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.
虽然疫情影响了大家的业余生活，好电影也越来 越少，不过没想到平台的播放的电影也 很用心了。主体上虽然是鸦片战争，不过内容翻转的还是不错。很让人欣慰。加油中国电影。
就是说政府一点用都没有。黄色潜水艇和小孩的“叔叔好”设定有意思
电影大部分内容都是打斗，一个人在楼梯口打趴一群拿着刀的过于离谱。剧情太烂了，反转也很生硬，浪费了这么好的电影题材。
给这片该有的分
即使韩国灾难片千篇一律，但还是会继续看下去
小成本灾难片。无论是陷入地下的楼高，还是被困群众数量，明显可以感受出情节受预算限制。最后大黄桶的出现，像是编剧实在编不下去人为创造的条件一样，有些刻意。能看出来尽导演可能地安排了受灾群众的多样性，除了男主找到儿子那里有些动人以外，其他受灾群众的情况很难击中观众。不过，在新冠肆虐导致韩国经济下行的情况下这类灾难片还是很有市场的。
就是很公式化和流水线的电影，乏善可陈……只能说韩国电影工业拍这种已经驾轻就熟了
可以打7分左右，因为武打部分打四星，非常精彩，剧情如果打磨打磨就更好了，网络电影里属上乘
“若藏匿鸦片，本大人一定要查。这些个洋人，若胆敢私贩鸦片，本大人也一定要抓”。无愧于“民族英雄”之称！
俺比较关心这天坑简直神迹 咋形成的 还有那雨 是发了洪水么。。
节奏慢得一塌糊涂，缺乏亮点，这个片子本身就是一场灾难。
我妈非常喜欢主演谢苗，打戏非常好看！我小时的偶像！
韩国的灾难喜剧片真的看腻了。都是一个模式。。
随便看看的轻喜剧灾难片吧，《许三观卖血记》里的小男孩都长成这么帅的小伙了！
创意点不错，但是针对创意点展开的社会性和合理性做的不够。最多吐槽下首尔的房价罢了。
偏喜剧的灾难片吧，我一直以为只有华语电影才这水平，韩国退步不小。没隐喻，没内涵，除了传承了一丝喜剧效果和温泉，没啥值得可圈可点了。
李光洙被困出租车那段整片最好笑，小勋没的有点突然，毫无救助只有自救太讽刺了
“鸦片一日不决，本大臣一日不回。”彰显了禁烟之决心，禁言之意志。鸦片之毒，毒于流寇猛兽。从电影来说，节奏很快，围绕林则徐禁烟一事，与洋人、十三行（怡合行）展开激烈交锋。“天都是黑的，就凭你们亮不起来”“是明是暗，你说了不算”正义终将战胜邪恶！
恩，这就是个披着灾难片外衣的喜剧片，自带喜感的光洙和韩国大叔们啊，但是看完后我想不起来这个片到底讲了啥，所以还是两星半吧哈哈哈~
这些故事都是真实的，我知道林则徐用了六个月的时间，才让这片土地变得清净一些
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