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.
动作设计一级棒，四星抬到五星，遗憾是剧情短板了。
有武林江湖的悲壮感，每个人都有自己的悲剧过往，急速变化的打斗看着充满全屏，各种武器切换自如，真的过瘾
文戏平庸，雷点不少，毛病更多，唯一的亮点是武戏，但也只能说武打设计和流畅度不错，打击感还可以，但是感觉动作很飘没有发力的感觉。
武打动作依然是那么行云流水，写实又重意，剧情弱一些，还是正邪难分、立场对错那一套。实话实说，西门仁那套侠以武犯禁，铲除帮派还临清一个太平的理论太粗暴、太简单了，还是编剧的功底不够。但最后的结尾处理的很好，时无英雄，使竖子成名。江湖本就没那么光鲜，恩怨情仇，名利纠葛，都是糊涂账。
少了之前看到时候的经验
真人武侠电影止步了，对之探索是打算彻底交给动漫了吗？
对比正传剧集稍弱，主要是主角相比正传无趣的多，倒是反派西门仁不论是话痨还是武器、打斗都是全片最亮点，好消息是画面比正传要好了，估计剧组终于有点钱了？还是继续期待一下正传第二季吧
6.2/10 作为一个将重点置于情感的故事, 过于复杂的情节不可谓不是败笔。 极长的时间线, 极多的推进与转折, 不断的压缩着塑造人物的时间。 最终一切情感的倾泻只能依靠演员的演技, 外加过往回忆的交叉剪辑, 才终有一丝奏效。 细节上的心血, 以及搞笑情节的趣味, 让这部影片不过于糟糕。 故事所携带的价值, 也值得肯定。 然而作为时长相对而言更加有限的影片, 不加取舍的塞进过多情节, 最终只会令成片平淡无奇, 观众也难以共鸣。
4.西门仁是一个耐人寻味的反派角色
你才是春节档第一呀。打斗一绝，故事人设以及配音都一股地道的港片老武林的味道。制作也足够精美，人物不知道是风格还是怎么，倒也比千遍一律的3d锥子脸看着舒服多了。甚至里面对错正义都有点哲学味道，有些子深度。
画风第一眼看不惯，看进去整个故事之后就觉得超级不错，最赞的还得是打戏，说一句无敌没毛病！
少了之前看到时候的经验
然后他爹被杀了，难道就没有心腹没有忠于他的人。
本以为是个公益亲情题材看看林允儿就算了，想不到中段嫁接到了鬼片，意境翻新，颇有奇趣。后半段演技过硬的老爸接棒煽情，解开心魔，不错。
韓影就是有本事將一個看似平實的勵志故事說得時而輕盈詼諧，時而跌宕起伏。尤是姊姊那拍反轉，不是太罕見的幻想人物設定，卻還是讓人分外驚奇，並直接為男主的不願離開，以及父子之間的疏離狀態建立充分說服力。「火車在兩元站等你！」父子的雙向罪咎和自厭在星空下實現內斂而深沉的和解。電影最後一拍搭襯悠然響起的《Reality》，恰到好處，竟還取了一絲經典愛情片的神韻。片中有不少明顯經過細緻設計的動作與鏡位，是個值得持續關注的創作者。雖取材真實故事，但相當克制地不過度渲染煽情，而是在消化後以敘事重新編排。機靈、慧詰、主動，越來越是允兒在演員路上鍾愛的、並也格外適合她的角色特質。
打斗很酷，剧情其实也还勉强，喜欢江渊这个人物
本来是冲着林允儿去的，结果是个父子和解的故事，有些刻意煽情。但还是蛮感人的。
这部动画能够看得出创作者對功夫和動作的尊重，而且功夫和人物表演簡直就是在告訴觀眾他們想留住什麼捨棄什麼。整體故事雖算不上是上乘之作，故事和人物都有瑕疵，但是能夠感受到創作者對於武俠的熱忱，這種事情如果持之以恆的去做，總有一天能夠得兼的。
卧槽，中国动画支楞起来了，致敬金庸、古龙老师，虽然说画风和效果一般但动作嗷嗷用心，大制作！！
好久没看过如此简单，如此扎实，又如此无趣的武侠片了！
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