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.
畅销小说家的探险之旅，紫色亮片大V字領服装太性感抢眼了吧，“傻大姐”桑德拉布洛克永远神经喜感女神！布拉德皮特的退役军官身手不错，飘逸的金色长发和胡须还是那么迷，与美女女主放电一枪中的太冤！哈哈，也是挺欢乐带冒险的电影！
就算她写个小说估计也没人看。
不必太苛刻，是个娱乐性和观赏性都及格的rom-com…现在也很少有这种电影了。桑姐和钱老板之间cp感还可以。钱老板回春了之后演傻白甜大花瓶真的很合适💗
在魔法世界之外看到丹尼尔总是有点违和，但不得不说他演的坏人……好吧，完全不会让人跳戏到魔法世界（废话）。总体故事一般，没啥亮点，甚至可以说有点无聊，给三星纯粹是因为络腮胡丹尼尔多加了半星。
这片比神秘海域还差了三个档次，神秘海域至少有特效有打斗
完美地诠释了不合格的爆米花片该是什么样的，你以为是《夺宝奇兵》还是《迷失Z城》，恰恰都不是，而是一部屎尿屁的恶搞喜剧片，不过是套了一个探险的皮而已，差就差在明明是一部屎尿屁偏偏又在某些地方搞得即严谨又严肃，整出一个四不像。除了看看皮特的美色，实在乏善可陈。
剧情极其老套，喜剧不是刻意卖蠢。桑德拉布洛克脸未免太僵。
属于搞笑的类型，但是比较轻松的搞笑，不是那种哈哈大笑的搞笑，中间男主和女主的戏很无聊，也比较多，所以感觉不好看。
哈利这么蠢，皮特他真的谢。爆米花的节奏不错，没让人快进就成功了。
典型高开低走！喜剧动作片来说，拍得算可以，尤其前半小时还是很紧凑。后面的剧情就有点水，不知道是否跟导演与公司的矛盾导致…
😑最好看的部分都在预告片里了，并且在预告片中更有趣。奔着桑德拉去的，三颗星给四个主演……
“卡拉曼国王和他的珍宝安息在无尽的眼泪之井中。”
当桑德拉穿回罗曼蒂克的粉色战袍、当塔图姆一现脱衣咸湿的性感春光、当皮特蓄出燃情岁月的飘逸长发、当丹尼尔踏上传说中的奇幻之土，一众主演上演荒野回忆杀，一段寻宝奇兵释放禁闭的自己。把卑微追念藏在厚重的扉页，让不合时宜遇见特殊的同类，纯爱不限年龄，英雄并非专属，总有一个理由让傻瓜敢于挺身，终有一个瞬间让生命重新点燃。
一个小睡袋背对背
“你就像个人类木乃伊……”
桑婆从最拿手的爱情喜剧换到了寻宝路线上就不太灵了，各种俗套和尴尬，最擅长的喜剧元素也消失了大半，论场面和故事呢似乎还不如<神秘海域>，真的就浪费了一个全明星阵容
我的身体和水八字不合
没头脑和不高兴设定。难看到要死。一个小时弃。
前半部分挺好笑的，皮特演了个《阅后即焚》式的角色。
他美票房神话桑女士天天就诈骗大家来看这种片子
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