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.
嗯？这只🐔咋让我想起前几天二刷的《没有人给他写信的上校》电影格局不大，就有点温情公路片的感觉，没什么亮点剧情刻意的地方不少不过看着挺舒服的还有墨西哥美景做伴，随着乡村乐会想起西部时代的荣光。
饒了老頭吧 講沒幾句就喘成那樣....... 還要他去救你兒子???
这个男人太会讲故事了，没有那种极致又悲惨的结局，但更好地刻画了墨西哥的现实社会，会推荐
喜欢中间两幕场景的处理和设计.老爷子的电影大概看一部少一部吧.且看且珍惜.整个片子是温和的 .
音乐摄影让人舒适。没有太多冲突，满满温情。只是，看90岁的老爷子行动迟缓了，还是觉得很心酸。
虽然故事很简单甚至有点儿扯，台词也尴尬，但是当你看到92岁的东爷，步履蹒跚，却眼神坚毅，配上绝美到窒息的美墨风景，动人的配乐，和人到暮年才有的感悟，怎能不让人动容？
8.0/10，好像只是讲了一个很普通的故事，我却看的很入神。东木老师果然是讲故事的高手。
老爷子还是很自信啊，女人对他见一个爱一个...
91 years old man still making fim and playing the last cowboy in the world, we couldn't ask for anything more, could we?
全年龄级温情西部片，希望老牛仔身体健康，拍到100岁。
中规中矩平平淡淡的一部公路西部片 即使一切要素都要引导我给三分的时候 我还是给了四分 Eastwood老爷子加一分
影片三星，致敬老东木两星。很有些《完美的世界》和《老爷车》的影子，却更加平淡，但也更加乏善可陈。影片多少体现了耄耋之年的老东木的心境，刻意地回避和淡化了许多冲突。也祝愿东木长命百岁
真的挺佩服老牛仔的，91岁高龄还在自导自演，故事还算有趣，不会很闷
挺好，挺好。东木让替身在马上替自己wild了一把，再让小朋友在旁边叫“猛男”。
孤立作为一部剧情片来看的话问题多多，平淡的剧情缓慢的节奏，以及正反派在大部分时间里都在无所事事，但放到冬木自导自演的作品体系里却能看到些许不同的东西，这一次的老头没有了以往外露的倔强，更多是一种对年龄和时代的妥协，每每露出的淡淡微笑也是在之前的作品里很难见到的，于是结尾看似突兀的反高潮的处理反而显得合情合理，此外有几幕夕阳与老人拍的确实很美，总之虽然远不是冬木最好作品那一序列的，但作为他这个年龄的作品，是不是也说明了老大爷内心的些许变化？
I don’t know how to cure old 😭
对老林的从未如此的失望。一个老得手抖的糟老头，凭啥让上到60下到6岁的女人对一见他就眼冒桃花？！说好的小混混呢？简直是个孝顺友善好少年好不！墨西哥富婆的保镖甲被走路都打晃的老头一拳干倒，保镖乙手持大口径被一只公鸡干倒。没有任何逻辑。甚至刻意的一点小诙谐都那么无聊。强忍快进看完的我，人如片名，我想哭泣。这个片名的翻译也是摸不着头脑，无语。老林确实该回家看孙子了。一星给西部，一星给90岁的老林，不能再多了。
三星半。一出童话，关于成长、老去和自我救赎的童话。老牛仔风采依旧，但不再那么尖锐，而是平静且温和。
因为是东木才能为这片子赋予更多的韵味，那些台词从这个百岁老人口中缓慢模糊的说出来的时候，有强大的治愈和力量。
我还是希望所有垃圾翻译都吃一辈子屎。 温馨公路片。不是什么惊悚西部。豆瓣简介也是吃屎人写出来的。 真是厌恶一切玩忽职守不负责任的人。
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