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.
Ps:三谷幸喜《魔幻时刻》2008。
剧情的不合理，与道德的不苛求，是笑点的来源。
看着魏翔激动的眼泪，虽然知道这带有制片与宣发的狡黠设计，但也不得不说，虽然我不是演员，但同为影视行业的一员，不由得心中一颤
已经麻花PTSD了，但这片可以，合格了，也许持续不断地产出大烂片和持续不断地产出神作一样难吧。
同样的主线与内核，跟《新喜剧之王》差的不是一星半点(跟老喜剧之王就别比了）。前半小时无比漫长，但从第一次交易开始是真的好笑！差不多能开心到高潮前(高潮一直靠魏翔玩道具梗撑着，真的有点厌烦）。总体来说还是故事太假，俩脚不沾地，没观众会当真也就没人会代入，包括杀青那段剧组想笑着演让观众哭，但我唯一的感受还是想笑。开心麻花已经第七部作品了，感觉他们并没有特别想进步(或者说吸取观众意见）的意思，你们说我像话剧是吧，那我就越拍越像。
戏中戏，各种借桥、致敬，都让我起鸡皮疙瘩，low遍全身。笑点设计，也大多让人呵呵。开心麻花的喜剧，大多是没品的闹剧而已，扛不起当代喜剧电影的大旗。看来得去看一下三谷幸喜的原作压压惊才行。
就算拿到一个高级的喜剧剧本翻拍，还是拍了个春晚小品的质感。剧本上的改动不可谓不用心，尤其是把原版对电影热爱的表达替换成了对喜剧演员本身的致敬，尤其是男主角又选了魏翔。难道说国内的年轻导演们除了对《杀人回忆》有执念，还对《喜剧之王》有了执念吗？
这是属于魏翔的喜剧之王
开心麻花/万万没想到喜剧中的插科打诨抖包袱抛网络梗，既利又弊，就像闹剧，大闹了大笑了，回味中却少了一些深度。
先看的《魔幻时刻》，再看翻拍的本片，基本全程没笑。并不是因为同一个故事讲两遍就没笑点，比如周星驰的电影就每看必笑，常看常新，而是本片为了搞笑而搞笑，在包袱没抖响的尴尬里，继续吃力抖包袱的拧巴劲儿，丧失了笑果。本片相比原作各个方面都差了一大截。原作里每个人物都有自己的“魔幻时刻”，完成“自我救赎”。本片全部人物都是围绕着魏成功来写，全是工具人。原作里对故事发生的年代，小城和主要场地小酒吧，都有详尽的刻画，大大增加故事的可信度。本片一看就是拙劣的微缩景观+CG，强行设定一个架空的故事，再加上话剧式的灯光和表演，机械的起承转合，看起来哪哪都不缺，又哪哪都不对。说多了就险隘，新导演理应被鼓励。也但愿，所有的新导演都不用再依赖鼓励，画皮画肉也画心。
经典的致敬和故事的底色真的很难让人相信是开心麻花做出来的（后来才知道算翻拍？），确实可以说精彩也有那么点悲凉，如果口碑爆了也能理解的那种。男主太丑了，温情的我很难代入，虽然部分我时常会想起周星驰的电影，但我寻思着周星驰都是帅的啊！！！电影真的是有门槛的，不好看的……就真的费劲不容易招人喜欢。而观众缘又不近取决于颜值演技，是玄学（实话）
大家爆笑的时候我的内心be like：
经典的致敬和故事的底色真的很难让人相信是开心麻花做出来的（后来才知道算翻拍？），确实可以说精彩也有那么点悲凉，如果口碑爆了也能理解的那种。男主太丑了，温情的我很难代入，虽然部分我时常会想起周星驰的电影，但我寻思着周星驰都是帅的啊！！！电影真的是有门槛的，不好看的……就真的费劲不容易招人喜欢。而观众缘又不近取决于颜值演技，是玄学（实话）
魔幻时刻的几个著名片段演绎的都不错。片子最大的意义是，给了魏翔这个开心麻花团队常年绿叶一次几乎可以说是量身定制的机会。虽然机会是留给有准备的人，但有这个机会也是很不容易的。四星给努力的人。
很不错，虽然不免俗套，但真的很开心，前半段有几个点简直把我笑哭，魏翔的演技早该有个男主角了。
把陈明昊从轮椅上推到河里那段是非常成功的一个笑点。
确实还行，就是笑点有点少，魏翔比大多数这类片的男主角都演得好
好笑的部分都是等比翻拍原片来的，自己加戏的小人物悲喜剧又臭又长，不是拼贴周星驰和三谷幸喜就能笑中带泪的啊！最搞笑的依然是初见黑帮老大那场，错位、反复，技巧纯熟而高明。模仿教父的交易火拼戏、杀哈维两场还可以，剩下加的群演如何戏痴、亲情戏都内心毫无波动，杀了老大后救马丽这段则如坐针毡了，想着怎么还没完啊！magic商会和moment商会的彩蛋有心了，但加再多迷影元素，对比起扬名立万，也是有匠气无灵气罢了。
笑点比较低级，前面还好，后面太烂了，既然我笑出来了还是给个3星吧。 5.5/10
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