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.
既然是一个劫持为主架构的故事，要么就故事张弛有度，要么就节奏扣人心弦，结果二者独不占，故事乏善可陈，节奏拖沓涣散，角色动机和行动线莫名其妙，强行以小人物为立场站在“市中心”呼唤爱，真是毁了这个IP该有的作为。
我一直以为误杀2是延续1讲越狱啥的
因加湿器消毒剂中毒造成肺纤维化而失去妻子，儿子病重住院的医生，和小姨子（检察官）力斗丧心病狂大公司…最后还是靠的内鬼才惨胜。（内鬼的妻女也死于这个疾病）
这次的剧本不以推理为主，而是主打梳理与揭露，但做得生硬，且有许多不合常理处，比如影片里说，孩子病因是心脏相当于成年人尺寸导致收缩困难，但最后成年人的心脏却移植给了孩子；绕了一圈市长就在被劫持的医院二楼，所有人却完全不知道这个情报；劫持者抢了一楼人的手机，其他楼层完全不搜，医生还能正常手术怎么想都有点怪；真正推进情节、调查清楚事件的却是记者，任达华警官负责谈心……太多细节的不合理导致打动人的目的打折了。当然萤火虫在黑暗中发光云云，还是感动的。
完全无感，阶级叙事不接地气，不谈悬疑大搞煽情，非常失败的续集电影。
怎么的？是唐探宇宙烂的搞不起来了
作为电影完全不合格，平铺直叙宛如流水账，浪费了这么好的题材。
-女主显的有点蠢，一点都不像很厉害的律师的感觉，上庭了全是意想不到的状况
肯定是不如《误杀》的，沿用监制+男主+男配+泰国就敢叫《误杀2》了，人家《窃听风云2、3》好歹沿用了铁三角和“窃听”才敢勉强蹭一下。你这跟《误杀》和“误杀”都没啥关系，也敢叫《误杀2》？再者，《误杀》是全程悬着紧张，张力极强，这部的后半段看似紧张实则一盘散沙。不过演员阵容和水平倒真的不差，除了那个记者有待提高…文咏珊都快成悲惨妻子/母亲专业户了。
假装在泰国系列，如果继续是翻拍的话其实翻得还算合格过瘾，改天有空补起原版，想想咱们强国就无法大大方方地多产产这类商业片，而要一再拿来，都对周边小国类型片审美疲劳了要，配乐音效算优秀加一星，文咏珊演技太烂了又减一星，彩蛋可还行，假设彩蛋为真，那这位父亲确实应该转行别再当编剧了。真正的黑暗根本让人看不见，还是泰naive.
成年人的心脏不能移植给小孩！不适配！不适配！不适配！
一个普通人的能力有限，但是为了孩子，他可以付出能付出的一切，哪怕是生命。
改编了一个挺伤心的故事，但是剧本设计挺一般的
都说吃饭时最后一口味道，决定了这顿饭给人的最终印象。这部《误杀2》里肖央最后的那段让我彻底破防了。我觉得一段时间内，这部电影都会一直在我脑袋里回放。肖央演得非常好，从头到尾的情绪都控制得非常细腻，他不甘的眼神和抽搐的面颊，估计会集中很多观众的心。当然任达华演得也很好，没有丢掉老牌影星的范儿。总之贺岁档强推这部片。
為啥故事背景是泰國🇹🇭？因為這事當然不可能發生在咱民主法制的中國🇨🇳
PS：我要去给原版减星了。。。╮(╯▽╰)╭
主题出色，表现形式差劲。起码在韩国同类型中，不算出色。像电视
感人…… 为什么被刷得这么低分？
最后***导演作品……好奇的问一句，翻盘的电影，导演到底算谁？PS：请问谁注意到面包新语了？
因加湿器消毒剂中毒造成肺纤维化而失去妻子，儿子病重住院的医生，和小姨子（检察官）力斗丧心病狂大公司…最后还是靠的内鬼才惨胜。（内鬼的妻女也死于这个疾病）
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