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.
很多不明真相的观众在某些Up主的流量下都爱嘲笑印度电影中的歌舞，之前对印度电影的评价就是印度电影去掉歌舞可以放到国外赚外汇，国内的电影呢？几十分钟的剧情非得注水到一部电影的长度。但是这部电影不一样，剧情虽是典型的爽剧，但是舞蹈是顶尖的，从此之后对印度的歌舞大为改观。
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白富美做英奸把全家全营杀了跟野男人走了，这就是被殖民的终极幻想，完美情人。 特效还是不错的，这值得肯定。
印度的史诗英雄片视觉真是独一档，英殖印时期都能玩出史诗级的感觉
浮夸，国际上很多个人英雄主义动作片至少还能贴地，该片的主角更像是天神下凡，脱离了人的范围。宝莱坞现在的一线资源全都在胡子男手中，阳刚得就差直接让张飞李逵程咬金拉来片场了。动作设计太过浮夸，让人放佛置身印度阅兵摩托车环节，“速度与激情”剧组看完都直拍大腿直呼没想到。有些印度动作片的夸张超现实我能接受，因为那些设定本就架空，这样把活人写成神实在没啥意思。
RRR是《水与火的故事吗》翻译过来，水火不相容，反抗与压迫；印度电影无歌不嗨，唱着歌、吹着风，自成套路；狱中“人都有资格努力，但不应该期待结果”；瞎几把拍着嗨，和中国版的战狼比更扯
阿三英雄+背背山！哈哈哈哈😂 俩肌开挂肉男抗英惺惺相惜的故事！印度版手撕鬼子 无限外挂 出场一定要拉风 人生终极目标就是狂拽炫酷吊炸天
我嘞个乖乖，老牛逼了，斗舞和夸张的动作场面齐飞，印度各种反人类反物理操作太6了
居然没有让我有厌烦的感觉
印度人在拍这个东西的时候，知道全世界的人都能看得到吗哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈。太好笑了，每个点都出乎意料，印度版战狼➕追夫（妻？）火葬场。两个男主真的好gay
我一直在思考 要是国产神剧 手撕鬼子
无比诡异 有趣 可笑 壮观 五彩的印度主旋律电影
真的还不错，对向来不喜欢如今印度电影（有些老的还可以）抱着找茬儿的心态去看的我来说，竟然觉得十分好看，动作设计的亮点太多了，我们的功夫武侠片和漫威电影都能从这抄作业，BGM的气氛烘托也极好，当之无愧的娱乐大片。至于情节和合理性……what⁉️？需要情节吗？需要合理吗？？？对南印度电影不熟悉，觉得这位导演将来有可能有更大的发展空间，如果像迪士尼这样的大老板注意到他并给他机会的话。3个小时的片长，不太适合一个人看，正确的方式是三五好友小酌消暑的时候观赏，边看边评，线下面对面发送语音弹幕。
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印度式爽片，不过我更觉得印度人很可能找到了自己的漫威宇宙，甚至还能输出到海外
体验到了仿佛看抗日神剧的快乐，元素过多总有一个爽点能打中你，有尬又好笑
这……是一部喜剧片……看印度人自嗨真的很想笑
一如既往的夸张风
印度基本所有片子都会有歌舞元素
这不是印度版的抗日神片吗？不过特效也太好了，两主角也实打实的身手敏捷，剧情没那么雷人的话我就给5星了
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