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.
两小时的灾难片，毁天灭地时长不到半个小时！谁要看磨磨叽叽宇宙起源父慈子孝谈情说爱呀，扣分！还有，罗兰·艾默里奇跟继父这个形象是有仇是么？谁都不死就得死继父……
2.5，看了一半，我已经没有耐心了，因为“平平无奇”或者说是“寡淡”，随便挑选一部如今的美剧都比电影可看性强！
把你看过的所有阴谋论结合到一起，拍一个合集，就是这部影片了。灾难片的灾难尺度是要有一个上限的，当月球坠落+外星人攻击宇航员+AI叛变+人类起源：异形普罗米修斯+大海啸+陨石坠落+核弹危机一起发生的时候，灾难就变成扯淡了……月球都撞上大西洋了，英国应该都被海啸灭了，将军们还担心核弹辐射影响人类健康呢。反过来说，美国发射几颗核弹就能把月球炸碎，也是扯淡。地球大气层都破了……还能恢复……肯定是奇异博士的功劳！
节奏好差，前半段我都睡死在电影院了，铺垫了一个多小时终于上天了。部分特效还是有想象力的，但整体还是太胡扯了。本来挺好的一个题材，还以为有幸可以看看能量混乱的星星们呢。一闪一闪亮星星✨。看完这个电影，我觉得《流浪地球》真好看。
听我说谢谢你，战狼三不是你拍我真的不会看！
这个灾难片一看就是艾默里奇的风格。人造空心月球加大战异形，想象力真是天马行空，至于什么天体物理原理和种种漏洞就不要再纠结了，毕竟是一部商业娱乐电影而已～（BD 25G）
灾难科幻片集大成者，后半段不少场面还有一定类型更新度，可看
仨人中的俩人都至少很久没有经过什么培训就这么一拍屁股就进太空了，是不是有点太儿戏了。
观后感：一开始我以为这就是外国人看《流浪地球》时的感受啊，后来发现这不是我当初看《胜利号》的感受么！
月亮果然还是家园，不过这下是真的变成人类共识了。所有的惊奇点、感动点和转折点都在可预计范围内，包括在华谊兄弟投资下电影加入的一些中国元素和塞进的中国演员。看完就是比较平静与疲惫，符合罗兰巴特所说：“他喜欢这种从电影院里走出来的感觉，重新来到明亮而宽敞的马路上(通常是某个工作日晚上)，不确定地朝着某家咖啡馆或是什么地方走去。他默默地走着(他不喜欢谈论刚刚看过的电影)，有点困倦迟钝，裹紧衣服，仍感到阵阵寒意。”
午睡梦里浪费医疗资源叫了救护车，醒了马上看这部。乱七八糟
真正意义上的国产好莱坞大片，除了太老套倒也不算很烂。艾默里奇还是回老家养猪算了，至少赚钱的几率比拍电影大。
别的不说，这应该是鸽王SLS第一次出现在好莱坞大片里吧？
想过无聊，没想过这么无聊！今年第三部“不要抬头”，大场面给的也没多少，娱乐性都拿不出来了吗
唯一能看的是随着引力变大之后引发的视觉奇观，其他的，从随便就把宇宙飞船开上月球开始，就开始瞎几把糊弄了。
脑洞大开，硬塞中国元素是很过分了，当然还是适合银幕看看的无脑爽片
其实我觉得还是蛮好看的。。。现在一年难得几部灾难片。。。智商有一点点不在线又何妨。。。
真怪力乱神！
非常套路的'災難片'，劇情槽點太多… 也就看看特效😂（松仁Titan_22/02/03）
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