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.
90岁的东木依然活跃在一线，当然在表演上已明显有点力不从心了，不要说动作戏，就连行动看着也有点吃力，但这种热爱电影的敬业精神确实值得敬佩；还是一个英雄迟暮的故事，再加上“父子”间相互救赎的情感内核，当了一辈子英雄，拍了一辈子类型，东木再次玩起反类型，反高潮，仿佛所有的危险都存在于想象中，或是非常轻松便解决，就连最后的所谓搏斗也只像走过场，而重点在于刻画人物关系，非血缘但却胜过亲情，亦师亦友的两人，还有一条看似平淡但同时也非常温情的爱情线；他不再是英雄，不需要自我牺牲，而是非常温柔地给了自己一个圆满的结局。7
我们不得不学会慢慢接受他的“倚老卖老”
老爷子变温和了，给人的感觉就是，即便他还有话想说，但是也有点说不动了，干脆就编织一些童话般的美梦好了，for next generation。一趟明知终点却又中途停靠的旅程，是谢幕亦是启程，仅此已足矣。
高情商:一部顶n部，省钱了
画面真是一级好呀，但是故事不行。总觉得亚当斯一家能编出更好的故事。这个只能让我觉得时间都有点浪费了。所以6分左右的还是不要轻易看，看在是动画片的份上宽容了。
走路都颤颤巍巍，还能征服寡妇驯服野马…在那个警局都没有的墨西哥小镇，老牛仔既能把牛仔精神传承给下一代（下一代是个墨西哥新移民了），又彻底告别打打杀杀，凭治愈动物的一技之长造福乡邻，找到人生归宿，感觉有点「礼失而求诸野」的意思，也是东木君与他的牛仔电影生涯做的平静道别了吧
服老版本的完美的世界。把枪放下，回归家庭。
拍到最后，东木终于卸下了悲情的重担，不再执着于构筑宏大的情感体验，没有制造英雄也完全不是童话，冲突依然没有被化解，人生也少不了妥协，他就这么通透克制地拍了一部现代西部片，在我看来，电影在拾起了早期西部片特质的同时又有了进一步的演进，什么心境就是什么电影，毫无保留。【2021十佳No.4】
终于看完了，跟第一部一样，弱化了大战环节，虽然经典款大战都是尿点，但是不大战又好像少了点什么emm，结局是说猪也能成人？那对儿情侣真患难见真情。。假发梗早猜到了，提反派裤子跟天降美食一模一样是致敬吗，只能说1还行，2总是会拉胯，很正常的现象balabala
就是冲妈妈的颜值看的，算是唯一剩下的哥特风格了，墨西哥造型太好看了
某一天 突然发现某一部电影 它的剧情好坏已不重要 优秀与否已无足轻重 看着 想着的 不再是剧情合理否 故事优秀否 而是荧幕中那人的一切 无论是对面对诱惑心有余而力不足的自己的自嘲 还是心中那作为一个西部边陲小镇的救世主而出现的初心 亦或是作为一个年长者对于青年少年的经常的吧啦吧啦 老爷子的一生已足够精彩 塑造了许许多多的荧幕经典 相信对于所有喜欢他的人所期望的 不再是作品 而是保重自己
这次片子在人设一致的情况下，对于音乐这一块着笔是浓墨重彩的，有点意思。
稀奇古怪的一家子 画风从阴森变成了怪兽大战 我可太喜欢这种合家欢的电影了😂
Make macho a Saturday night BBQ... 😂东木老爷子要保重身体呀！
融合了很多东西，但是剧情就一般了老套路，借鉴了周星驰百变星君的创意，总体中等吧
这部影片的存在侮辱了亚当斯。DISGUSTING.
一个牛仔身体老了，但牛仔的心永恒！
熟悉的音乐，熟悉的配方，熟悉的法语梗，再拍点！多少也不嫌多ꉂ ೭(˵¯̴͒ꇴ¯̴͒˵)౨”
拍到最后，东木终于卸下了悲情的重担，不再执着于构筑宏大的情感体验，没有制造英雄也完全不是童话，冲突依然没有被化解，人生也少不了妥协，他就这么通透克制地拍了一部现代西部片，在我看来，电影在拾起了早期西部片特质的同时又有了进一步的演进，什么心境就是什么电影，毫无保留。【2021十佳No.4】
pasaran mas de mil anos, muchos mas, yo no se si tenga amor la eternidad.
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