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.
虽然没啥剧情，但是和帅哥们久别重逢会很开心
我实在是不懂Stanton是怎么敢让molly出现在一个不遵从自己疗程的客户面前
看完我才发觉这是陀螺的片。让人em失望。
后篇都上映一阵子了我终于看完了前篇，我算是看明白了，没点心理问题都无法在运动番里出场。为我磕到的真遥宗凛旭郁枫日等cp们多加一星，京阿尼真.端水大师。
略显割裂，但仍然掩盖不了厚重和迷人，联想到《大地惊雷》。
想起了13年夏天的自己（不過當時還有些運動熱血元素，現在怎麼一看只有耽美感了？
视听一流，故事并不新鲜但是拍得好，所以我很喜欢
完全是被中文名《玉面情魔》吸引进来，画面极美，剧情叙事极慢，前半段太过拖沓，属于慢热型剧情。“骗子终被骗”的故事太简单，但电影整体完成度高，人物有血有肉，结局男主变成自己当年鞭子下的 geek 这一点则太过宿命。但三位主角都是玉面，观感极强
当初看老版有多惊艳这版就有多无聊，漫长的叨叨油的发光！男主还是可以，布兰切特和鲁妮毫无CP感还要说多少次不要拉郎了救命！如何翻拍一部成功的作品显然不是这样！
优缺点都很明显，优点是布景气氛营造都很到位，美学功力高深，打光和摄影都是高级感满满，几位主演也没有演砸都演技在线。缺点是前半段太拖沓进入主线剧情太慢导致久久等不到的高潮让人失望，老片新拍却四平八稳没有任何一点现实意义纯粹只讲了一个离奇的故事，相比当年《潘神的迷宫》缺少深度和反思，感觉就是纯粹做了一次2021版技术的翻新，遗憾。
本可以拍成一个女性复仇的爽片，却硬要拍成“乡下人的悲歌”，不得不感叹：大导演就是有特权。
一个衣冠情兽、玉面情魔的人物，和猩红山峰的设置像的。但这部叙事更好，有两个前后呼应，与“以前”的揭秘；缺点是两部同样是人物细节差点，只有叙事来支持，人设有但不丰满，库珀你也就觉得他好看，其他自私、不择手段都是叙事支撑。暗藏的大boss是大魔王，但以为的boss是鲫鱼啊，这选角和形象完全不行，感觉最多就是个管家。怪物最好的去除就是啃鸡脖子，前后呼应，但也是剧情的，没有那种形式化的描述就觉得不够啊；受过“恐怖表演”治疗的顾客都基本以死亡告终，所以最后的结局并不冤；2077拍电影，鲫鱼保镖适合演主角那个大个头拍档。
看完我才发觉这是陀螺的片。让人em失望。
看到遥真琴凛宗介等一行人搭着电车，陆续有伙伴下车到站的场景，突然就伤感起来，free这么多部就是主角一行人的成长史，我看大家游了十年，少年会长大，动画的故事也会慢慢走向结尾，大家步入20岁以后会有不同的选择，会在不同的站下车。
只能说京都不愧是你，让我每句台词都想吐槽，每个cp都想炖
前半段不太行，甚至跟后半段过于脱节，黑色气质也不够。不太明白陀螺翻拍的意思。
不错。前半部拖沓了一点，但最后那个镜头足够呼应到了，才有了惊心之感。道高一尺，魔高一丈。都怪人性中的贪婪。
陀螺老师用华丽的服装和布景复刻了一个经典的黑色电影故事，但不可否认这种经历了创伤失意的男性故事已经相对过时了，这个时代的好故事都是关于女性的。而电影中凯特·布兰切特那种蛇蝎美人的形象，放在古典好莱坞时代算是大胆出位，放在现在来看却显得片面刻板。
Who’s the real geek now
最後只剩下空具時代感的排場，除了攝影以外，如果能摘下奧斯卡其它任何獎項，那評審的眼光就非常令人懷疑了。
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