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.
什么子弹横飞西班牙海边的鬼故事哈哈哈哈？要不是凯奇叔叔这片早垮了。
两年前初看此片剧情简介时，我脑补的是《成为约翰·马尔科维奇》那个档次的电影来着，事实证明不能太高估凯奇的朋友圈水准。
明明可以做个特别疯逼且可爱的片子，结果真是哪儿哪儿都差点意思。不过看完还是发自内心感叹，一个中国影迷对凯奇的爱是无法撼动的。
Nick Cage演自己都是咆哮式演法，Pedro Pascal演技真的绝了，眼神流转间都是戏，而且和谁都有CP感，Sharon Horgan姐姐我真的好爱，爱她的喜剧特质和爱尔兰口音，还以为Lucas和Carlos有一腿，结果只是单纯的反派，喜剧效果比预想中少太多了，吐槽和笑点都有点弱，但Nick fucking Cage is back，以后多拍好片吧天才！
I think there were two Nicolas Cages. One is dead, and the other is about to.
三星半，红毒蛇的小粉丝表情萌萌哒，演的也蛮有层次。感觉致敬（自己致敬自己？）和梗还蛮多的，剧本故事就松松垮垮吧
凯奇是真的演过很多经典电影，也是现在真的全情投入演烂片。这个自己演自己的梗用的好可以成为《成为马尔科维奇》，用的一般就是这个电影的样子，就还是商业爆米花，就还是消费了一把自己而已
及格分吧，前半段设定非常老套，非常政治正确。后半段又完全没有逻辑且不在节奏上。估猜是凯奇和私生饭导演躲到西班牙海岛上闭关嗑嗨了整出来的剧本。这么一想又行为艺术般地完美地呼应了电影情节。。。凯奇叔真是宝藏啊
当尼古拉斯凯奇扮演自己的时候，他不再是那个刀枪不入的英雄，而是一个过期的老演员！
这部片子凯奇想要表达的是：拍戏只是我的工作，老子怎么选剧本与你们有屁关系？更没打算转折…但这位导演又拍成了上一部《尴尬时刻》的尴尬时刻。
自己致敬自己可还了得，凯奇你以后要争气啊！
本质上主线故事很俗套，但因为有“尼古拉斯凯奇饰演尼古拉斯凯奇”这个让现实与戏剧形成互文又重新投射进现实（电影中最后的影片上映&本片在现实中上映）的设定，整部片子的调性就有趣起来。尤其对于我这个凯奇粉来说，片中提及到的过往作品以及他的自黑自嘲都非常打动内心，酒店落寞那场戏我真的掉了眼泪，虽说大凯奇强调了这只是个虚构角色罢了，但我相信这些年高低沉浮他心底总是会有这样的瞬间吧。选皮皮出演是妙笔，融合了粉丝的纯真狂热和“反派”的阴晴不定，很多时候是皮皮来驱动剧情发展。总之无所谓大众眼中的是否翻身，我都会永远爱大凯奇。
戏中戏中戏..影迷的情怀迷影的情怀 电影之于大众是娱乐 对于真正的演员而言不过也是份职业 改名成名烂片堆里打滚 有没有第二春可能已经不那么重要了 希望以后可以出演自己中意的角色吧
不如好好拍一部adult drama，不要搞这些好莱坞噱头。
影片中，凯奇饰演一个叫尼古拉斯·凯奇的演员，他拼命想在昆汀的新片中拿到一个角色；他还时不时跟一个幻想中的1990年代的自己谈话，会吐槽如今的他拍了太多烂片，已经过气，不再是大明星了；他还欠了大量债务；该片映射现实中的凯奇自身，还致敬凯奇的很多电影。
尼古拉斯————————凯奇！
加泰。西班牙的海滩也是很迷人的。
好莱坞大约是创造力衰竭，近来似乎很喜欢从自己身上找戏。要不回顾自己的威水史，要不拍摄自己的周边。这不，又给曾经风光一时现在成烂片王的尼古拉斯·凯奇拍摄个人崇拜的影片了。好在还不算难看，情节都围绕着凯奇以前的影片而来，还有大量的电影俗套情节，总体上还比较欢乐，凯奇的表演还不烂。在扮演自己时，凯奇总算一洗多年的霉运了。
I think there were two Nicolas Cages. One is dead, and the other is about to.
“他又回来了”，“他又没过气过”，“确实”
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