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.
对比‘南山的部长们’情节没有那么紧凑，节奏松了下来。二元对立符合电影剧作，但放在这里感觉简单了
why would I ever do this to myself…. 【猪妈妈第一次让我觉得有人可以胖的这么好看
主角团遇到的很多阻碍，在解决方法上都显得太容易了。前期铺垫很多关卡的难度，临到要闯关的时刻，突然变得轻而易举，那铺垫的意义何在呢？相较第一部幼稚了些许，好像全世界都在给主角团让路。这当然可以，但过程简单了就会显得格外不真实。
三幕X四条支线,把十二个片段完成就能凑出这样一部电影了.有魅力的角色是狮子和二哈,其他没什么感觉
人物（动物）的塑造和故事性都没有在第一部的基础上做出突破，反而趋于俗套，制作也是流水线式的。不过这是一部音乐动画，音乐还是在线的，最后也完整的展现了一场科幻太空音乐剧。三星半
竟然请来Bono配音，就阵容和技术也值四星了。
2.5；略失望，全然没有了第一部的震撼感受，有的只是极为脸谱化的人物和流水线式完形填空般的老套剧情。
剧情老套，但还算可以一看的动画续集，好的演员真的连声音都有戏，马修和寡姐都用声音演绎出平时在真人作品里少有展示的一面；细节梗依旧不缺，《hello》刚唱了一个词就被灭灯笑到了。
总体感觉是不如上一部的 有些场景的配色甚至到了视觉污染的程度 而且看完来撸这个故事线 戏中戏AB故事其实是一个故事 都是找狮子 反派狼行为逻辑吊诡 要弄死人的方法就只有摔死他 但有些场景还是觉得好有爱 所以喜爱度其实并不低
一些通病还是挺明显的，太过套路化，基本每个角色的成长曲线都是在意料之中，好在歌舞戏还看得下去，不至于沦为一部庸俗的歌舞动画片
3.5。感觉还是类似的套路再拍了一次。但里面的歌单还是很好听，想真实看到这么精彩的太空舞台剧～（环球影城能吗？能吗？能吗？）
故事太弱，冲突太小，第一部角色已经固化，惊喜少了很多，彻底沦为歌舞片。
【感谢@欢乐好声音】剧情犹如《不要抬头》里面梅丽尔·斯特里普的皱纹，但视听效果却是妮可·基德曼20年前的样子。好想进入这样的动画世界，即使是坏蛋都是如此可爱。日日仙月伴在耳畔，而不是新冠的哭天抢地。🖤
i still haven't found what im looking for好听的 night cleaners那群小猴子也好可爱
歌通俗好听景渲染的美配音的演员那几个唱的也不错呀，冲着反派老板第一个哔掉的是霉的歌再加0.5星吧！
虽然有很多美化的色彩但还是狠狠戳中我了。
音乐不如第1部的歌多而且偏流行向 总体还不错
这个视效美术真是牛逼的爆炸…对色彩的审美真是太高级…故事依旧很棒…续集中难得的佳作
首首都嗨爆!jb、碧梨、黄老板、霉霉、萌德 卡妹、水果姐、Drake、Coldplay🎉
我总是在电影里找鸡汤自我疗伤。
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