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.
两处配乐很嗨，看个打斗，国村隼大战浅野忠信。剧情流水线，标准结局。小妹妹长得不讨喜，看着有点烦人。
只从剧情上来说，本片实是说不出有多好，幕后黑手很容易就让人猜到，每个剧情都感受的到好莱坞流水线剧本的“威力”，那种近于庸俗的平平无奇。
无脑爽片，色彩运镜都很好，打斗场面更是又血腥又暴力。日本混血妹子表情丰富，挺可爱的。结尾有点乏力，但胜在无用脑负担。
老劇本的拼湊不過男主換女主。好兄弟換男主人。在和室裡打的那場戲從開頭一直到結尾都很喜歡，過癮！可惜劇本真的不行，最後批評西方吃禁一個人也顯得很單薄。女主是真能打就對了，女超人一樣的存在…搭出來的日本，怪怪的…總體劇本實在真的太老套了，可惜，三颗星给那场打戏。
全片老梗，了无生趣～星星都是给Winstead的
赛博朋克风格的动作片，也有刀剑朋克的影子，故事情节却很简练。
前半部分的动作戏干净利落，故事、配乐比较差
文姐帅得老娘合不拢腿 小姑娘好看ˋ( ° ▽、° )
没啥比的，当个半爽片看吧，打斗啥的就那几刀扎的还行。
R级场景有点畏手畏脚，美学风格在视觉上的呈现也不是很成功，文姐被虐得好惨😭😭😭
这个杀手有点蠢，动作戏难看，女主没有杀手的素质，女二像个智障，剧情安排的难看的一批，唯一霓虹灯设计的不错。
套路到开篇3分钟就知道全剧主线走势了，可能是近几年最套路的电影了。除了一些爽快砍头的动作镜头不错之外，其它内容都是尬到不行的套路。主角无敌光环+坏人必定话多动作多+“我喝酒杀人放火但我爱护小孩哦”….话说既然是zzzq的白平胸短发，不搭配一个黑胖硕脏辫说不过去啊，qs黑胖啊。
比想的差的太多，剧本上女杀手意外中毒，各种关系找到黑帮女儿小女孩直搞黑帮老巢，结果发现是自己导师联合黑帮叛逆者搞得这一出，最后直搞自己老巢，动作上几次枪战搏击但是没有任何大场面，表演上还说的过去，不尴尬，因此这个片子最多五分（满分10标准），估计过一周就就忘了
动作戏很好看（强过小人物），女主演得没问题，但是角色塑造太拉了
同类型的片子，要翻过多少烂片才能发现一部好看的？这就是那部好看的！表演、城市的烟火气、节奏张力都~完美！
开始的一段汽车追逐戏有点极品飞车的味道。剧情老套，整体一般，动作戏也并没有什么创新。除了从一贯的男主变成了女主，基本没啥看点。
套路到开篇3分钟就知道全剧主线走势了，可能是近几年最套路的电影了。除了一些爽快砍头的动作镜头不错之外，其它内容都是尬到不行的套路。主角无敌光环+坏人必定话多动作多+“我喝酒杀人放火但我爱护小孩哦”….话说既然是zzzq的白平胸短发，不搭配一个黑胖硕脏辫说不过去啊，qs黑胖啊。
赛博东京舞美尚可，动作戏设计别致，从快切到升格，以镜头语言放大女主一日生命凋零之旅，剧本不拉胯甚至能给到四星的爽快之作，可惜拉了，而且不给伍迪哈里森一场动作戏？
风格炫酷，绝命杀手Kate的虐杀复仇故事，死前24小时内了结自己的工具人命运。
文戏就不说了，动作戏也差了点意思，不过血腥感很足。看到一条评论蛮同意的，女主自带一种知性和温柔的气质。另，某些角度神似格蕾塔·葛韦格。
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