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.
整个故事中规中矩，但这个IP能走到这一步，其实侧面也展现了韩国的工业水平确实是挺强的。马东锡演的西吧侠其实有点看疲倦了，但是孙锡久好帅啊，我可以。
略刻意，不过一些设悬手法明显学习了希区柯克，现在看来也算有点惊喜
单一空间内的群戏，讲究情节上一环扣一环，冲突由小变大再至巨大转折，台词信息丰富，对抗火花四溅，本片完成得不错。瑕疵是过于上帝视角，某些时间点的巧合无法人为控制。虽然一开片就明知道这老裁缝不简单肯定会赢到最后，但马克叔确实演活了一个低调沉默的小老头所以不计较那些小漏洞了。
非常精美的小成本电影，全程发生在小裁缝铺，出场角色也十分有限，但真的非常精彩，剧本扎实，每个角色都拥有一个脑子！另，cutter这个职业太棒了！我太喜欢了！小时候老家都会有裁缝店，做衣服好的裁缝价格也不低。后来裁缝店都关门了，成衣便宜又时髦，还不用等待。
①与第一部的黑帮冷兵器犯罪不同，这部沦为非常平庸的警匪片，这对看港片长大的我来说显然是不及格的；
是内地导演们想要翻拍但是原版在内地院线最多2000万票房的看上去很反转很极限其实无聊到需要掐人中才能不打瞌睡的电影。
开头节奏有点慢，绅士风拿捏了。总体没有特别惊艳不过还是蛮有意思的妹子来历不清不楚，老头目的是当和平使者吗？
看的过程精神高度集中，看完后如同大梦初醒一样的清爽，大脑好象被洗了一次澡一样。
③孙锡久饰演的反派没任何气势。回头看看第一部，尹启相三人组那才叫真正不要命的“狠”，那才是真正能让观众感到惧怕的犯罪头目；
无敌了 单房间室内电影十大经典之一，并不觉得节奏慢 刚刚好 一直保持着强烈的紧张感 反串恰到好处
好老板就是员工想涨薪就干掉了两个帮派发了一箱钱给员工让她去环游世界玩儿
如果你不追求完美 就无法做出伟大的事情。。。
很容易被这种精致小巧的片给打动，几个房间几个人就唱完一台精彩的戏，说是反转其实也算是非常自然，说说马克里朗斯这种婆婆脸英男本以为会是亚力克吉尼斯那种演员，但是他太四平八稳了，就连敦刻尔克飞机要落水了他都淡定掌舵，这种片里这么淡定的老头一看就不简单，缺少爵士那种演戏的多变性和戏剧性，很可惜
好看诶！看完以后感觉自己参与了高级狼人杀，天黑请闭眼，天亮请睁眼。谁是老鼠？
小巧舞台剧，反转嘛肯定有刻意与巧合的地方，大方向上没有出离人物就合格啦。
奥斯卡剧本提名保底。方寸之地见大阵仗，话剧的写法，一个个人物粉墨登场再一一退场，把黑帮你死我活的争斗浓缩在一间小小的斗室里，虽然有些情节上的小巧合（接电话之类）过于戏剧化，但小舞台大战争的戏剧张力使片子颇为精彩。
老裁缝“不简单”得太明显，不过整个氛围很喜欢。
疫情片荒期间可算神作了，一个场景竟然可以拍一部电影，编剧真牛，把这种老派悬疑又拍出了新鲜的感觉，小空间的拉扯，几个反转也以极端内敛的方式在最合适的时候抖出，达到惊人的执行效果。要说真有什么值得商榷的地方，那就是像马克里朗斯这样的演员就不会演什么简单的角色，影片开头刻意强调裁缝“普通”的身份，反而引起了观众强烈的怀疑。
好喜欢这种空间有限的全靠剧情不断反转的小成本戏。上次看到同类型的还是很多年前的《惊世狂花》。
单一场景小成本又一力作，老头边说边缝缝补补的细节很精彩，像凶险的蜘蛛一样耐心的布局织网，在这里逻辑显然不再重要，一切看似不可控而精彩，又胜在狡诈的应变和好运连连的主角光环，让老头这一角色人物更生动丰满
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