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.
中规中矩 但是这种题材的看多了 感觉国内拍摄风格都有一些类似
本质还可以，三小时一晃而过，就是雪景假了点
作为一个在深圳的创业者，既感同身受又充满信心！再次夸夸四字弟弟的演技，是可以包揽各种奖项的程度。
就是有点好哭
没有冻不死的英雄，更没有打不死的英雄，只有军人的荣耀
生活远比电影里演的更加艰难。既得利益者总是高傲地俯视着受苦受难的人，只有同样深陷泥沼的人才愿意伸出援手
这个片子真的很“文牧野”，很现实很温情又很升华，易烊千玺真的越来越棒了，演技真的可以，剧中每个人的演技都绝了，底层小人物都刻画的非常棒。反正好多地方都感动的一把鼻涕一把泪～
每个演员演技自不必说，这里说一下易烊千玺，真是刮目相看，成长线演绎的很好。从最初天不怕地不怕的江边野孩子，到初入战场的胆怯，再到后面的奋勇杀敌。
四星给叙述故事的能力和演员的能力，不能给五星是因为这种普通人的成功实在太偶然，大部分时候还是“蝼蚁”。
查了一下毛岸英确实是在轰炸中牺牲的，但只说是紧张工作中来不及撤退，而影片中改成了为了一张大尺寸地图，在明知道敌机马上要到的时候还是冲回去拿，尤其是安在毛岸英的身上，未免设计的过于愚蠢，简直是最没有必要的牺牲，甚至给人为了死而死的感觉。
这么有意思的一站被拍成了这么没劲的小清新，无聊对话无聊前戏，有理由怀疑是你文艺的凯歌大人搞的，和前面精彩纷呈的毫无尿点的铺垫之战形成鲜明对比，有理由怀疑前面是林超贤搞的，徐克在哪里我还没找到。。。
全员演技在线，是那个深圳该有的样子。
票价太贵了，没看，就想打分。这类电影就该狠狠五星。
开头节奏好，后面太磨叽，过长篇幅用于煽情，为了煽而煽，不高级。结尾直接搞成了城市宣传片，最尴尬的是定格介绍各个人物。2.5吧。
不想管其他影评，就想给五星。繁华的城市跟破烂的住宅区的对比。那时候房租还能拖一拖，现在估计拖了，就给你扔了，根本不会打你电话，哈哈哈哈...最后给个ceo，表达了作者美好的愿景...但是不得不说，那是时间的深圳，真的就是不断创造奇迹的地方。
全片最高泪点是结局问定金那里
易烊千玺真的和别的这个年纪的小孩完全不同，酒席上的那一段我真的在想这个年轻的躯壳里装的是一个多么成熟的灵魂。眼神里好像藏满了风霜，未来可期，以后他的每部电影我都会去看。
人物众多，立住的，只有两三个。
第一场看完了，有笑有泪，不愧是文牧野，同时你永远可以相信易烊千玺！
普通人面临的困难，有时像座大山，需“赌”上一切，而结局却不会像剧本，终将迎来大美好。
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