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.
为啥豆瓣评分这么低...感觉很好看啊！什么人物扁平什么脸谱化，范大叔不是够立体了？他们本来就是一个英雄的群体，他们越没什么特点越说明这是背后的一大波人的合成体...
挺没诚意的，高配特殊题材对电影的侵蚀产品；粗糙的特效布景，从不融化的雪和恒温的冬天，脸谱化的剧情和张涵予。
有腕儿，表演没毛病，翻拍，有对过去经典的情结，一看就是投资大片，不是小剧场作品，但为啥会是这种效果？症结在哪？导演格局太小，生硬加入很多动作类和谍战类商业元素，谍战类已经在近年被拍烂了，悬崖之上至少设置了一些巧妙的对弈情节，这部完全倒向了低智化，所以最后只剩下老戏骨们的苦演和无脑夸张的动作了，最终把英雄们演死，仅是上世纪电影中的老套英雄主义表现手法，为了牺牲而牺牲。而且布景多用雪景，这似乎让人感觉置身东北人而不是山东。或许真正的铁道英雄没有铁道游击队那么神勇的形象，但我更喜欢老版本的乐观主义色彩，这个有点不伦不类，过于阴郁压抑。
电影整体一般，张涵予依然硬汉，范伟扔手雷那里全场最佳，也就是赶上今年的百年大庆来一波红色经典回忆杀。
意思不大。 那個日本軍官演的挺好，也不再是低智商的鬼子了
电影中设置了不少 callback ，有巧思，起到了推进观众情绪的作用
看了一些靠前的评论说不相信鲁南的大雪纷飞，但那个年代的山东可不就是这样吗
范伟真的好，其他的就乱糟糟。不停歇的雪，盖不住服化道下孱弱的故事。
我笑死，我是真挺喜欢这片子的幽默感，全都是官方吐槽，大家就像累得半死的中年社畜，为了老板一句话，只能要钱不要脸了，自毁旧作，虽然剧本写得屎，可不得不继续写，一边干一边骂，一边骂还得一边干，真的是戏里戏外都搞笑。
导演貌似特别沉迷执着于静态的典雅品质画面，一动起来视听语言的笨拙和想象力的贫瘠立马露怯，人物也是以造型装逼为主，动作性是缺失的。作为院线商业片也没有像模像样的名场面给观众带来惊奇感受。这些锅真得导演背
多一星给范伟的演技。
铁道游击队的歌我从小就在听了，西边的太阳～快要落山了…… 感觉可以循环播放一年啊，不知怎的自己也有了这种情怀。
整部戏只有一个节奏，故事一般，一星给范老师演技。
风格上还有点意思，内容上嘛……没啥可值得说的，还是主旋律那一套，张涵予算是定型了，和吴京并驾中国伟光正代表人物，范伟是真牛批，近乎封神的演技。
为什么可以把一个这么惊心动魄的故事拍得如此冗长？注重氛围而丢失了节奏，想走深刻却调错了口味。张涵予的人物可信度太低，硬汉动作戏的出场并未给他加分，反而给人一种千篇一律的乏味感。范伟的角色力图做出忍辱负重的狠劲儿，但是信息滞后只能让人失去兴趣。简而言之，对于摄影、美术和导演技巧来说，这部院线电影可以称得上是良心，但是就剧作而言，与其说是差，倒不如说没找到自己的位置。
不把前三部看10几遍的人是看不懂这一部的。Matrix是我永远的神
越来越有钱，越来越离谱，流水账
格局与内涵（从对机械未来的恐惧/缸中之脑/福柯存在主义哲学等，降格为《失控玩家》？《新全面回忆》？“和世界对抗只为与旧爱人妻一起飞”？），
情怀分都只能打到三星。不过人家上来就开宗明义了：华纳恰烂钱，可不是我自愿要拍的啊
【2022年第4部】两星给张涵予和范伟。1、故事的结构框架算是讲明白了，但是细节的处理实在粗糙。线路转换实在是硬转。2、电影节奏没有悬疑和刺激感。最后，范伟的演技真是厉害，特别是最后买酒扔炸弹的表情转换。
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