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.
节奏和讲故事确实有问题～演员都很拼～打戏也ok～
也许该更宽容点，但的确失望。和银河的作品比也就差几个拆弹专家吧！配角都太没有个性了，也就谢霆锋还有些进步，但这个反派还不够变态，哪怕拥有杀破狼2里古天乐的发型也好！
6.5/10，标准的陈木胜作品，也比较套路。兄弟殉职，刚正不阿的警官查案，一警一匪，追车→枪战→肉搏，每一步都按部就班，一板一眼。谢霆锋的反派塑造比较好，有不少小丑（《黑暗骑士》版）的影子，动作戏拳拳到肉，颇有《杀破狼》《导火线》的范儿。缺点就是整体略长，黑白灰三色的说教乏陈可新，一些角色比较工具人，蠢得可怜。但细细回想，忽然开始想念陈木胜…一路走好，感谢曾为我们带来的那么多精彩的作品。R.I.P.
看的粤语版，沉浸在疾风暴雨般的节奏和令人窒息的枪战动作场面中，忽略了情节上的瑕疵。陈木胜导演用这样一部作品画上句号，人生可以无遗憾了。“我可以认输，但不认命！”这把怒火代表了无数HK人。
还行，在预料之内。但精彩和娱乐程度略不及序列之争。
太劲了！！动作戏太棒了！！很high很过瘾！
陈木胜的遗作中规中矩，没能突破自己
7，陈木胜遗作，但完全可以进入他个人作品序列前三，香港导演从寒战到拆弹专家再到怒火，香港类型片导演又开始了97回归前后那种香港命运的讨论，以前更多是“我是谁”的命运诘问，而现在更强调香港阶级矛盾下情绪的失控，在表达上可以算是一种升级了。几场动作戏肯定是南亚棚户区那场最好，仿佛九龙城寨再生的既视感，直接对接省港旗兵，最后教堂动作戏则致敬吴宇森，陈木胜这二十多年没有跟甄子丹再次合作挺可惜的，陈木胜的视听节奏其实完全跟甄子丹mma动作戏无缝对接的。当然怒火我认为是不如拆弹2的，拆弹2无论格局还是对现实的影射但要比这个高出一筹，但考虑到陈木胜并不是一个表达特别犀利的导演，能做成这样已经实属不易了。陈木胜这种街头感的导演的去世，绝对是香港电影的大损失，这么在地的香港导演真的拍一个少一个了。
节奏把握不错制作也就ova水准没啥问题期待后续。
不知道是川原老贼在进击篇文库版就吃了书还是改编剧场版的时候吃的。虽然发了许多桐亚糖，但按这个关系走下去，他俩早该「结婚」了，用不着把「圈内事件」当作契机。
比起当老年人 我更喜欢中二_(:зゝ∠)_
剧情牵强过于中二，谢霆锋太帅太抢眼，演技和状态都达到了最佳，耀眼夺目，甄子丹还在演以一打百的个人英雄主义那套虚伪的东西，四星全给小谢，谢大厨刀法了得
可能一开始期待过高了，所以小扣一分。但是SAOP的剧情还是最棒的，从亚丝娜的视觉重新攻略第一层，还是有不少惊喜的。坐等第二部~
-.文戏部分意料之中的槽点满满，执法程序的越界与法律空间的框架构成的矛盾关系本是个值得重点把握的深刻议题却在之后的情节发展中鲜被提及，兄弟情谊的复杂纠葛建立在一个双标得挺讨人厌、道德共情功能不足的人物身上便显得略为尴尬，个人尊严缺失的公子、有家有女的华仔几个值得深挖的角色沦为类型叙事的驱动工具，总之总体剧作上还是比较扁平薄弱的，仅有少数桥段才完成了对类型内核的内在张力的牵架。动作桥段当然做的足够火爆与硬气，虽说有几处剪辑处理使空间衔接不畅，但调度的凝练、场面的精致与在大银幕上久违的肢体碰撞的激烈感仍是让人倍感酣畅与痛快，追车、枪战、肉搏、爆炸各类类型元素一应俱全点燃满银幕的澎湃与爽烈。当然还是得感叹一下，这种精致顶级的制作水平，或许在很长一段时间内都在国内看不到了。
必须吹爆！本来以为是炒冷饭，为了十年情怀看的，没想到那么精彩！让我回到了初三那会第一次看刀剑的纯粹的感动。原创角色本以为是鸡肋的剧情工具人，居然让我很感动，是好工具人！补全了亚总的人设和成长轨迹
还记得熬夜追番的时光，那时候学业繁忙，依旧偷时间去追
《怒火》很可能是硬桥硬马的香 港动作大片的落幕之作。陈木胜在动作场面的构建上的确有一手，并吸收了甄子丹的动作设计风格。追车戏很亮眼，尤其是跳车救娃，是对《宝贝计划》的升级。更喜欢那些拳拳到肉的打斗戏，终极对决仿效《杀破狼》；甄子丹勇闯贼窝对标《导火线》，竖直式的场面调度非常过瘾。最后街头混战有些贪大，所以有些杂乱。人物和人物关系非常丰富，有很大的解读空间。谢霆锋的疯魔悍匪形象塑造得非常成功，阴邪、愤怒、癫狂、爆裂、悲壮感，全都有了。他就像一把刀子，重重插进了腐败的官 僚主义之中。
我喜欢谢霆锋饰演所有反派时，那种诗意的悲凉。
九七之前，有好警坏警，好匪烂匪，但好在泾渭分明，警是警，匪是匪……
缅怀陈木胜导演。我一边看一边有点伤感，这是我非常熟悉非常正的拳拳到肉非常狠的港片警匪片的味道，可惜现在很难看到了。谢霆锋帅炸天，演得非常好，演这么一个角色估计他演得超级过瘾，希望他今后多多出来演戏。
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