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.
即便它是一部爆米花电影
2022年正月十五凌晨1:27。
近年来网飞对于爱情片的拿捏愈发精准而到位了。选材更多元化、多语种化、多差异化。对于女性主义的讨论相较以往也明显增多。此番又将话题对准灵魂伴侣与快餐爱情的可持续发展性研究（这种电影很保险，不会大火，也不会扑街），新意算是有了，几位主演的表现也算出彩。看得出导演的剪辑、调度很纯熟，对于群戏的把控也很出色。但量产就是量产，做开年小菜可，做大餐食用不免味道又有些过于寡淡，没有记忆点。
我觉得挺好的，一众卡司演个大团圆，皆大欢喜
比想像中好看～最喜歡姜河那和Yoona的故事線；李光洙和徐康俊的Bromance很好笑；老年CP很感動；韓志旼和李陣郁的Love line戲份不多有點可惜；李棟旭和元真兒的Love line很奇怪...
作为棒子的贺岁片来说，韩星荟萃+《野蛮女友》的导演操刀，虽然俗套临摹，但质感还行；婚礼的“卡农”闪耀，把新年的情绪直接拉满，挺适合跨年看的。
虽然是老套的剧情，但节日影片来说画面真的好浪漫啊！郭在熔这个老头的浪漫总是很戳我的点。最喜欢老年组，如果下雪就是同意了，我们就在一起吧。
新年将至，有人胸怀梦想却困于现实；有人错失所爱并成全他人；也有人自我否定与叫醒服务邂逅。无论此时你在哪里，心情境遇如何，都记得对自己和身边的人说一声“新年快乐”！
这群演员竟然会演这种电影…和真爱至上相似度过高了吧…
这么温情看完又开心的电影分数怎么这么低？就凭着心情好也得多给一星吧😁
设定很有趣，讨论的议题也比较有现实意义，然鹅剪辑太乱了，前半段看得累得一批。
这几对人物塑造没到位，情节也是草草结束，太乱太浅。
浓浓的韩剧感 不想标记的程度 李栋旭那条线有任何可信性吗
但是能在岁末的冬夜里让我看到所有故事的美好
真的好土啊救命，好久没看过这么老套的合家欢了，尤其是李栋旭那个part，尬出一个兵马俑……比love actually离谱多了……我愿意直接看帅哥美女的海报
“你该不会想说声音好听的主人长得应该不好看吧，不好意思，我长得很好看”。也只有允儿可以这么理直气壮的说了😂
虽然老套，但还是让我在新年里觉得温暖到落泪。
全都是叫的上来的名演员，故事很散，就贺岁吧。
确实太假了，还很套路，但谁不喜欢暖暖的电影呢
就是很寻常的贺岁片可是很注重细节，温情是主题，平凡却仍让人触动的故事
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