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.
片子情节挺紧张的，演员都演的挺好的。给中国铁道兵、铁道建设者们的献礼，他们真是太不容易了，就是如果再多说一点建设者的剧情会更好一些。虽然有些刻意煽情，但还是挺感人的。总之作为国家宣传片，还算好看的吧。
看过了来评价一下，这个电影场面很刺激，超级燃，催泪的地方很感人，真的值这个分数！
想表现的东西太多太杂反而什么都表现力不足，故事是值得的但台词太差了，硬生生地往脑子里灌输的感觉。
天灾是唯一反派 人物多面性缺失
还算蛮不错国产灾难片，一龙还是有点演技的，就是攀岩这段还是有点假
一些以小见大，一些家国情怀。总体很流畅，对于无论是故事，人物，感情，还是对中国基建科普一些细节，眼泪哗哗的。真心看的人非常很舒服，没有什么乱七八糟的歪屁股，加一星！
挺好的灾难片，山崩地裂的片段有点燃，有点小遗憾，没有一直燃下去，就突然画风一转，灾难片变科幻片了。
中规中矩，强行煽情，有些情节挺尬的，灾难场面还是少了点
看过电影后印象比较深的就是主角爸爸为了能让主角登上山间平台奉献了自己的生命，展现了老兵精神。现实生活中我们的铁道兵也是这样，为了修建一条隧道，奉献了自己的大半生。但是剧中的徒手攀岩确实有点离谱。总的来说还是值得一看！
中国式救援，侧重集体主义精神来说还是不错的。
单位下发通知要求我们必看，峰爆，写评论我还可以完全没有问题，但还得在各个平台写观后感我就有些写不出来了，只有想想怎么写
整体可以给个3星半吧………在国内同类型片里就还算优秀了。但外国片看多的就会觉得很一般……特别是国产片躲不过的刻意煽情真的很影响整体观感。这种片子完全不需要再煽情，多此一举
威尼斯主竞赛第七场，之前看的都是虚假的主竞赛电影，这部才是真正的《主竞赛》！！！😂
感谢所有铁路人，感谢演员们的群戏演绎，朱一龙和黄志忠老师的父子情潸然泪下，而黄老师作为父亲的高度在牺牲后得到升华，全片除了有几幕比较平淡，陈数老师演僵了之外，我感觉这是一部不可多得的好的灾难片，谁说中国没有超级英雄的？那些默默无闻的建设者都是！
正能量，情怀片，四星还是有的，父子情也好，指挥部领导也罢，其实都遮不住中字头企业中流砥柱的作用
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还算蛮不错国产灾难片，一龙还是有点演技的，就是攀岩这段还是有点假
这个父亲真的特别的中国式。。。父子间的无声的传承真的非常感动我。
黄爸爸和我龙二搭吧好喜欢黄爸爸。我龙这部真的户外了个爽。向铁道兵致敬！影片还有进步空间，我们不虚荣也不气馁，下一部会更好。9.17@大光明with太后
铁建原来是正规军啊，致敬。虽然有瑕疵，但是灾难片还是可以。
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