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.
3-…俗套但有效，类诺丁山的故事，不过没那么优雅，更美式一些，新时代元素表达很弱，除了社交媒体刷直播之类的好像没什么可说的样子
jlo最近宣传这电影真是拼了，铺天盖地的。这电影也真是不能再量身打造了，再加上bennifer的八卦真是太热闹了。这年头能看个新romcom真太不容易了，我稍稍吐槽一下好了。jlo和Owen wilson的化学反应其实还可以，但是太着重描述男主的普通和土了，搞得跟个老头似的。然后电影里面的social media元素太多了，真的，别在屏幕上放Instagram了求你了。
好久没看到这么套路的chick flick romcom了，剧情非常之far fectched和cliche，让人忍不住直摇头和翻白眼…但是另一方面，JLo实在是美得不像话，歌舞都超棒（on my way好好听），有很多片段还是很甜的，就确实适合情人节这个档口吧。虽然感觉整部电影没有一个人设是合理的，但是这帮演员都选的很妙啊（特别是配角们），而且虚虚实实做的也有点意思。总之还是可以不带脑子的磕糖的，就不要有更高的期待了吧。最后补一句：预告片剪的真不错，比正片好看咳咳咳…
好莱坞请多拍这种romcom好吗…不带脑子看小甜剧真得很开心，JLo也太美了我疯狂淌口水
都2022了还拍诺丁山这样的老段子就不吐槽了，而且两位主角的年龄也都太大了，威尔逊的表演尤其垮的厉害，歌曲也都算不上多好听，所以引进真就是为了凑数的吧
很老旧但还是喜欢的题材～洛佩慈状态很不错，很有巨星风采～整体完成度比迷失高一些，也很结合现实了～
有很多创新
就，隔段时间，总要出来几部“这明星为啥要接这电影”的片子，这句对Jlo和Owen均适用
比想象中好看一些，但后半截实在太没劲了，以后这种剧，要是狗血就狗血的极致一点好吗，这种一瓶子不满半瓶子瞎晃荡的，真的没啥意思
叙事逻辑低幼而廉价，“大明星爱上我”同类题材中的鸡肋，《诺丁山》的低劣模仿者。从剧作到演绎统一呈现出敷衍了事的粗糙与虚伪，相比于投入真情实感地打磨剧情，主创选择依靠生硬的工业糖精、无处不在的音乐与不切实际的前任与娱乐生态来强行贩卖所谓“浪漫”与“爱情”，而女明星逛校园、参加舞会这类上世纪腐朽的狗血桥段更加暴露工业流水线编剧的懒惰，人物交集与情感酝酿缺乏说服力，演员状态完全抽离在角色之外，看着2022年还有人做着如此古早的梦，让人很难不尴尬癌发作抠出个三室一厅。
两颗星给JLo和片子里的歌，确实很美&蛮好听。
生活是一道难解的数学题，你我的相遇是一个个概率，而答案需要不断地找寻。
我以为是恐怖片而已，可惜它还想讲讲种族歧视
半百老人焕发第二春。J Lo真美啊，身材皮肤都紧致年轻，歌也超级好听。
遵Stuckmann旨意去电影院看的，还花的全票价，觉得挺开心的，并从此以后开始祛除此类影片的Chickflick标签（Stuckmann男士说他也喜欢看RomCom）。
男主欧文是不是打过针了……脸都肿成猪头了……
超长版MV，广告片大拼盘，欢乐版《诺丁山》。虽然很扯，却很欢乐。没什么新创意的轻喜剧商业片，茶余饭后消遣都显得有那么些空乏无趣，但洛霸气场全开，几段歌舞热辣十足，氛围感浓烈。所以在这样的强气压之下，剧情什么的，还重要么？
太久太久没有看到制作精美内核实在的romcom了赶紧打个友情分 制作真的很不错 节奏拿捏很准确 如果用心看 嘴角很难不一直上扬 歌也很好听 虽然故事比较老套但是包装上了一些新潮的元素比如Live、男主身边的女人是LGBT Group之类的 JLO状态还不错 很庆幸电影里基本所有人都在做自己没有硬凹一个反派出来 总之这种电影看着开心就很好了
导演基于zzzq，应该是在表达种族问题，然而，影片越到后面越失控，整个变成了四不像…平庸无趣，乏善可陈！
主要靠惡心觀眾取勝，電影本身留白太多了，顯得深意不夠。
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