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.
熬过前半小时后面很精彩 在NBA混心态更重要 把巴克利翻译成伯克利。原来主演就是爵士的现役球员 真的很多球星客串 从原钻的加内特到这部 看的出来亚当桑德勒真爱篮球
很多熟面孔，nba赛场以外的画面。但确实拍得中规中矩，精彩与感人都还距离《光荣之路》很远
联盟每年会有一次选秀，但只有最多60个名额，很多人会落选。 落选秀可以去发展联盟等待机会、可以参加夏季联赛，期待被人发掘，有成功案例，但是，寥寥无几。 NBA这个大舞台，可能每一天都有故事在发生，有人离开，有人进来，有人兑现了天赋，有人谱写了励志故事，有人泯然众人…… 这部电影很真实呈现了一些东西：比如赛场上的互喷垃圾话，好乱对方心态（此处甚觉爱德华兹如果没有打球，可能会成为不错的演员！），联合选秀体测…… 还有就是NBA就是一门生意场，很多的也是人情世故，这边帮忙加进去名单，那边赏识你让你做助教…… 最后的感慨：埃尔南戈麦斯最近被爵士裁掉了……
奈飞在最近巨大的质疑漩涡中，依然默默的出着一些不错的片子，比如这部，虽然宣传很少，但质量不错，对比最近的体育电影，史密斯的那部大威小威就真的不太行了。大量nba 球星客串，爱德华兹还演了个讨厌鬼。。。现实中的76人这个赛季止步东部前三，也算不错了
标准模板体育励志片，角度再深一点，或者纯粹点就好了
运动电影用货真价实的演员拍出来的质感就是好 这点降维打击同类型片子 剧作和个别情节转合中规中矩 节奏可以 制作完成度不错 反正自己最熟悉的题材和内容 看爽了加半星
发挥主要靠心态是么？看了开头以为是一部很特别的体育片，平庸。
一般吧。里面还有一段利用直播绕过“中间商”直面“消费者”的桥段，与时俱进。
能请来那么多NBA业内人士也是挺不容易的。
不得不说故事很俗套，不过看到一大票NBA明星来露露脸还是有趣的。
亚当桑德勒演起邻家好人还是那么有说服力。现实中：怎么可能有这种圣父？亚当桑德勒穿着帽衫出现：ok是有的。
桑德勒延续原钻的好演技，埃尔南戈麦斯略显木讷，肯尼史密斯演戏挺自然，爱德华子有惊喜。看到各路NBA球星客串，有种当年看like Mike的感觉，好多年没有篮球题材电影了，很欣喜。
已经可以看了。各种体育运动都是看不懂的，但是我眼神挺好的，看到了'趴体生活'中老妈的宿舍中那个天天白天睡觉的女室友。
励志运动题材不会太难看，但是也确实不太容易拍出新意了。
虽然剧情很俗套，而且从西班牙街边直接进nba可信度太低，但不能否认我还是充满兴趣的看完了，首先小半个nba的球星都来捧场了，打球打的也挺专业，反正比空中大灌篮2好看多了。
老套励志片我好像还是吃的，以及想起了高中时候那个追NBA的自己
这就是啥都有的大俗套体育片，还要啥，这就是自行车。
比较套路化的体育励志电影，不走运的球探Stan帮助7年前就放弃篮球梦想的Bo在NBA立足，同时自己如愿当上助教的故事，不过从主演到反派再到一众客串都是NBA球员和西班牙国家队球员还是挺有意思的，
很多球星只是单单出镜，就像路边顺路拍下来一样，跟主角故事走向有关系却的只有华子，从nba球迷的角度来看也没多太大意思
7分，足够爽的NBA故事，能看到这么多NBA球员客串还要啥自行车啊😍
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