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.
每每被狗拉入陈旧故事，真的，对我来说，没有不可爱的狗
有狗就有6分，成片符合预期。塔图姆身材真的顶
剧情毫无逻辑可言 但是配乐挺精品 三分给狗子的演技
老兵和社会格格不入，一心想回到军营，背负送战功狗狗去主人葬礼，然后将其安乐死的任务。老兵把妹，被狗狗干扰，误入大麻农场主家，开始了解狗狗。带着狗狗免费住酒店，结果狗狗失控袭击中东人。进监狱，被放走，和朋友训狗，得知其走出战争阴影过上新生活，和狗狗关系拉近。东西被偷，和狗狗合作找到小偷，发现对方可能是个堕落老兵，开始思考自身处境。雨夜狗狗害怕打雷，老兵温柔以待，自己恐慌症发作时，狗狗陪伴。在送狗狗去安乐死后，选择回头，放弃投身战争的想法，带着狗狗回归正常生活，和妻女修复关系。
狗砸可爱，剧情中规中矩，Portland怪里怪气
有丹麦版的珠玉在先，翻拍起来文本上自然不会有什么大错，何况导演还是这种类型电影的老手。但是人物有几处的动机我还是觉得欠合理，好在Jake的表演在线，多少减轻了瑕疵，特别是全程多处近景特写，Jake都担得住。
我以为狗+公路片这种题材,只有我国才能拍这么无聊
但是他们又都是那么优秀
最近看的第三部帅哥和狗的电影。不过渣宁在这个电影里邋遢又糟心。露露狗狠话不多。人与狗同病相怜，最后相依为命。重生的意义，互相的。
一部温情的宠物与人的故事，基本上老套路，但故事应该是挺强的，三星半。
个人评分6.8
公路片剧情走向都差不多，狗狗在葬礼时趴在主人鞋那里真的看哭了。
即使故事缺乏惊喜，也有一种极为平庸的发展，但会很感激一旦坐定就可从中享受到的陪伴- -是温暖的，也是可爱的。
窗户里挥手和地铁里那幕有点吓人，结局有点小意外，总体来讲还不错
喜欢Channing 喜欢狗狗 剧情不重要
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%BF%A0%E7%8A%AC/2837189
一个退伍老兵，一条退役军犬，一个“送死”旅程...
一部比较流水线的公路喜剧，看点主要是钱宁和狗。主人公之间互相治愈的电影，用来放松看看还是挺不错的。
狗狗真的是人类生命中最永恒美好的主题
美版的问题在于给得太多太满，情绪全是张扬着的，让人看着感觉很吵很刻意，这大概是所有好莱坞翻拍北欧作品的通病，少了那一份骨子里的冷峻，多了嘈杂的过度表达和自我感动。
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