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.
个人观感：《我和我的祖国》＞《我和我的家乡》≈《我和我的父辈》。—— 章子怡《诗》＞吴京《乘风》≈ 徐峥《鸭先知》＞沈腾《少年行》：还以为这是沈腾第一次当导演拍的影视作品？原来他导过一部叫《人见人爱》的剧。——《我和我的祖国》徐峥《夺冠》＞《我和我的家乡》徐峥《最后一课》＞《我和我的父辈》徐峥《鸭先知》。
“人生在世，应该生活，而不该只是为了活着。我不会为了活着而虚度光阴，我会用尽我生命的每一分每一秒。”
整体完成度上《鸭先知》跟《乘风》能看。我和我的父辈，其中的“我”都是男性，《诗》（这个跟《祖国》里的一个撞梗了，这个更加滥情）最终延续父辈成就的是妹妹，但在故事中拥有完整视角的仍然是哥哥。不知道为什么总要在电影里无所不用其极地丑化小朋友，我们真的没有那么虚荣那么势力那么尖酸刻薄。“比爹”又一次在电影里无比熨帖地成为情节的核心推动力和主要价值导向，这就是现在国产电影为什么让人感到恶心的一大原因。
沈腾导演的真的拉低了整部片子的质量，徐峥的搞笑成份很自然，吴京部分很热血，章子怡的部分很感人。
可以看出丹尼尔·克雷格的演技，但是两个半小时多的长度实在是催眠……而且实在是没啥新意了……（一周内补完了丹尼尔·克雷格所有的007电影）
一星给帮的,一星给长腿。
前两段对比起来想到观影体验带来世界观的放大与时间感的延长。
改了女王秘使的那部的剧情…名台词太熟悉了，以及一切真的是尘埃落定了。
主旋律很不容易拍出惊喜。勉强合格吧。很多时候剧情很尴尬。四不像，电影行业的拼多多，东拼西凑，为了拍电影而拍。鸭子是吃鱼的吗？我真不知道。
直到阿玛斯那段都还行，但是后面一个半小时简直是极尽拖沓之能事。导演到底是对自己拍出来的影像有多自恋，舍不得一刀剪掉那么多抗恐（俄）神剧的垃圾场面。毫无营养的打斗生生把电影拉长到160分钟，简直是浪费观众的生命。
太长太苦情了，时常感觉像是几集电视剧捏成了一部电影🤧（希望下一部可以见见Q的男朋友！
日升月落
改了女王秘使的那部的剧情…名台词太熟悉了，以及一切真的是尘埃落定了。
爱国宣传片。前俩沉重阴暗后俩轻快明亮，但结尾均充满了积极的力量。四部短片沿着时间线展现了祖国从抗战到富强的三级跳，台词精炼又意味深长。当李雪健老泪纵横地说完“你们让他回了一趟过去，我们看到了未来”，余下的时间里实现了四个现代化的崭新中国出现在了大银幕上，宣传效果达到了高潮。
一些很难理解的感情线，格格不入的蕾老师，谁要看007拖家带口……安娜那么性感可爱火辣竟然戏份这么少！Q，好辛苦！！！
改了女王秘使的那部的剧情…名台词太熟悉了，以及一切真的是尘埃落定了。
吴京单元的布景和打斗太假了，强行煽情最为致命
章子怡的诗真是意料之外的惊喜，第一次做导演可以到这个地步真的牛。徐峥的鸭先知拍的也很可爱，冬冬真的太棒了~吴京中规中矩，沈腾棋差一着，感觉腾哥还是适合做个喜剧演员，做导演确实有点儿不太行
较好：<诗><鸭先知>
“宇宙是让死亡渺小的东西” 打中了我的灵魂
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