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.
。表面清清白白良好模范企业家，高贵邀请函随手送人。你把我当兄弟，我当成你女婿。
剧情笑料不断，但是到了结尾看花絮的时候真的是感动了，看着魏翔哭着感动大家，这种真实的力量更加有触动
为什么马丽最近的电影，都表现出一种超乎寻常的疲态，她咋了？
老版舔刀梗不够用外加内心独白，教父讲数没猫刺猬凑，雨中曲要能恶搞得再多点就好了，“草船借箭”“筷子呢？”……虽然收尾收得拖沓了点，但改编得比想象中好，有一个西红市宇宙能玩下黑道杀手之类得梗，在当下也不容易
希望大家不会因为这部电影是翻拍的而主动降低评价，毕竟本土化的改编不应该成为原罪！我感觉今年杀手真的有黑马成色，现场观影氛围也太好了，大家真的是全场爆笑，笑到前仰后合～我旁边的几个观众简直快笑抽了，我也是笑得脸都僵硬了。所以这部电影影评人评价的好坏已经不重要了，因为现场获得巨大快乐的观众们一定会成为这部电影的自来水，相信能很大程度抵消开心麻花这些年自带的招黑体质。今年的魏翔有点儿去年张小斐的感觉，我还挺期待接下来的票房走势的。而且魏翔这个第一个男主角的戏份完成了戏里戏外的完美契合，片尾彩蛋令人感动！如果明年魏翔上春晚的话真的是完美复刻张小斐的李焕英了。魏翔，“在不久的将来，一定会得到观众的认可”！片中的台词或许即将变成现实了。
資本主義向社會主義傾斜的天秤，註定能醫不自醫；白朗科就是歐洲小國政府，事無巨細都把好人卡貼在臉上，換來的是越趨平衡越難管的擰巴社會，在信以為好人有好報的因果論中養出一群無賴⋯
西方讽刺的已经在我们看来见怪不怪了，他们当个黑色幽默，我们的生活偷着乐吧
wuhu〰️打发时间看一看还行 挺轻松的 也没什么深度
如果把这个老板放在我们身边来对比，他简直是个天使。
如果不是那个会计骚扰还能免于法律惩罚而被迫动手造成伤亡，关心员工情感，包容员工失误，在外红旗飘飘却也在家红旗不倒，按时发工资，没有逼迫员工996，其他方面真的是个好老板，西班牙打工人要求太高了吧。同学女儿典型绿茶婊，那才是真正的不择手段。
想拍资本家的伪善是吧？几个故事看下来起反效果了。用刑事案件里的术语来打比方就是故意杀人和正当防卫的区别。你要揭露有钱人的虚伪你别给他们找理由啊，几个手下也不是啥善男信女，感觉就是他们或多或少逼老板下黑手的。看到最后你都搞不清谁对谁错了。当然，现实里大多是这样的，但电影有电影的文本，你电影的名字和里面天平厂的设定摆明了就是要讽刺，但拍出来的感觉就是2边都不是什么好人，这还怎么批判？批判的对象都没搞清楚。P.S.Javier Bardem老了之后神态和表演风格和Al Pacino好像是怎么回事！？
3.5，题材很有趣，如果艺术源于生活又高于生活，描写资本家的电影那远远低于生活，设计很巧妙，天平工厂，平衡，很棒的隐喻，男主演的很棒
谁能想到呢，十几年后，在贺岁电影寻找到了小品全盛期（赵本山小沈阳）的既视感：设置悬浮剧情离谱，但全凭演技和信念感使得一切顺滑、合理化。所以观影氛围非常好，很多次哄堂大笑，但这种真的算电影吗？
台词幽默辛辣
本片质量尚可。开头有点小尬，但到中期“杀手卡尔”入戏时就渐渐入境了。虽然不是开心麻花公司出品，但毕竟是该团队的演员主演，演技都是有所保障的。
感觉男主越老越帅，不愧老戏骨，细腻的表演。天平象征着家庭事业人际关系各方面的平衡。家族式管理显得很虚伪，郭德纲证明了管不了。结果按下葫芦起了瓢，一头官司。
七天企业管理速成，处处都有意想不到的腹黑。哪有什么好老板和最佳员工，都只是各自利益面前的棋子罢了。
哈维尔巴登太有魅力啦！但是电影本身来说太普通了
虽然全片充斥着对资本家伪善的讽刺，但放在我们的大环境下看着巴登饰演的黑心老板的所作所为顿然觉得这确实都不是事儿；巴登的表演相比拿下奥斯卡提名的《里卡多一家》可出彩多了 ★★★☆
深刻诠释了什么叫伪善，我们都有着自私的一面，为着个人看似崇高却可有可无的利益，指使自己去证明别人的错误或加以侵犯。这样的层层羁绊将我们交织在一起，互相伤害，各自可怜！
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