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.
7 资本的循环，墙上的奖杯代表了资本利益，高高在上。在我们看来只是见不得阳光。加上子弹的天平，讽刺，直白。女员工看似反制了老板，最终也只是资本的一部分而已。
2小时还是有点冗长，前半部分有些乏味，后面半小时进入高潮。中规中矩的电影
不卖惨，不喉舌，不假文艺，纯纯的喜剧片，值得怒赞五星。
嘲讽很到位 最后结局太有趣了 给了观众很多想象空间
可惜了不是真的在嘲讽福报文化，只是一个西班牙生活喜剧，一个小企业主逐渐失去掌控的生活，揭露人性的虚伪。《饥饿站台》那么触动社会矛盾根本的作品总是不多。
电影最后一个镜头特别有意思，两个人的不同心境，尤其是好老板内心高兴又故作怜悯伤心后，仍不改强迫症地试图要平衡奖状的位置，所以对他来说，小情人，老婆，友情，员工，所有人都不及他的事业虚荣心。影片一开始他给我的印象和他在维持的形象是出奇一致的，做事讲究原则，像天平一样，企图把跟公司有关的所有事情都给平衡好。然而随着故事的推进，他逐渐的无能为力了，但到这里我都觉得他并没有错，他不过是想利用自己的威望来处理好各种事情，且并没有做出格的事。直到他发现他这一套客套，甚至亲自出面商讨解约赔偿都不再有效时，终于被门口的天平上的鸟屎给逼疯了。他选择了揭下伪装，他拿到了他渴望的荣誉，维护了一种平衡，靠一颗“子弹”维护的虚假平衡。这个电影里好老板的富人阶级表现比寄生虫里的更明显，描写的更好更可气。
哈哈哈哈哈建议中国导演来翻拍，改成伟光正大男主（狗头
是不错的汉化翻版，但所有的好几乎都来自三谷幸喜。我这辈子都不会忘记北影节在资料馆跟500人一起看《魔幻时刻》笑成傻逼的观影经历！
哈维尔巴登yyds，和骚潘去年都奉献出了职业生涯又一个高峰，如果戈雅奖的最佳女主是骚潘就好了
如此垃圾的电影，没一点逻辑，纯粹是为搞笑而搞笑，问题是好笑吗？
基于改编及片名等第一印象，这部电影是属于“真香”系列。魏翔和魏成功都迎来了自己第一个虽迟但到的男一号，值得那句“好饭不怕晚”。不是段子梗喜剧，观众要跟着节奏来收一个个包袱，这才是我喜欢的喜剧类型
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？
7.5。哈维尔·巴登还挺适合白发的。天平厂的老板把员工看做家人，他希望成为一个好老板。但被裁员的员工一直在厂外抗议，得力下属因为家庭原因工作上屡屡犯错，新来的实习生漂亮可爱，睡过之后才知道是自己老朋友的女儿，好老板不得不小心翼翼地处理每一件事，因为这几天正是企业评优的关键时刻。如同厂里那个天平一样，你得悄悄在其中一边藏一颗子弹才能让天平平衡。好老板耐心不再，开始展现伪善面具下的子弹。只是他被老友女儿拿捏似乎不太说得通，其实是有很多方法逼走她的。最后老头拿着电钻在老板身后那段，哈维尔表情非常传神，演技相当精湛。
哈维尔巴登演的很不错，不过这种片子能得到去年的戈雅奖有点托大了，其他不说，单说像这种老板在天朝活不过3集！
不要不屑于开心麻花的电影，它有能力将观众的智商拉低到跟它一样的水平，然后接受欣赏和赞美。
合格的贺岁喜剧片，很开心麻花，有包袱有笑点有致敬梗。《雨中曲》那段DNA动了。最好看的片段，我认为是彩蛋魏翔百感交集的杀青感言，说这是他演艺生涯第一个男主角，戏内戏外巧妙共情了，微微泪目。
6.8，市场女挺漂亮。拿子弹平衡天平的桥段有点亮。
员工都是老板的工具人罢了，什么大家庭那一套，你给钱我工作，别想给我当爹
难道不是好老板吗？无私奉献牺牲才算吗？什么标准，经济社会里有这样的老板不是满分也是优良。
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