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.
现在这种冒险题材的片子也是少得可怜。又一个给堵死的类型片。再怎么拍都摆脱不出印第安纳琼斯、成龙喜剧的影子。
就……挺一般的。想解说的心思都没有了。——20211019
加勒比海盗+印琼 绝对是大片 值回票价 还要啥自行车？
巨石强森很适合这类丛林原始环境的冒险剧情，轻松欢乐，happy ending
那个时候就想看一部无脑欢乐无关情爱的（或者说不过多）
Emily Blunt真御姐, 剧情就是亚马逊版<加勒比海盗>, 有一搭没一搭
Passably entertaining.
剧情太弱智简单了，台词也水的不行，男女主角也不来电，整体毫无亮点可说。1114-晚
还别瞧不起范光头，强森现在也是半斤八两，选片眼光真拉。
评4.5星，打4星。没进5星的原因是，虽然剧情好，演员选择的好，美女壮汉，特效也不错，但是这类影片太多，有点类同，所以感观上，只能一遍过，多看几遍的吸引力并不足。强森的另一部《地心奇遇2》，虽然拍的一般，但是有反复再看的亮点，看了三遍，这样子。
适合跟别人一起看，中间可以吃东西聊天说笑接吻都不会有影响
好莱坞奇幻冒险片行活。全程毫无惊喜，但能看。找强森这种级别的演员也是花了点钱吧。然后在这种爆米花剧情里，还埋了欧洲殖民者屠杀南美土著、对俄国人的丑化的好莱坞式政治正确，真尼玛烦。
也不能说难看，就是太老套太没新意了，从主题乐园式的亚马逊到人物设定到服道化，找不到任何能吸引人的东西。当然，人人都爱艾米丽布朗特，但除此之外竟然找不到任何记忆点。不应该啊，夺宝冒险片不应该这么无趣。
痕迹明显的棚拍片，打光很人工，试图在棚里展现亚马逊风光？电影版的迪士尼乐园？打打吵吵闹闹。
挺好看的。可惜已经能看到艾米丽布朗特已经开始老了。大片爽片，搞笑又精彩。
迪士尼ride电影想到二十年前看得vcd系列（这是落地策略吗都找不到非配音版本），中间打斗有点冗长（前方又不喷水椅背又不会动打那么久很没有必要！），但前后很欢乐，出字幕才意识到那个是Jack Whitehall，他是变帅了吗？！
因为探险寻宝的电影近年稀缺，很多年没有《夺宝奇兵》《国家宝藏》之类好看的电影，所以还是挺期待的。整体看下来，虽然冒险部分不过不失，但全片还是过于留俗于表面，强森和艾米丽的爱情CP真的是强凑，其实两人不谈爱情，更适合一起冒险的朋友线路，因此当两个人亲在一起时真的是想吐槽哈哈哈哈。
男版夺宝奇兵 正派反派流水化批量产，没意思
俗气得乏善可陈……也就是适合假期自己一个人killing time用~
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