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.
【1】明明有一万种让这部电影更好看的办法，但偏偏就呈现出这样一种罔顾逻辑甚至算OOC的摆烂式创作，特效不合格，动作戏也拍得一团糟。可能漫威想的是：我都把三虫同框弄出来了，你们还不赶快哭着支持。即便视作商业产品也过于肆无忌惮，慨他人之康的情怀快餐。
黑木华那个角色需要过多的巧合才能掌握主动权，不高明了
“你从一开始就没打算原谅他吧？”“嗯”，温柔的复仇，然后离开，很适合黑木华，黑木华现在越来有一种优雅从容了啊（婚姻劝退片又加一列）。
整个片子的风格都很轻松，仿佛夏日假期一样；演员没有磨皮滤镜、又是原声，观感太好了！
很有趣的故事，漫畫與現實傻傻分不清。黑木華好適合這種委屈小女人的角色，包括天皇御廚和遺忘的新娘。奈緒小惡魔也好適合。比較不滿的部分是漫畫把柄本佑畫太帥了....結局翻轉的很棒
结局和片尾曲plastic love是高光时刻
其实还挺清汤寡水的 并没有太多信息量 感觉就是故事会短篇 真真假假比较好笑 而且惩罚男人而不是编辑也很可 *俺也一直拖着没考驾照........
黑木华的脸色给的太潮粉了，仿佛从头至尾都在高潮
本片的实际标题应该是，蜘蛛侠：巨婴无归•圣母显灵•千年魔法打不过高中几何数学，史传奇连夜改名为艾兰图灵•为了推进剧情，梅空赴死•三虫相聚，精心雕琢的笑点居然是擦边球•格温实惨，人在地下埋，鞭尸天上来•打不过反派，那就强行治愈他们，绿魔蜥蜴齐落泪，背后原因令人暖心•兜兜转转回到原点，失忆才是真解药，漫威或将开启肥皂剧宇宙•彼得帕克醒醒，钢铁侠已经竞走三年了，史传奇也不想当你新爹•美高教育奇迹，人人都录MIT。
从短评里看得出观影群体的割裂：愚善犯错，甚至要背本职外的锅，一次次无望地救人，这正是蜘蛛侠最经典的 mythos，他不是一个精致利己主义者，能力越大责任越大。就像复联输掉无限战争是因为美队的傻：We don't trade lives。在当了两回铁人小弟后，漫威蜘蛛侠终于有了真正属于自己的独立电影，最让我感动并非三代同框，而是当彼得失去亲人挚友科技战衣等一切，在那个房东永远嘶吼追债着的破烂出租屋里，他听着最普通的警察广播，身影跃出窗外。《英雄归来》四年后，我们终于等到了最本真的蜘蛛侠故事。
年纪大了，看中二少年在犯蠢并送掉亲人中认识自我只觉得猪逼和无聊，除了卖情怀也不剩啥了
柄本佑明明长了一张狐狸脸，怎么傻狗气质这么浓郁。黑木华演表面忍隐的腹黑女实在太合适了，尤其是那个皮笑肉不笑的嘴角。
荷里活的特效產業已經為Marvel訂製了一套作業系統了吧，重量不重質、低精細高產率、創意罐頭化，要的就是短平快。他們清楚，做得差一點，沒有人會計較的。
切入点很刚啊。
想起之前高桥一生拍了个驾校广告 我完全理解了
太牛了，两位职业女性各有各的目标。漫画是真是假已经不重要的，佐和子成功报复了出轨的丈夫，千佳事业上再添一笔，至于丈夫，没有人在意了哈哈哈。
为什么一个故事值得被一再讲述，为什么人世间最高贵的感情是fellowship，有多少爱和金句，都可以重来。真的太会搞了，连翻几番，哪一代蜘蛛侠的粉丝都不放过，总会哭一场。全场一起鼓掌尖叫真的太可爱了…所以加菲是最受欢迎的一个吗？当他接住她的时候！啊！！！
最后一次，相信下一部会更好
漫画和现实难辨真伪的结合，把俊夫拿捏住了哈哈哈
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