的暧昧时期本来就很有意思”
阅后即焚类电影。看的时候觉得还行，看完回想一下觉得这时间还不如用来痛哭一场。
低配版王牌杀手的保镖，剧情已经彻底放弃治疗。两主人公真是做到了不起一丁点儿化学反应，大家各演各儿的玩。另外山下智久塌房以后只能来客串这种角色了吗。
剧情和台词真得太太太老套，先性后爱，是好莱坞十年前的题材了吧，但可能存在语境差异，有时候难以共情，这部某些部分还可以，虽然结尾同样落入俗套，但所幸处理得还算接地气。全钟瑞真得很有魅力，豁达爽快又透露出一些脆弱的人设真得适合她。
其实我是来看东京来的男人的，刚想开口谢谢导演，没想到就领便当了…整部片子还挺好笑的。
影片时长太长，画面美感是有的，但剧情比较常规，缺乏新意，幽默不足。非常心疼飘落一地的钞票。
剧情和台词真得太太太老套，先性后爱，是好莱坞十年前的题材了吧，但可能存在语境差异，有时候难以共情，这部某些部分还可以，虽然结尾同样落入俗套，但所幸处理得还算接地气。全钟瑞真得很有魅力，豁达爽快又透露出一些脆弱的人设真得适合她。
创新度上很难及格，导演本来就拍过《杀手的保镖》这种套路化的拍档动作喜剧，凯文哈特也演过很多这样的角色，几乎成了特型演员，好在跟伍迪对戏还能有一些化学反应，呕吐那一段我是笑喷了。后半段伍迪跳舞那场戏非常画龙点睛，一下就让这个角色扎实丰满了。杰出的杀手必定生活单调沉闷，诙谐loser却总能被平凡的生活和人眷顾
轻爱情喜剧 剧本老套 适合打发时间！顺便看看颜值！
影片质量只能说还行，离好真的差距蛮大的。缺点不少：1. 不合理的情节有点多，不过鉴于影片是荒诞色彩的喜剧片，我并不想对此追着不放；2. 作为喜剧，笑点太少了，只有一处让我笑得稍微开心点的情节--最后买单那里；3. 尬聊确实太多了点，中间聊得我都有点困了。4.动作枪战戏的质量也还算可以，但数量少了点。我给3星6.5分！
设定老套但是好在cp蛮好磕，但是实在是太长了，整个消解了前期的反差萌，剧情和人物设定的bug随处可见，但是伍迪哈里森叫Marty真的是哈哈哈(？？？)
身份错位带来的笑料，公式化的内容。真的就只是也只能笑笑而已。
就是为了两位主演看的好嘛！（本子够不上是真的
不仅15岁的少男会梦遗，29岁的女人也会……想解决寂寞，但无法陷入恋爱。有一些细节好坦诚，好真实……
要是没有男女主角，谁会撑过半小时？？两星给两位艺人，一星给片子本身
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