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.
轻松有趣的片，提起（缅怀？）很多凯奇哥的经典作品，例如空中监狱、勇闯夺命岛、国家宝藏、变脸，甚至提起近期的曼蒂。更重现了《离开拉斯维加斯》的经典一幕。本片故事结构则是参照凯奇主演的《改编剧本》，凯奇受邀参加一个大亨的派对，两人发展出友谊，并一起讨论新片的大纲，这部新片主要描写两个男人间的友谊，而我们在看的就是这部新片。虽无《改编剧本》那么机智深刻，但本片更平易近人，感觉挺真诚的。最后说说缺点吧，本片的故事发展和情感描写都很B级，困境描写得不错，但解决方式都太理想、无说服力，像是本人yy出的情节。如果主角不是真实人物，顶多给三星。但凯奇哥可太真实了啊，还是很推荐熟识他的观众看看这部，乐子还是有的。
中间渐入佳境，假戏真做挺有趣，拍到后面是不是经费不够了。。。
低于预期
对不起才发现凯奇的嘴巴张不开然后从注意到的那一刻开始就困扰着我 说实话他演技实属没问题但是这个剧本定位太浪费了 重申一遍brotherhood要不得 妹子们都挺漂亮 勉强能当度假片看（？
本质上主线故事很俗套，但因为有“尼古拉斯凯奇饰演尼古拉斯凯奇”这个让现实与戏剧形成互文又重新投射进现实（电影中最后的影片上映&本片在现实中上映）的设定，整部片子的调性就有趣起来。尤其对于我这个凯奇粉来说，片中提及到的过往作品以及他的自黑自嘲都非常打动内心，酒店落寞那场戏我真的掉了眼泪，虽说大凯奇强调了这只是个虚构角色罢了，但我相信这些年高低沉浮他心底总是会有这样的瞬间吧。选皮皮出演是妙笔，融合了粉丝的纯真狂热和“反派”的阴晴不定，很多时候是皮皮来驱动剧情发展。总之无所谓大众眼中的是否翻身，我都会永远爱大凯奇。
《卡里加里博士的小屋》《帕丁顿熊2》《卡萨布兰卡》
疯狂cue他自己的电影很有趣，但我觉得最有意思的是它毫无保留地嘲讽了凯奇咋咋呼呼的表演风格。笑点不错，能让凯奇的粉丝们在银幕前笑得像个憨批。然而频繁的戏剧化、反高潮的场景让整部电影节奏松散，完全用人物推动剧情，则显得没太多实质性的内容。
看了这么多年MR.CAGE的好片和烂片之后，对其中的很多元素还真挺有共鸣的。
已经无下限自黑到这个程度，片子依然不卖座。真是凯奇本人之外另一个维度的悲哀。
真的很不错，有几个笑点确实非常好笑，一点也不尴尬，讽刺很幽默。配乐也很好，值得进影院。SXSW2022
情怀感满分，谁不爱凯奇叔，而且一上来就是两个？！
拍烂片不可怕，再拍一部拍烂片的片就行了。这明显是凯奇在自嗨，谍战剧情可谓是烂到家。倒是粉丝可以跟着嗨，通篇致敬凯奇经典电影，没想到后面还有电影道具周边收藏室。action！哈哈哈哈哈哈。
一个非常普通的犯罪/亲情剧本，但因为有了尼古拉斯凯奇玩命的自黑，也有了而化腐朽为神奇般的力量，他那份在沉浸多少烂片里都不会洗去的天才之重，落魄影帝的失败人生也摇身一变成了唐吉诃德式的英雄主义，那还是粉丝们翘首以盼的凯奇，我们等你回来真的等太久了。
开头很棒，后半部分烂，三星，结尾有突然又很棒了，加一星
当那些熟识的桥段与名字映入眼睑，他与我们都知道，既然曾经拥有，便是天长地久。
尼古拉斯凯奇和他的狂热粉丝！凯奇看来是债还完了，可以为了电影而拍电影了，完全是自嘲式自传电影。但浓缩的2小时已经让凯奇演技秀过瘾
PP和凯奇搞什么傻白甜bromance笑死我了
用凯奇片里自己的话讲，他已经退休了。。。这些都是休闲性质表演。
一个奇妙的，给尼古拉斯凯奇人生定制的剧本。打破第四面墙的喜剧，介于现实跟马上醒悟这是在整蛊的体验，古怪且笑得不行。为了那些入坑名作的回忆，任然喜爱你。为你晚节不保的那些渣片埋汰，是因为对你曾经赋予我的观影快乐太过期待了。没有永远的巨星，可能有永远的凯奇。
太有意思了！放飞自我的凯奇太适合这种故事了，跟Mando，哦不，Pedro的化学反应也很好，希望两人以后多多合作！扣了一星是因为感觉结局差了一小口气，只看前90分钟绝对的5星
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