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.
感情戏确实有点没必要，篇幅巨大，“正文”可以拉得更长更精彩
其实挺有趣的，007他爹比较抢戏，从头到尾都在想女主这么眼熟到底是谁…来豆瓣一看原来是她。
个人觉得剧情有些平淡…前面节奏比较慢，导致昏昏欲睡…西班牙那位大使（或许是？）真的牺牲好大，哈哈。老母亲倒是很喜欢这戏。
节奏古怪的平庸之作，以及给西班牙方面加钱吧。😂
非常好的科幻喜剧啊，强烈推荐。热烈地讽刺了人工智能、安保系统、无人驾驶、克隆动物、仿真性偶等等，看得开心，又有警示意义。法国式幽默，机器人自我学习能力超强，人类缺乏学习只图享受，机器智能系统掌握了法律，人类的未来岌岌可危，不是吗。
感觉纪录片可能会更有意思……
三星到四星，未来智能机器人主宰着生活，脑洞很不错。
又好笑又无聊🤦♀️求同款Tom机器人，我需要他来帮我整理房间🤪
3⃣️傻女婿的形象太深入人心，总让人感觉不太聪明的亚子
呵呵，确实还想看看豆瓣里分数高过它的电影，到底都拍了些什么。这片子打6.2分，把高于6.2的近年国产电影都拉到3分（2分也行）以下，都合适。很精致的商业片，好好地塑造人物，讲故事，有些片段非常优美，这样的电影，打6.2分？中国观众的品味还真高呢。（摊手）
一起构思这个军官故事的画面让我觉得中二又感动，男女感情线真不如老哥俩的友情动人。
庄周梦蝶就能让智能机器人变为人类，这个可以的，西方还是有进步的嘛，哈哈。
一群人被服务人类的人工智能困在家里，老头机械人出场后升华，直接1984。片尾这群人好不容易逃出屋子，以为是HE结局；没想到出来六个老头机械人，以为要团灭；然后又出来一群小飞碟，老头机械人团灭,原因却出乎意料
同样的时代背景下，同样是战争中的文戏，比<至暗时刻>差了不止一个档次。比较亮眼的是演员的表现，几个主演都出色的完成了任务。但是一部片子的优秀与否不是演员能决定的，整部片看下来平庸两个字都要浮在屏幕上了，Not Intense at All，更不要说这种有严肃主线的剧情片里非要加上一段感情纠葛，而且占用的篇幅还非常之大。不管这段感情是否真有其事，它都不应该在此片中成为重点着墨的片段，过于浪漫化隐蔽行动的后果就是让观众完全紧张不起来，导致最后看到宣读行动成功的电报时情绪根本没有堆叠，一脸问号的看着他们瞎激动。
分数：45
设定烂剧情烂演员烂，随便一部科幻短片都能吊打他，这名导水平也太水了
男女主的感情线太无聊了！其他部分相对有戏且有趣。
4⃣️Pam的信太感人，让人落泪
【7】最开始草率地看一眼各路评价，以为是常见的网飞高概念烂片，一看导演人傻了。实在是非常享受热内绚丽夺目的色彩以及包了层糖纸的怪味浪漫，融合到我喜欢的科幻题材也是让我眼前一亮，但本片的空洞是无法掩盖的。人控制科技，还是科技控制人？老话题了，主旨上毫无创新，剧情倒还有点暴风雪山庄，本片是把徒有其表发挥到某种极致，就算喜欢也忍不了太久。
“无法为计谋成功而喝彩” Tote agree…
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