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.
6.0/10 分。初看，蓝光。中规中矩吧。艾玛·麦基，《性爱自修室》，难怪这么眼熟。。。
看了很多遍原版，也看过这个演员主演的东方快车谋杀案，我不知道谁给我的信心让我去电影院看这部的，被骗钱
视效max，盖尔加朵女神颜值max，这版的菠萝演的挺好的，就是剧本有点降智连带菠萝也显得降智，甚至还不如谋杀疑案有趣，不知道是否原作就是这样？
不怎么样，跟老版相比就是加入了一些同性和种族的元素，整部片看起来设计感太重，但又无法撑起阿婆精彩的故事，就算有精彩点那也是阿婆原著的功劳。前半段让人看着昏昏欲睡，我这个基本在影院不吃不喝的人都得买杯可乐提提神，还是那句话，演的好不代表导的好
这片子最大的噱头就是演员 剧情基本也没什么期待 凶手交代的也太快了点…bouc好可怜 …锤子真的是分分钟让我想起前任………………阿加莎的作品还是BBC拍的比较好……
第一天看完到现在，冷静一下，看了看别人的长评短评，又想了想…… 还是讨厌这版，讨厌的最大原因是肯导的野心压倒了一切，当在看影片时一直被导演的意图打扰，会觉得特别刻意，刻意的人物关系，刻意的营造气氛，刻意的爱情主题（不用从头到尾都在提醒我们），人物也都失去了灵魂，改编不怕，不是这样生硬的为了完成导演意图去改的（不想评论肯导演的波罗了，上一部我尚且可以接受，这一部是拒绝的……
开场十分钟先来一段一战，搞得我以为进错场，不知道自己看的是什么，看完之后我才发现，全片最好的部分居然是那十分钟。
波洛的埃及观光片。关于波洛自己的爱情桥段处理的不是很好，冒险抛弃了神降大侦探的神性，跟主线剧情的印证也不强。盖尔加朵依旧美艳不可方物，这个角色本身有很多让人讨厌的地方但我就是讨厌不起来她。最后我果然没猜对凶手，忘性大看来是一遍又一遍欣赏阿婆传世之作的必备条件
肯尼斯布拉纳太自恋了 这么自恋的导演何苦要去翻拍老电影
整体感觉偏无聊，主线故事和第4个故事都挺拉的，故事3一开始不吸引我但结尾人性的叩问有一丝触动。1、2俗套但氛围佳，就是2的鬼显灵有实体后恐怖感骤减，瞬间丧尸片既视感而没有那种毛毛的感觉了。
一些情节也是很奇怪
美轮美奂的尼罗河奇观，足够娱乐性的运镜、原声和叙事，Kenneth Branagh给新版的Death on the Nile注入了很多爱，亦算作最为深情的一版改编了。
爱情使人疯狂，当你拥有太多财富的时候，你可能失去所有朋友。阿加莎的故事都一个套路，原著三星，电影改编不功不过吧。
一部相当平淡的翻拍之作。亮点是以林内特为主角讲述故事，在支线上做了点改动，为了致敬阿婆，加入了一战和军队护士的场面，缺点是人物塑造不行，故事讲的不咋地，硬凹了些种族元素和同性元素，却忘了讲好主线故事。我希望下一次的翻拍，可以将故事完全推倒重来，林内特可以不用死，给观众一个惊喜。事实上，这个版本也许只差了那么一口气，就可以这么拍了。
五分水平，因为东方快车折戟，仍不思悔改乱拍阿婆，减到四分，折合成两分。场面宏大浮华又虚假，有效宏大场面是从尼罗河到泰晤士河的相似转场。
还行，可以随意一看。不那么也不那么坏。只是，旧世界的故事真的是旧。jazz特别好听！开头的黑白片段更有趣一点。结尾可能是要去求爱这样的桥段没想到会有。导演经过上次的列车的历练，演技和拍摄能力都提高了，真是爱学习的优秀生！
请迪士尼速速放弃这个系列like how you gave up X-Men，莫要再当福斯的冤大头接盘侠。
准备花钱买票的朋友，改成花钱买书吧！［尼罗河上的惨案］比《尼罗河上的惨案》里描写的尼罗河上的惨案还惨！
前面加那么多铺垫干嘛，而且结局能不能不要那么好猜。还有，背景真的好假。
居然用了一半的篇幅做案发前的铺垫，作为侦探片这节奏掌控是不是也太随意了点。。。不过比起前作“东方列车”，多了不少风光可看，还挺美的….
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