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.
是挺好看的,但是刚看开始就能猜到结尾了,剧情有点老套了。
父亲的明星光环,就是孩子的巨大阴影。如果跳舞可以打败摔跤,不如直接躺平!
想做一个类似于大白的cp组合,却在剧情上缺少新意,搏击题材也缺少燃点
都什么年代了,这种套路的电影十年前就有了吧
看着玩吧 比较老套路 画面还是不错der~
开局还以为有什么惊天大瓜,神反转之类的……结果都没有,剧本平平无奇……而且,一个本来就没有接受过正规训练、且并不那么摔跤的小怪兽,就潦草训练了一段时间,就打败了顶尖选手,这也太牵强了吧。
生活小品,大段人生道理融在冗长的台词里,Ari真是cp绝缘体,只有Sepi才带的动。
原以为结局会找到他们两个的爸 结果就是种精神 然后看到小雷本喜欢跳舞就大概猜到会和摔跤融合到一起 电影整体挺无聊的 主旋律还是老一套
毫无新意的动画片,看完开头的5分钟,就可以猜出后面的内容,真不知道这种片拍出来有什么意义。
剧情老套的爆米花电影 整部片也没有讲父辈去哪了 硬鸡汤
出乎意料的难看,及格线以下的作品。故事线谈不上精彩,转折也很生硬,如同小学生的流水账作文!
立意不错,只要是跟二战有关的题材我都喜欢,黑白镜头很有质感,男主那个脸充满了内疚、惭愧与隐忍。BTW,最后三拍子的片尾曲很是震撼人心,虽然只是钢琴与提琴的对话…
很cheesy 很Hallmark 哈哈 Katherine是很好看 可是气质太直 anyway 再次看到Dani泡妞就很开心
作为幸存者,一方面是一种幸运,另一方面也背负着挥之不去的伤痛
别的不说,吃饭时候看还是挺有意思的,不过这个幼态延续有点诡异(
还行 动画水平很喜欢 就是剧情非常普通 怪兽设计太棒了太可爱了 期待第二部
的确,流水线的产品,也没有什么特别亮眼的地方
just so so,没有想象中那么燃,就当下饭剧
活在光环之下,我们依旧是我们自己
人物动作有些不流畅/怪兽形象还能更好/除此之外没什么大挑剔的
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