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.
资本主义讽刺小品，挺诙谐有趣的，天平工厂，所谓的追求公平，实际上老板是高高在上的那个人，实际上的维护公平其实是利益游戏，7.5/10
看完一笑，太熟悉了，全世界的老板都一样，尤其这种半大不小的公司规模
终于有笑点不尴尬，无荤段子，无屎尿屁的喜剧片了，甚至还致敬了《雨中曲》。感觉很多地方魏翔老师都是“本色出演”：人生中第一个男主角，对表演的热爱，在娱乐圈摸爬滚打那么多年依旧默默无闻…片尾滚动的演职人员表的小框里，杀青时泪流满面感谢合作伙伴，又替他开心又感到心酸，希望演员的资源都能凭实力得到吧。
辛辣老练，虚伪到底，把伪善的人和纯良的人全部讽刺了一遍
笑点密集，魏翔本人与男主最后的那个共鸣居然莫名的感动到我了
就像中国的制造业起步一样，拿过来、删功能、减成本，俗称“山寨”降级版。跟三谷幸喜当然没法比，《魔幻时刻》（电影节观看）所能达到的影院全观众magic hour的气场，这部完全不行。抛开前作不谈，前半部分相对顺理成章且好笑。后面加进来的元素，像是春节档定制。魏翔和马丽的演出令人印象深刻。P.S. 马丽的身材原来这么好
分裂明显的一部片子，适合过节放松看。搞笑的时候笑得肚子疼，一旦停止搞笑就开始打哈欠。
资本主义世界的“好老板”，打着人本主义、公平正义和政治正确，但最终还是逐利至上，情节真的有够黑色幽默的
老套而无聊的剧情，但挡不住文艺青年高潮，借题发挥装逼
这个电影是拍来哄魏翔的吗…
在西班牙卖秤很赚钱吗？还是为了加强讽刺故意选的卖秤的老板
这老板和国内的某些一比确实算好老板😓
好的地方来自三谷幸喜。全片有意要在完全虚构悬空的时空背景中来造一出理想励志童话，但在影视城摄影棚的虚假质感和电影感严重不足的缺陷里，童话世界和现实力量失了真，很令人出戏，还是出两套戏。
没有新东西。黑色喜剧拍得浑浑噩噩，好几条线说不清道不明，甚至直接不见了。这老板放在我国确实是“好老板”。
我摊牌了，我不装了，我觉得就是春节档黑马！
国外的黑色幽默穿插从头至尾，而国内一谈到黑色幽默，各投资方都觉得格局小了要打开。哎，也不知道谁的格局小了。
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？
最近这些事连起来，外国这种小打小闹搁我们这儿都不是个事吧，既不够黑色也不够幽默。#万恶资本家还看今朝
所幸马丽在，又冷又飒，像把靓丽的尖刀。她的状态和其他人不一样。他们依然无脑插科打诨，她则冷嘲热讽动作迅猛，也只有她在这部黑色幽默与开心麻花的杂交产物中是圆融的。
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！
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