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.
说啥都应该给四星，毕竟是我们第一次在电影里拯救了地球！而且，马丽在沈腾面前最美😏泽跟我一起看电影养了个坏习惯，关键时刻偷摸看我哭没哭，真出戏啊！
如果我说我看了一部很浪漫的电影，有些人一定会觉得我胡扯，或许只有我的电影搭子才能体会到本片的浪漫吧。
沈腾已经经不起大家过高的期望值了，虽然仍是一部合格的电影作品。喜剧➕科幻➕感动，放太满反而意犹未尽。但不否认自己在电影院笑出声，所以还是给4星。PS史上最无聊彩蛋，别等
电影卖大钱，公司不裁员。老板心情好，上班压力小。
其实这部电影笑点很多，很密集，几分钟就是一个段子，小品改电影的方式拍电影，喜剧效果加分。
开心麻花这次没有让我失望，沈腾马丽永远是金字招牌！
伪类型片，无聊+硬煽情。看完要去去给流浪地球加颗星
“从小没有亲人没有朋友”这编剧就嗯符号化，嗯削平直给
肯定是需要一定的勇气才能做突破式的创新的。这部的剧本创意真的蛮好，这一点是我看这个电影前完全没想到的，原来是有原作的。各个方面也能看出来野心(比如马丽的角色几乎完全没有喜剧色彩了)，但也使得笑点在里面很松散，剧情的推进也会显得拖沓，有些部分就很难让人一直保持期待。不过我还是喜欢用喜剧方式去缓解压抑感的。里面太空祭奠和地球人给视频配音确实都是蛮好的创意的。主角所处于的各种命运的起起落落也真是简直了，这也证明了人类对于信念的需要。这个故事的悲剧感还是值得回味的。而且看完真的让人对这其中的爱充满了困惑，真的有人能为某种无回应的一见钟情死心塌地这么久么，或许爱上的也是自己的想象吧。人类的伟大之处就在于对于意义的执着。对于很多人来说男主这种死法都是无限的光荣吧，虽然他最后都没有接触到那个信仰他的世界
沈腾现在被困在这种无趣的人设中了，明明是一个西装革履的工程师，见到马丽就变成了充满恶趣味的屌丝，不说这种转变有点刻意，搞笑的方式也一成不变，要我说，也就比外太空的莫扎特好那么一丁点。
就还行吧，笑点全靠口嗨和烂梗，我累了。漆罐克服重力直触月球表面我能说一年。最重要的一点是，为什么要阻止小行星毁灭地球！为什么！！！
而且有人拿独行月球和星际穿越比，确实有点过分了…这是能比的吗？？
要不是酒店退了下午有两小时热的不知道干啥，我会去花钱看它？
年度让我大笑出声的烂梗：下落特烦恼。很多笑点是因为过于扯淡所以大笑。开心麻花善用的一切都很明确 短板依旧 制作倒是上来了
大小设定都很火星救援，致敬了一下异形和2001太空漫游
至少在当下国内外大片齐齐摆烂之下仍有一部分实诚的电影值得我们对待，《独行月球》倒也算是不错的榜样。 从表面上看，故事，情节，人物刻画还是高潮设计都达到了大众的预期，也同样能看出视效和成片的高完成度。 但从内层上看，那些本该发扬光大的优点却又被不合时宜的笑点/玩梗/过分满溢的配乐给破坏得七零八落。 以及国产商业片里常见的诟病－－节奏与速率的糟糕处理，过于混乱而导致观感与故事内层的割裂。好不容易看到开心麻花的成熟与进步，却又在煽情配乐的霸权下走向《这个杀手不太冷静》的反面。（声音大到震得我脑仁疼） 而这正是后者真正成功的原因，因为邢文雄懂得克制，既保证了情感的理性表达也能做到用调度，节奏去“击破”那些糟粕。而不是平稳落地后继续敷衍过去。
沈腾自有沈腾的蜕变，麻花自有麻花的停滞不前，视效真的做得很不错，但喜剧作为麻花的当家招牌，不该被如此忽视，尤其是这么大的投资，类型上难道不应该更保稳么？题材和手法想要突破没有问题，但不该拿这种片子开刀，尤其是都挂上沈马的金字招牌了，难道不知道观众想看什么吗？
多一星给我嗑生嗑死的CP。永远soulmate。
以往开心麻花一旦出了爆款，那必定是屌丝和影评人的狂欢。我震惊的是，屌丝依然在狂欢，可是影评一个个写的比电影还烂。没看见几个好影评才是我最失望的！！我不觉得骂开心麻花就显得高级，这样的电影应该诞生出很多精彩的影评，我没看到，比这个电影更让我失望！
同样是三星，但比七人好了太多了，看完这个立马把七人乐队改成2星
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