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.
あまりひかりがなくて、普通で、TVよりそんなによくて、劇の筋はやはり硬傷です
原来现在人类的基地都跟变形金刚似的，奥特曼都像弗利萨，多重变身
可惜的是BOOS看起来没有啥压迫感，特利伽没有新形态。
武居果然没有让我们失望，引入新人物创造性地填补了TV的两个坑——剑悟（即特利迦本体）为何会化身为人和历经三千万年的变身器的由来。这部剧场版的回答比起主题混乱二十五集的TV我已经不能再满意了。虽然比起靠财大气粗和人物ooc硬扳回来的零一剧场版力道还差些，《特利迦》能够凭借原来一塌糊涂的人设和剧情反而讲出了一个质感厚实的故事，这点已实属不易。
陪侄子看的，还得靠他讲解，一个奥特曼，居然还有这么多形态
虽然不是个好故事，但是跟TV比已经是矮子里挑高个了
我感觉比TV好了那么一点，至少反派的理由在我看来是说的过去的。
好看！赛雷布洛这个角色创作得真好，以后搞事情都可以找它。结尾戴卡这个造型是胸怀宇宙啊。
TV是拉垮的，评分最Low
”如果不是人类来变成光的话，是没有意义的。“总算是和迪迦中“大古即是光也是人类”的命题的回应，因为特利迦是纯粹的光，而这点在结尾也有所回答，队友们强调了剑悟更是一个人类。
特利迦奥特曼剧场版真的好看，剧本用心写了，虽然不能说内容深度有多高，但确实是一个悬疑的好故事，以婴儿的形式诞生，最后得出的结论是“每个人都可以变成光，但仅凭一个人是无法闪烁出耀眼的光芒的”，这就是光芒选择以人类形态诞生的原因。
最后打戏真的很燃啊！虽然我还是不太喜欢剑悟动不动就思麦鲁思麦鲁…但人设如此就没办法😑彰人好可爱乌乌我好喜欢。还有伊格尼斯，从tv就对他印象深刻，作为被毁灭星球的幸存者和复仇者，能在另一个星球碰到一群这么棒的小伙伴们，也是很幸运的事吧。
一如既往的老配方邪恶奥 连招式都没改就是不舍得放波 剧情一如既往的垃圾 不错不错 还是一如既往的垃圾致敬
行吧，再怎么搞也比TV好。。。
十分尊重巴尔扎克的原著，以至于看起来更像是听小说。法国处理古典主义的视听也很棒，旁白最大限度的保留原著的精神态度，或者编剧根本就不想触碰这些。因为，法国人有解读心境的传统。
UGC发邮件邀请的神秘首映，去看之前连是哪部片都不晓得。印象中很少看这种法国古装电影。一边看一边进入电影节奏和故事。有时巴尔扎克式的讽刺性旁白算是增添了几分趣味，但有的时候会让人觉得有点让人昏昏欲睡和冗长。不大喜欢男主的长相，不过演这种虚荣一心向上爬结果一无所有的不讨好角色倒也正好。多兰上镜竟然演的很不错。说到媒体的骚操作，看来是自古以来都有的啊。喜欢描述巴黎19世纪的街头场景和布景。
武居，根元😭😭😭你是我的神😭😭😭扳机仔啊终于好起来了呜呜呜呜呜😭😭😭
时间来到最终决战的两年后，在本应已迎来和平的地球上，怪兽们再度倾巢而出。
比TV感觉好很多，还好不是TV和剧场版一起烂。
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