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.
本来以为会是2012的升级版，结果唯一亮点是权利游戏的山姆担任男配角。前一个小时候几乎没有毁天灭地的特效场面，后面又硬扯什么人工智能的烂梗，既不是灾难片也不是科幻片，特效场面严重不足，这片子拍摄成本1.5亿美元绝对是吹牛逼，太失望了！2012果然还是无法超越啊。
剧情逻辑实在是不敢恭维，不过满篇艾默里奇式震撼的灾难特效镜头，硬是看上去挺像那么回事，一部烂片剧本竟也能制作得如此有模有样。 看的出来没少受星际迷航的影响，这时候只要放一首摇滚乐，虫群自然就死翘翘了。
如果你是ai你会去地球吃自助餐还是在月球撞几十年的墙？
emmm，合格的爆米fa片，场面宏大，特效震撼！有一说一，月球被拉到洛希极限之内还能退回去的嘛🤔
很欢乐，也有很多的小梗，作为消遣还是合格的。
从一半开始看，从网友们的评论得知，似乎刚刚好哈哈哈。感觉不错啊，尽管有点扯，但科幻嘛，哪有什么对错。中国姑娘没有打酱油，没有拖后腿，迄今为止美国大片里表现最优秀的。
前半部分确实让人失望，不禁怀疑都2022了怎么会还在用20年前的灾难片方式叙事。但后半部分主角团的月球之旅还是令人兴奋的，至少它是个类似《火星任务》的脑洞纯科幻，想象力是在的，相比之下地球那帮人的戏份就显得无比多余，其实就穿插看看地球被毁的特效就行了。总的来说导演还算有点追求，没有完全复刻自己那些前作，只是水平有限，6-6.5分差不多吧
这完全是大舅子的创业恋爱故事，可是我实在受不了大舅子这张脸，太出戏了好不好。。。然后全剧使劲挖掘了一堆网商词汇拿来用，是自以为幽默么？可是完全戳不到我。然后各种狗血套路，直男自嗨，且又看得昏昏欲睡，对不起。手贱误点，奈何已看标签。豆瓣首页一水儿的五星评论到底是怎么回事？
很好的大片，并不单那么薄套路的受不了，美国人拯救地球不应该是低分的依据，不是只有吴京配拯救地球，这片子比流浪地球更震撼，月地相撞的瞬间有点不疼不痒了，这个不满意，应该更震撼一些，比如山脉断裂那种，不过整体还是很给力的，有独立日的观感和套路，不过不影响他好看！
剧本是按需现编的吗？玩笑一般的松散，荒唐，无序。
是什么原因分数这么低。就凭对人类起源的诠释就值得一看。
最後的部分還好一點，前面真的不如看後天，2012... 月球設定還蠻有意思的，內部的設計加分了。但是！這部分剪輯太碎很影響觀感。整體角色塑造太平，換誰演都可。
所以其实月球不是月球，而是人类祖先派出来的星际飞船么，我去，这脑洞有点牛的
《外星人就在月球背面》登上银幕，这个理论其实挺不错的。虽然老套吧，剧情场景也很好看。
Boring...所以和Don't Look Up是同一个故事缘起只是一个黑幽讽刺一个贼正经吗？
高阶文明总归难逃AI的反噬，片头让人想起宇宙的孤者旅行者1号，以生灵之尺度博宇宙之浩瀚，无尽无息...
幸好没有去电影院花冤枉钱，剧情实在是烂啊（PS：其他国家干等死，只有美国人无畏去拯救世界，欧耶）
爆米花特效大片，设定还算有趣。女朋友不让我吃爆米花，哭了。
地球部分的故事挺无聊的，戴森球部分多拍拍就好了，现在这个比重是为了省成本吗。
男主的驱魔业务已经扩展到了太空吗？这次不用圣水，改电磁脉冲了。
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