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.
7/10 印度主旋律“抗英神片”，制作看得出来很下成本，完成度也不错。
上半场埋好的线下半场全靠开挂填这我是没想到的 大概是被杰伊比姆带得有些恍惚忘了南印的一贯套路 而这双男主 说是爱情也有人信吧 谁成想阿丽娅纯纯跑了次龙套呢 全片戏份加起来估计都没有结尾歌舞长 越往后槽点越多 总督夫人是不是恶毒继母附体 tnt存在自家楼顶 结尾得嘞直接变身阿周那 我想有这武术指导和特效团队好好拍一部摩诃婆罗多不香嘛… 当然以上主要是吐槽 全片尤其是前一小时的视听效果真的吊打近几年印度片 摄影直呼good god 而且每首歌都好听！刑场歌实在太好听了以至于都忍住了让主角住口留口气的想法…
印度手撕鬼子一般的神剧，也太神了，好好的剧情拍成这样
印度在塑造英雄这方面，实在是炉火纯青，信手拈来
印度宝莱坞动作神片 这比中国抗日手撕鬼子燃多了 顶级视觉盛宴爽就完了
端午期间看的最佳，也可以说是今年看过的最佳之一。景色美，女主美，画面大气磅礴，人海战术很奏效。最主要是故事好，想象力丰富，家国情仇、朋友义气、男女主感情委婉。动作设计有新意。上等之作
印度电影受英雄史观影响太大了，两个主角靠冷兵器歼灭了一支装备精良的英军。两个人叠罗汉从数十米高的塔楼一跃而下平稳落地，主角徒手截停高速驰行的摩托车，还单手举起来了摩托，个人英雄主义色彩浓厚，三小时时长配有印度电影独有的尬舞
7.5分。
这不就是抗英神剧嘛，心疼英国人在印度被打了那么多年
这个片绝了，确实是很有效的方式回顾凯奇的演艺生涯，虽然不乏对自己的调侃，但让人们想起来他也曾经是一位好莱坞大明星，有着很多忠实的影迷。随着影片开头电视里传来那首《空中监狱》的片尾曲、LeAnn Rimes的< How Do I Live> ，一下就回到了1997年，留下了时代的眼泪。之后的故事中不断提起他出演过的电影，甚至片中佩德罗·帕斯卡 （Pedro Pascal）出演尼古拉斯·凯奇的忠实影迷，收藏了他诸多电影中的手办、道具、海报。当奥斯卡不会给你做一个生平回顾，当别人快忘记你的存在时，再没有在电影里给自己办一个电影生涯回顾更有效提醒人们你是谁了。虽然故事是杜撰的，但真正的目的是回顾他的职业生涯。等到一切风平浪静之后，如果德普无法再找到好的角色，强烈建议他也拍这么一部
想看帕丁顿熊2了
非常适合茶余饭后看的“故事片”，上下段分两次看，体验非常好
印度电影RRR，片长3小时零7分钟，花两天分4次才看完。剧情燃得不要不要的，把人的能动性发挥得像神一样勇猛，跟这个相比战狼简直是纪实电影。虽然夸张得近于荒谬，可它就是好看啊[破涕为笑] 提起印度电影想起什么？欢乐、励志、勇猛的力、温柔的美女、深沉的爱恨，还有感染力十足的歌舞，这不就是好的电影么。汉族到底经历了什么，成为完全不能动弹不能歌舞的民族[捂脸]
被殖民国家总是有点神剧异禀的应激反应，子弹呼呼冒着火星子都能打出原子弹的威力，哦，别忘了跳舞…
印度电影的剧作已经迷失在技巧中了，已经不需要真实性了，只要一个巧合就够了。看完这个片儿，感觉吴京在长津湖里还能再活两部。
神片、炫酷、够爽，抛开逻辑不讲哈哈哈哈，是个好片。视效、双雄剧情、花园内水火对决、两段歌舞都不错。抡起摩托就是咖喱味的但丁哈哈哈哈。阿莉雅真好看
印式动作片 一堆挂逼神仙打架 奈何不缺钱整得还挺热闹
campy good和real damn good之间的界限彻底模糊且不重要了，数次拍大腿自己也分不清是因为太尬还是太燃。。。之前没去imax影院凑热闹可以计入观影生涯重大遗憾
自古水火红蓝出…不出意外的赋予了英雄神性。打不死，你可以永远相信主角。套路爽片但看的很开心。
封控最后一天，看看阿三的开挂片，图一乐也不错。
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