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.
二十年后找艾米汉莫出演哈尔乔丹拍摄中年危机绿灯大电影的我：He’s just right! 🫵
尼克·他妈的·凯奇，是翻身作么？不是。我演我自己只是个噱头罢了，注定不会大火也不会获奖。他开心就好，我们看着也挺开心的。就行了，红毒蛇真他妈憨批。。。。
尼古拉斯·凯奇的自我致敬，各种梗也有点自我解构的意味，前面两人一起讨论剧本还挺有意思，爬墙那段虽然梗比较老旧，但仍然让我笑喷，后半段强行救女儿就有点无趣了，剧作确实是有点随便，但看着挺欢乐，另外《帕丁顿熊2》真有那么好吗，记得当时看完没啥感觉。7.5
挺好的，希望能打响Nick Cage翻身第一枪。Pedro Pascal演的这个迷弟大佬角色太可爱了，贡献了大半笑点。//看完之后果断把帕丁顿熊2和卡里加里博士的小屋加入想看列表。
这片子太神奇了～ 打趣儿的说 是Paddington 2的推广片 哈哈哈哈
非常平庸的剧本和拍摄，但是谁又能拒绝戏中戏的尼古拉斯凯奇呢？作为拿过奥斯卡又火遍全球同时又烂片缠身，这样大起大落的经历真的太适合这样的题材了。可惜了这次的契机。希望凯奇大叔还债结束还能重回巅峰！
如果特别特别崇拜喜欢尼古拉斯凯奇，那你一定会像磕嗨了
老子是个演员
U R Nic fu*kkkkkkkkin CAGE!
如果非要选几个对我个人而言影响较大的国外男演员，凯奇叔一定稳坐前三、甚至前二的位置；某些场面仿佛让我感觉回到了将近20年前老爸带着对电影一窍不通的我一块看《变脸》的时候。某种程度上是一部对凯奇本人和其过往经典作品致敬的“元电影”，说实话两年多前听闻本片刚立项的时候可没想到会选取这种角度拍，而以为会是很无趣的普通传记片(可能还是被这些年凯奇叔各种“王姐归来”的噱头给吓怕了吧233)。其实犯罪和动作戏部分还是略显老套的，也许是成本限制吧。总体来说，本片完成度在我个人心目中的确算是凯奇叔近年较高的作品了，跟另一部我比较喜欢的他近年难得的口碑还OK的作品《星之彩》有的一拼。四星整。
Nicolas Cage 无疑是个伟大的演员！
对不起才发现凯奇的嘴巴张不开然后从注意到的那一刻开始就困扰着我 说实话他演技实属没问题但是这个剧本定位太浪费了 重申一遍brotherhood要不得 妹子们都挺漂亮 勉强能当度假片看（？
明明可以做个特别疯逼且可爱的片子，结果真是哪儿哪儿都差点意思。不过看完还是发自内心感叹，一个中国影迷对凯奇的爱是无法撼动的。
@ 山田孝之，这就是你的戛纳电影节！！！最好笑的还是影迷尬聊，梦回无数个北影节散场、努力在对象面前装逼的男人
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情节好好笑，编排也蛮妙的。最终我们都要学会怎么和自己和解。
剧情很花哨。要是认认真真拍一部凯奇的纪录片可能更好看
来，为情怀，为那些年的岁月，干了！
不愧是你，烂片王！看了一半后实在看不下去了，双男主就像两个小女生一样幼稚爱斗嘴，笑点很尬，主线剧情很傻，骗情怀的烂片
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