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.
剧情挺狗血的……但是也挺搞笑的。。。两个人在一起，又或是分手原因是什么，也许有时候不需要原因，就是不合适了，仅此而已。恋爱中到底是要做自己，还是为了成为更好的自己？我觉得都不是，是为了更好的互相成全。里面推荐的一本书需要看一下
很俗气 但那个黑人小姑娘演得真好 我还期待她能跟男主他哥哥发展点儿什么呢 go Disney!
喜新自然不喜旧 @2022-02-13 12:27:06 @2022-06-03 23:29:07
最看不得那种牺牲了自己成全了别人的片，同事最后的眼神，哎，看后总是感觉内心沉重，不希望在救人的过程中失去其他人。
老外的体力真是好，被刀捅了那么多下看上去还是无大碍！而且恐怖片里面是不是没有监控啊？
阎王爷说这回只收一个，女主果断带上备胎营救正牌男友，不负所望，置换成功，亲亲抱抱回家家
还是好看的 轻松愉快 适合一边吃饭一边看 晚上一个人看也挺温馨舒适 突然发现结尾bgm也挺好听哈哈哈 看完依旧是很想遇到生命里的那个人 那一个真正喜欢自己适合自己的好人😭 什么时候才能遇到啊我真的好累有时候 但我还是会微笑然后继续努力💪
什么玩意，看了前一半，以为是揭露西方资本主义的自黑片，最后三分之一变成灾难救援片，到底想说撒？男同事完全有时间修好救生船再回去，偏要考虑两分钟，再等两分钟送死，脑子不好使吧。。。
技术性很强的灾难片，解决问题的科学方法和设备均是亮点，谈不上高科技，但实事求是。光是以挪威语发音这一点，就值得一看。印象很深的一句话：“原本以为我们是石油国家，但其实我们是个海洋国家。”
有時會想起那段美好又傷心的時光，即使如此，還是想說，謝謝。
同样是海上钻井平台灾难片，比墨西哥湾那部好看不少，就是强行献祭同事小哥这一点超不爽的
2022年2月21號/星期一
打发时间看得流水线电影，40岁的女主还是很赞。
由于是相关行业就看了一下，片子气质很北欧，即使是灾难片也没有太浮夸，点到即止。
感觉这样的时间点看这个片子还挺好的，respect to音乐剧演员，"Live a little."
丽莎库卓演什么都是菲比，还是菲比其实就是她本人？小男孩性向是男吧？所以在学校一直被排挤霸凌，到最后也没有和解。有被小男孩和阿姨的亲情感动到。歌舞片爱好者永远喜欢这类电影。
没有资本主义的隐瞒真相，没有勾心斗角的争夺财产，只有朴实的行动和撤离。几个大场景的特效也不错，没有太大的逻辑bug，这里牺牲没办法避免了。看多了好莱坞式的，这部片子就很清新。
有些地方衔接稍微有点硬。不如深水地平线了。整个国家石油工业就这样炸掉了……
不想再看到jenny演这种失意的角色了，因为她真的真的很适合很会演……
电影更多的是在讲人性的复杂，夫妻在大难面前的互相救助，不离不弃。但是特效太少了，冲突戏太少了。
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