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.
有些无聊，即使长泽雅美也只是支撑我看完，两人比第一部还没火花。剧情推理也不够精巧
叙事方面，爆米花电影的本质和导演文艺风格的叙事显然不能有机结合，结果就是两边都不讨好。
依旧华丽的场面、配乐、阵容。木村何时开始不帅的，长泽为何断崖式色衰。
和第一部差不太多，推理…就不说了，懂的都懂，当做娱乐片来看吧！
众星云集的悬疑片，就是以咖位来决定bug的程度。
两星半。虽然比上一部来说有了整体性，但频繁的切换人像显得太混乱了，而且这次的案件动机和作案手法解释的都比较牵强和杂乱不知道是不是篇幅的原因。之前看第一部的时候还比较期待后面两人的发展，现在看这个系列就到此为止吧挺无聊的了
内容和推理还是很东野圭吾，很社会派。主要是真的能把服务做到这种无微不至的地步吗，向往又很怀疑，是不是表演的成分更多呢。最想吐槽的点就是搞什么测试，明知道警察在办案还要混淆视听，是不是没事找事。
凑合吧！为了男女主怎么也得追一个……但剧情就真的跟上一部挺重复的
凶手用定时器杀人，结果自己不带表，看受害者的表定时，笑死，那要都没戴表咋办？
可以说是集齐了所有日本电影里面不喜欢的元素
洋泡泡有用，
毫无说服力和懒得铺垫的动机，过于强调假面主题和执着守时、保护住客隐私、“我们不能说不行”等规矩，简直逼死强迫症，让人抓狂。
字幕实在有些差劲。很有仪式感的电影，大神和长泽雅美越来越有cp感
大牌多到“他一定有问题”“她一定是虚晃一枪”都能猜出来，案件有点莫名其妙且好容易猜，后半段大神突然之间j家步全部涌出来了好奇妙，不过还是被狠狠装到了，还是帅。麻酱太可爱咯，不过这角色确实没啥好发挥的。
test就测一个人，另一个完全不考，是不是太随意了啊！
伸出的两次手，一次递给人，一次递给神，一次把凡物变成神物，一次把神灵变为凡人，身为神灵，对自己是否能真正成为人的身份认同成为了题眼。理查德麦登在进入那个关键闪回之前面对着山谷上空的太阳，闪回结束后第一个镜头是同一位置背对阳光的自己和阴影的山谷，这就是需要动过脑子才会有的拍法。嘉玛陈正如片中自己的能力一样润物无声。有很多非常赵婷的部分，简洁，悠远，充满自信。也有很多掣肘和妥协（强行逗人笑的无聊破梗）。剧作上，终于有了可以称之为剧情的承接和转折部分。调度上，前半段的战斗承担了介绍人物功能的任务，不免过于简单，结尾部分的战斗让人感到漫威终于有了可以称之为配合和风格的战斗设计（而不是各种人一起一通乱打）。
看样子是要拍成系列了，豆瓣评分和第一部惊人的一致，但是我觉得比第一部好看，集中于悬念上了。而且影片里有很多串人物关系的镜头调度都很不错，基础实用，值得学习。
小李评分：6.3
比上一部在电影里面穿插肥皂短剧好一点，至少有整体性了，节奏和结构也舒服一点，但是整体上依然是挺没劲的，不论是警察的执意调查还是酒店的坚持都属于没话找话，推理部分依然是东野圭吾特有的蛋疼，只能说导演和演员救了很多。
把日本人的轴刻画得很生动形象，看得我拳头硬了。
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