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.
不懂就不懂，毕竟这就是人生
你的地盘里有不服管教的小混混，你不感到可耻吗？
其实剧本挺有料的，不过可能真的很考验对电视剧和背景的熟悉程度了，没达到90分都不太好get里面微妙的点，一切基本都有据可依，原剧T焦虑的点也是美国人人格变化的点，包括6070年代的社会思潮的变迁，包括黑人政客说“革命被出卖了”，包括RALF开玩笑说：这就是我们搬家的原因”包括T带儿子去看教堂说的话，还有意大利移民对美国文化的陌生和喜悦（motherfucka梗），还有片名，所有非剧迷不理解的点，原剧（和某些牵涉到少数族裔迁徙历史的书籍）都有依据，但确实不熟悉原剧会觉得挺无聊的，很理解这个低分，也可能这部剧对编剧太重要（T的妈妈的原型就有CHASE妈妈的影子），他无法单纯为了照顾所有观众就放开原剧牵去讲个新故事吧
既没有惊险刺激的灾难逃亡戏，也没有极具心灵冲击的情感戏，这部让人昏昏欲睡的电影太不值得让娜奥美·沃茨作出牺牲。一星。
饼哥一如既往喜欢高智商角色，可是这个剧在节奏和逻辑上都很不吸引人。
一个97分钟的电影，还是真事改编的都能改得这么烂，我真是不得不服。
小说改
金刚 女主，差点认不出来；如果生活有快/慢按键该多好！
全片细节和配乐还是可以的
温情黑社会大佬吗？剧情一般般，故意制造点悬念在最后揭秘。
黑帮片的黄金时代一去不复还，最近只有爱尔兰人苟延残喘地再现了一点高光时刻。虽然打着黑道家族的前传名头，但全片的黑帮内核实在太无趣和平淡。男主看上了漂亮的继母从而击杀自大的生父，得到继母后又充满强烈的控制欲以至于让这个胸大无脑的花瓶吐露了出轨的事情；生意上和曾经抛弃的黑鬼小弟势不两立地争斗，结果最后居然被亲叔叔买凶杀人。这样的人设太让人无语，性格缺陷严重还没有太多的专业素养，居然让那个小男孩佩服得五体投地心心念地想跟着他混，不知道这样的设定如何能征服观众。那个后妈也不知道为什么要承认和黑鬼兄弟上床的事情，就这样白班白挂掉真是可惜。全片没有看到黑帮的情义道，也看不到男主的智慧和勇气。只有无聊的锅里斗。片中的服化道挺复古，风格比较还原，再加上继母性感美丽的小妖精模样，勉强拉回了一点看点。
7.5/10.
生的伟大，死的突然；原来drama是这么drama的嘛，每生气就要死一个人
红颜祸水，从迪奇亲手杀了他老爸，并把他老爸的女人变成情妇就步步错了……看完评论才知道是一个系列的前传，长江后浪推前浪！
女主救人也是自我救赎的故事，真实这环境，大多数人几分钟可能就不行了。女人老了不能看，女主演金刚时辣么美，虽然当时也30多了，可能是年轻时太美，所以美女通常老了比普通人更难看，因为对比反差太大！
我觉得没那么差，虽然看了电视剧，但是编剧好像在考观众对原电机剧熟悉程度，本身电视剧很多就不甚明了，电影变成了考试，观众自然不高兴。
一群黑帮冷血杀手不应该叫众圣。整部分就是不断轮番地为自己干掉的人送葬。
主角的故事不错，就是觉得那个戴绿帽的小哥惨
近年来饼哥少有的悬疑佳作。反转得挺多的，实话说自己的IQ没猜到结果，所以我觉得行，影片叙事节奏和画面色调都很契合，而且演员也没有拉胯的（nanase还是稍微差了点，不过也没太影响，我觉得已经比她平时演技上了好几个台阶了）BTW都40的饼哥居然看着还没变，对比饼哥的月，松山L就好像正常年龄了（正好看他们一起宣番，所以提一嘴，这片里没有松山）
又臭又长，纯属浪费时间，还是来个课代表用几个字总结一下吧
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