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.
这片子里的男的动不动就家暴看的好气，女的也不反抗一下然后还能复合？正当防卫都没有意识，还怎么抵抗男权？怎么I have a dream？
过程中没有感觉无聊，尚佳。
比较确信我有全程在看，但有些情节感觉交代的不太清楚，但都能够通过上下文语境补充。。。大概传记片都一个样吧。有点cliche而且拳头硬了。
3.5星吧，前半部分有点拖沓，刀疤还死了有点子难过，剧情冲突的悬疑感有了但是收尾有点平平。
Cineplex. International Village. 这个世界上真的有“开口跪”活招牌的话，aretha franklin就是了。毕竟是能把奥巴马唱哭的灵魂歌手，在她身上你会气馁的发现，原来很多事情是讲究一个词“天赋”的
接第二部的剧情，更多的老戏骨加入，比前面二部好看。
1.刀疤越来越胖，滚筒越来越和蔼可亲。
一部灵魂歌后的福音记录片电影，黑人天生的歌唱天赋无与伦比，有时候的确会令人在不经意间从歌声中获得安慰，这也算是教会的一种无解的传教手段
草草的搞个完结篇，剧本还是那么低智，另外少了张继聪的监狱就不完整的道理不懂么
中规中矩的套路音乐传记片，仍然依靠强势表演保持水准
和大部分音乐人传记片一样，拿掉音乐部分很平庸
沒有核心故事，流水賬，還特長。如果算傳教片能打三星
这一部真的差点意思，打戏绵软无力，剧情老套，基本出一个点就能想到下一步要出现什么，唯独画面质感还值得好评。
我想看刀疤的女朋友 还有张副狱长 太帅了 还有四兄弟
什么都想讲结果就是什么也没讲…整个情绪也不连贯…平淡得还不如看纪录片…
刀疤哥爱情前传 一路向西 看过了，想看刀疤哥的爱情下传
还不错吧，可以说是反贪风暴4衍生的网大，几个香港黄金配角撑起的一部电影，剧情比较简单，围绕越狱展开，这一部的剧情是上一部的狱长进来想越狱，结果当然是没有成功，陈豪打了个酱油。
从第二部开始看。但不知道为什么能拍到第三部
这部好水，另两个戏份好少，港片终章非要有人死的定律不变。。。要拍前传感觉不太靠谱😂
没什么不好的地方，可就是看起来漫长和平庸乏味，全靠音乐才能坚持看完；不过尽管Jennifer Hudson唱得不错，可离Aretha Franklin还是有些差距。结局教堂那首奇异恩典，B站可以找到一个Aretha Franklin同样在教堂演唱的九分钟版本，高下立见。
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