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.
剧本不太行… 但是摄影可 谢苗与角色适配度高 演技&打戏也出彩 毕竟武打童星出身 希望他能借此被更多投资方看到 之后资源能好些 多一星鼓励
电影名字果然简单直接啊，都不用看简介了。武打场面在近年的古装剧来说算上乘，只是故事太单薄了。希望这样的电影将来都能够上影院。
作为网大来说 水准已经是中上了 毕竟我们不是网飞
开场赌场戏其实拉低了预期，盲侠设定已有先例，快意恩仇，手起刀落，没那么多弯弯绕，简单直接，纯粹的武侠回归，反派小人做派暗箭伤人，但是这里面缺点也很明显，以一人之力灭大恶之帮，还能全身而退，法理何在？
多给半星给个鼓励，电影画面和色彩很棒，简单的快意恩仇故事
希望资本能好好看看谢苗这样的演员和这样的电影 又害怕资本一裹挟又变了
剧本不太行… 但是摄影可 谢苗与角色适配度高 演技&打戏也出彩 毕竟武打童星出身 希望他能借此被更多投资方看到 之后资源能好些 多一星鼓励
比<影>好出了50个<长城>级别 只是可惜了琴娘这角色有点薄
“瞎子，这趟浑水你趟不了。”
2022年6月12日，在孤岛的疫情下，在唐山打人事件发生之时，在魔都水漫区当街砍之下，呼唤一下侠义，为众人拾柴者，如果无为社会安定，为人间正义所行之物，所做之人，那将是一个令人失望的地方吧~~~
開場7分鐘，節奏對話都不錯，我覺得至少4星待定。
服化道和打斗场面算是网大里顶尖了，就是故事单薄，四星鼓励
在网大里算的很精良了，国产武侠也需要多多唤醒了，另外谢苗真帅啊！
江湖一个义字，武侠一个打字~
观感的确达到院线片的水平了，但剧情过于简单了
70分钟故事虽短，五脏俱全，捉刀人成瞎子，不问江湖事，直到遇到被tu全家的妮子，与其来洛阳报案却落杀手宇文家族，其幕后势力之大，无人去惹，重出江湖替她复仇，但所爱之女却被灭（是真的美，一看原来是个新疆妹子，新疆出美女不仅仅有那个热巴），用后半小时尤其最后7分钟以一敌众，将武侠精神宏大成绩，论成色，配乐，动作，画面都精湛且惊艳，值得一看。
好看！三星半。前面的情节有两三处弱笔，但后面确实拍出了侠气，打斗也有自己的风格。如果可以把剧本再捋捋，人物塑造得再丰满些，拍足90分钟会更好。
挺贫穷的制作，就那么几个场景翻来覆去地用；挺老套的故事，基本看了开头就能猜到结局。但是这片子偏偏能用寒碜的预算达到了非常高的完成度，整体的道具质感、打光、武术全都不掉链子，有几段镜头还挺惊喜，总算是让人感受到了导演的那份追求，挺难得的。谢苗的表演不算出彩，但让人印象深刻，很有成为青年张涵予的潜质，加油啊。
还不错的武侠片，虽然故事很简单
2022.07.02于南京高科荣境
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