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.
中规中矩的体育电影，很多球星真人出演自己也很有趣
好看，各大咖轮番出演助阵，故事也丰满完整，希望每一年都能有一两部这样高质量的篮球题材电影。
可以，恶搞得颇具水平，而整个故事又以解构超英电影展开，增添戏谑程度，7。
十分俗套一般，nba球星客串不少，华子还有点意思
快跑，既不喜剧，也不运动。。。这拍了个啥啊这是。。。请这么多球星，然后结尾还给混剪一下 ，这不就是老年人自我感动吗？？
爆米花电影，看看还是挺有趣的。还是法国那帮喜剧人拍的，感觉有点像麻花的意思，法国麻花，岂不就是法棍？
蛮流水账的…意外球员们演技都还不错。老詹是制片人之一，也给了不少球员上镜赚外快的机会😂
前半段津津入味 可惜后半段有些优柔娇作 结局也不够Strong 但还是挺喜欢的 毕竟这么多NBA球星参演了 特别是AI
很传统的故事套路，若是年轻的时候会很感动，但是经历多了，就觉得这样的故事只能是理想。
（6.5/10）普通人只会认为能进NBA都是天赋山顶的人，却不知道比这更重要的是环境、运气、和一个伯乐。
超多迷影元素，蝙蝠侠漫威，小丑
7分，法国人的超英恶搞喜剧，从头到尾毫无节操，有几段还挺好笑的。
一个心路历程：最近自己处在一个人生分岔路的状态，虽然方向明确，但还是免不了行事上的小拖沓和小颓废，正好有一个每天搜电影资源的习惯，于是看到这样一部篮球题材的追梦电影，豆瓣7.4分的成绩虽然中规中矩，但我还是决定把它看了。
好一出活力十足的闹剧，各种乌龙、玩梗、恶搞，笑点密集又不尴尬，比Netflix拍得大部分喜剧片都好。这是近年来最适合逃避现实的电影，特别适合当你心情低落的时候看。
梗很密集，以至于有些剧情被剪的不是很连贯。男主角有那么一点ben stiller的意思，期待发展。
超级好笑超级解压，没什么企图心就是想逗你一乐，而且也确实很招乐的一个片子。法国人拍这种沙雕片真的是一绝，超级傻逼但其中的解构意识又是真的很强大，漫威/DC律师函正在路上。以及，好佩服（或者说羡慕）法国人的自黑/互黑精神啊，刚修好的巴黎圣母院又炸了，换到咱们这你想想看吧，能被骂到终身退网。唉咱们实在是太严肃太紧绷了，以至于幽默很多时候都成了一种禁忌。三星半推荐。
故事虽然老套，好在球探这个视点选的不错，励志煽情的部分也挺自然
各种恶搞和无脑的笑点，各种超英梗，对我这种无脑人士来说真的很受用啊！笑飞了。
一个演超英的人沉浸在角色中失忆了 这个设定本身就超有趣 一路上跌跌撞撞笑料百出！那个《无法触碰2 他又站起来了》我忍住了 女人被撞头倒在蓝色蛋糕上成了魔形女 有人随手拿起垃圾桶盖就成了美队我都忍住了 站在屋里装隐形轻轻踱步想离开没想到不小心碰到了灯的开关我实在是忍不了了 哈哈哈这些那么中二又有趣的创意都是怎么想的！睡前有一部可以让人放肆笑的真舒服啊！
哈哈哈从头恶搞到尾，浑身是梗，复联配乐都是直接变奏，最励志的是为了拍电影真的把身材也变成了超级英雄同款（阿汤哥招谁惹谁了哈哈哈哈哈妈的！）
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