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.
典型的套路片，开头就能知道结尾和要讲的道理，不过开心就好嘛！打打闹闹美好结局，比生活强
剧本很老套，但是还是很好看的，每个人的成功都是不可复制的，坚持本我，完善本我，每个人都可以获得自己的成功！
这片不摔角粉丝向根本不能看。
Terry Terry Terry。期待了半天，结果Terry演了个白眼狼，不，是白眼章鱼鲨。片子中规中矩，CG水平高于编剧，很欢乐得看完就完了，也不要太在意什么，反正连导演都懒得升华，咱们这些看热闹的还操个什么闲心。
剧情老套，这个女孩的性格我很讨厌~( ´•︵•` )~！！！
还蛮好看哒 励志片 体育竞技擂台赛还蛮有感染力的 爱跳舞的墨西哥怪兽星二代 教练们的小飞车感觉很棒 希望不久的将来也能发明出来
剧情过于俗套，剧情推动生硬，人物塑造纸片化，故事内容缺乏深度，大众情感不符合常理。
体育竞赛现场直播感很强，不管是摔跤还是跳舞，气氛挺嗨，怪兽也蛮可爱的。要快乐，要赢，记住，做自己就好了。
7.3分。二战反思的又一部佳片。编剧和演员满分，但导演讲故事的能力和剪辑略微逊色。但化妆绝对是顶级的存在啊！整体来看还是一部优秀的二战电影。本福斯特绝对值得拿个小金人，而且奥斯卡影帝迟早是他的，我预言了！女主也绝对是个不可多得的好演员。
You must either conquer and rule or serve and lose.
2022年看的第一部电影。作为一个摔迷，我的感受其实和主持人一样的，我心目中的摔角并不是在擂台上跳舞，用舞步来摔角？我也不明白编剧为什么要给个这么奇怪的设定，很迷惑
扣一分来自于大量英语的对话…在德国人和poland犹太人之间
黑妹没事就找个学上吧，口口声声要做自己，结果只是想复刻父辈？
在绝境中，对爱的信念，给了人求生的渴望。二战中幸存犹太人的悲惨与无奈，很真实的一部影片。
这剧情没十年脑血栓都想不出来 啥玩意啊 这温妮的性格转变奇怪的不行 一会振奋 一会颓废还来来回回 这主角是黑人女孩 这也是陷入瓶颈的一方面吧 属实拉跨
挺好 虽然中心思想依然俗套依然类型片 但是角色设计不错 有点意思
画面还行，但是剧情走向很容易猜到，你能很容易想到他们后面会做出什么事，比较没有惊喜，然后就没啥可以说的了，平平无奇的一部动画吧
故事真的是俗套的不能再俗套了，动画也怪怪的，我甚至有种女主角这个动画形态的演技特别不行的感觉。。。。
实在是过于无聊，没有任何亮点的一部动画电影。
最后老爸没出现是唯一没猜到的点了
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