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.
火箭是
前两个故事的难看突出了后两个的好看，4个全非科班的导演只有徐峥靠模仿韦斯安德森有了些视听亮点，沈腾靠麻花最擅长的台词梗不至于太差，吴京和章子怡那两段，只能说无章法无想法，硬煽情，大家前半段坚持住！
徐峥深谙寓教于乐切题之术，章子怡在苦情里拍出了柔韧。吴京最差，拍马战没战术，全拍马断腿受伤，拍牺牲靠硬煽情，审美更谈不上。
如果可以
《诗》看哭我了。最喜欢这一篇，也只想说写一篇。
这个系列越来越像写作文了。框架定好，然后塞历史事件，编剧情，塞演员。看电影的观感犹如读高考八股作文，剧情走向，几时升华，几时煽情全在意料之中，都是套模板。
我的孩子
其实前面两个小时的多场动作戏非常带劲，对比之下终极大战显得异常孱弱，以至于完结的有些莫名其妙。凯瑞·福永可能把拍电视剧的习惯带到电影里来了，如果砍掉四十分钟，本片可能会变成本届007的完美谢幕。艳光四射的安娜·德·阿玛斯本来是最大的亮点，没想到竟然惊鸿一瞥后再没出现，难道是为下一届的正牌邦女郎做铺垫？奥斯卡影帝作为幕后大boss，开头被神秘地渲染过了头，结果结尾仓促赴死，面具人成了工具人。又一个007告别影史，面对着碟中谍等系列部部创新的强大压力，新版如何重启，并不乐观。
吴京篇感觉最一般，手法很baby。徐峥篇画面非常韦斯安德森，沈腾篇立意最好，章子怡篇情感很好。
跟我和我的祖国对比的话，剧情和节奏差了不少。
除了宋佳扮老那段有点出戏，其它部分都挺顺畅
章子怡给了最大的惊喜。一开始会觉得诗这个意象对于这个故事来说像是浮在表面雕花，中间一些部分也有些过于煽情，但结尾父母念诗，父母子女的情感、个人理想、民族责任直至生死思考，却成了令人震撼的升华。章子怡的部分应该放在最后一个，之后接的徐峥的故事太弱了，除了讲清楚了一个投机分子的故事之外没有任何余韵。最后，章子怡单元，唯一好好刻画了母亲，也是唯一描写了女儿传承。虽然说这是“父辈”，天然的排除了女性，但我们不应该遗失女性表达。
夸一夸徐峥，这次非常有惊喜，几个转场轻松愉快，徐峥拿捏的很好，简直自带幽默光环。
该作无论是单部来看，还是从“丹尼尔”版007的终结篇来看，都差些火候。格局可以说是太小了。
就到这了，This is my stop，有些人你已经见过最后一面了，对，我说的就是穿晚礼服的Ana
两星半
徐峥有着一种独有的幽默感，让观众们轻易地就放下了心防，得以放松，太好玩了。
点映场看的，不剧透。第一节 乘风，有三点BUG；第二节 诗 ，真诚感动，最喜欢的一节；第三节 鸭先知，中规中矩；第四节 少年行，偏温情搞笑，也中规中矩。总体三星半吧，最喜欢的还是 诗。
沈腾执导的《少年行》继续延续了搞笑风格，聚集了开心麻花团队的中坚力量，惊喜不断。
改了女王秘使的那部的剧情…名台词太熟悉了，以及一切真的是尘埃落定了。
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