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.
没有多少可圈可点之处，纯粹是为了看Magie Q，有意思的是如此俗套的戏路，竟然还能吸引“鸟人”来参演，难道也是为了美人而来？
只有动作戏和塞缪尔杰克逊能看，其他约等于白送
李美琪好漂亮，故事血腥、暴力、粗俗，但是人物太多复杂，削弱了原本的故事性，没看太懂。
[视]R血，微露。大女主杀手，旧蝙秃鹫和弗瑞，子弹作用力、溅血效果还行，动作戏硬汉风，东南亚中华元素，小女主像春夏。鹦鹉螺提醒，迈克尔·基顿今天生快
有点早期香港枪战电影的影子，对比最近john wick团队打造的一些列电影，感觉就这部层次感强一点，并非为了爽而爽，虽然一些毛病还是显而易见，但一些亮点还是不错的。
好莱坞出品，却有港片的味道，情节混乱，人物动机不明，动作设计没啥创新，女主角瘦弱的身躯很难让人信服表现出来的力量。最感慨还是，Maggi Q还是很美，但是Maggi Q老了。
烂片完全没有逻辑。Maggie Q中枪3次还能移动自如。最后和Micheal Keston对枪也毫无道理。床戏是为了床而床，还盖个手掌。
冲着MaggieQ打三星 打戏还是挺好看的 但越到后面越莫名其妙 太扯了 感觉可以拍的更好
二星：没搞清楚又打又啪这是图什么吖，但李美琪依旧狠硬
还敢更烂些吗？一部好动作片无论演员动作，好的剧情才是前提，赶紧看看安娜压压惊！！！！
被卡司騙進來了，尾段直接看睡過去了，主角同樣是安娜，但絕沒有《安娜》好看！
Maggie Q 还是美的，打斗戏也有当年《尼基塔》中的风采。但是模仿《史密斯夫妇》的那场从打斗演化出来的性爱，真的是大跌眼镜，违和感十足。反派好猜，人物设置也僵硬，最后还是玩假死的老套戏码。集齐了 Maggie Q、基顿和塞缪尔，剧情却还是如此乏味，Maggie Q算是唯一看点了
熬再多的骨头汤，也无法给马丁坎贝尔补钙了。
如果你用两倍速度看他的打戏会是一部非常优秀的爽片
挺合格的爆米花，古往今来对女杀手的刻画无非是那一套，家破人亡，被人收留，复仇成长。越南的景色很美，反派甚至死得不明不白，如果车上代替他被炸飞的是他儿子还能勉强有点看头。但是姐姐真的好美，long live Nikita！
总体上中规中矩的动作片，不难看，但有关Maggie Q身份的展现还是有些过于直给了，多些骨汤秘方这样的细节人物还会生动很多
好尼玛无聊啊，打戏也勾不住我。每当这种时候我就觉得这种片子也有人投资，真的能赚钱吗？？
叠加了主角光环的大女主爽片，看得还蛮过瘾的～
莫名其妙的打一炮，李美琪和迈克尔基顿一点火花都没擦出来啊。。
被dy的两位餐厅桌子底下，互相拿枪指着对方调情吸引进来，边看边骂，差点睡着了，果然不能信dy。
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