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.
非常让人惊喜，剧情的转折脑洞很大，让人意想不到，最后与前文的互文也挺有意思，是一部被低估的影片
美国小强大战希腊Bad Cop.为什么我要浪费我宝贵的两个小时！
隐约看到不少片子的影子，希胖的节奏，全程懵逼的男主（继《信条》之后又扮演了一个no one），自然主义式的希腊风光。阵容是导演男票刷来的吗，教授的配乐打酱油的达妹，有点豪华。因为剧本的短板，总体的成片平平，但一些段落展示了导演的灵气，如在游行人群中的追逐戏，在山谷中的逃脱镜头，进入城市后在列车上的紧张感，都留下了记忆点。若找个好点的剧本，未来可期。
开头14分钟摔下山直接身亡，全剧终就完美了。结尾一跃值一星，艾丽西亚一星
说点啥好呢，现在剧本都这么随意吗？还是我要求太高了。这活脱脱就是一个全世界跟他作对，他又把全世界干翻了的Superman 的故事。
对这个题材很感兴趣 在异国这种突发遭遇应该是很恐惧紧张的 不过看完了都没有这种代入感 摄影还不错
I lost my fucking two hours
男主回车祸现场时是准备吃安眠药自杀的，之后又数次从反派手里逃出来，这么拉胯的反派美帝还要拉拢策反是不是正好映射了现实？？
我怀疑男主是fbi编外在逃人员
这电影真的太一般了，而且华盛顿一个黑人在一群希腊人里能躲到哪里去呢
男主回车祸现场时是准备吃安眠药自杀的，之后又数次从反派手里逃出来，这么拉胯的反派美帝还要拉拢策反是不是正好映射了现实？？
各种上乘的加持也难以逃脱其动作和惊悚的设计简陋 华盛顿二世果然不是很会演戏 吃惊懵逼震惊和难过的复杂情绪都没有很好的表达 砍妹的淡妆真的就是北欧人模样了好看的 啥时候能让波波演一回好人啊 转型之后就差不多一直就是演倒坏不坏的…
给四星是觉得六分有点低了，平衡一下。个人感觉电影整体还是有可看性的，开头部分有些无聊，中间部分不错，结尾有点扯，不过整体来说还是能让人看下去。个人感觉6.5分左右比较合适。（按豆瓣对一般美国大片的评分趋势还可以再高一点，七分左右）
出国度假真凶险
维持一开始的调子倒也还行 进城后差了 华盛顿儿子也越来越糙
行车不规范，亲人两行泪，大型交通安全宣传片，切勿疲劳驾驶。你停路边睡一觉，故事都可以改写成情侣希腊蜜月旅行。另外美国公民真就人均孤胆英雄呗，反派一个能打的都没有，还搞什么政变。
好莱坞想说他们是反对颜色革命吗？一颗星给你
因为五官长得很像
其实觉得拍的很真实，差点以为是真实事件改编
本以为是个惊悚片，结果是个美国故事片，还是亲爹附体的那种
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