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.
看得想去办埃及签证了 经典故事的新版本还是很不错的 音乐和摄影都很棒
话说，看了那么多部网大，这部的造型和人设倒是最适合谢苗的。
作为早已忘记原著的任何细节的普通观众，我觉得绝美的埃及风光与流畅的镜头语言让此片变得很耐看，作为standalone的作品来看也是合格的本格故事。
新版只能说勉强及格，全靠阿婆的故事撑住，就美国现在必须加入有色演员和同性因素的风气，怕是再难拍出以前那种古典格调了，所以给波洛加了莫名其妙的尴尬爱情线，所以删掉了原著里红色主义者的存在，所以富家千金小姐有个印度表哥就离谱，原来他美影视文化也在倒退了。
和water 聪岩看的
连风景都是绿幕合成的，实在看不出什么诚意……布拉纳老师真是用实力证明自己的奥斯卡提名有多水……
发现本剧中的每一个角色我都不认识了，尤其是奥特布恩太太，居然成了一名黑人舞台歌手。应该说演员们的演技都在线，布景和摄影也在线，只是我，慢慢的失落。
其实主要就不是来看故事情节的，毕竟一开场我就知道凶手是谁了，小学就看过，老片新拍质量也很不错
马景涛一样一惊一乍的侦探，真是有点受不了。肯尼思的这一系列改编，真让人败好感，总觉得他是个特自恋的人。还好jodie comer没接这个破戏。
一定不能去读小说
比老版花了更多精力去铺垫人物背景，可一直到结尾也没能擦出更多火花。 场景虽然更美了，但也更油腻更CG了，一眼就看的出的抠像演戏，代入感大打折扣。 而且我怎么记得原先推石头的不是在阿布辛贝勒神庙，好像是在卡尔纳克？
大型莎士比亚舞台剧+旅游宣传片 开头那场戏几度让我怀疑买错了电影票 悬疑感几乎没有 贵族之间的表面和谐下的暗流涌动仅仅通过“尼罗河”表现其实有点低级 （盖尔加朵的形象总让我觉得神奇女侠要起来战斗了 but..
三个字，还可以。整体故事流水线完成度还不错，动作设计可圈可点，肯定要比小鲜肉强，动作片要多支持！
一般。剧情老套。比较尴尬的就是人在电影里是无限的耐受力，打多久都不会累，受多少伤都不疼。。
我可太喜欢这个结局了，又蠢又坏的西蒙最后和他的假装不在一起的女朋友一起挂了，就他妈赶紧照进现实，让马熊cp葬在一起吧。群戏太棒了，就是吧其实西蒙的不在场证明明显有漏洞啊，还有布克他妈说红色颜料找不到的时候其实就已经看得出问题了
谢苗演的警察还真有股子劲儿~周围有认识的朋友当警察的，经常有人会说警察就是持证的流氓，我是觉得这份职业的特殊性，别说缉毒扫黑的了，哪怕是派出所的，要是指望着温良恭俭让迎来送往的，那恐怕还是去派出所门口摊煎饼更合适~片子的故事比较简单，拍的还挺用心，bug还是有的，比如整了这么个看着挺牛的APP，那大冬天的还搞啥线下啊，直接线上赌不就完了么~
开场七分钟心里已经骂骂咧咧了。
新版只能说勉强及格，全靠阿婆的故事撑住，就美国现在必须加入有色演员和同性因素的风气，怕是再难拍出以前那种古典格调了，所以给波洛加了莫名其妙的尴尬爱情线，所以删掉了原著里红色主义者的存在，所以富家千金小姐有个印度表哥就离谱，原来他美影视文化也在倒退了。
一个做好后拖了两年的电影。实景搞得像动画，人物高清大脸，背景虚化到几乎看不清，这是国产偶像剧的画风。怎么会有如此适合艾米汉莫的人设。
希望他可以闯出一片天地～成为一代打星～
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