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.
“我们永远也不可能知道我们是从哪个空间来的。”
小成本科幻片，剧本还有很多种可能
结果哎怎么说，还是白瞎了这么好的一个设定。不论是人物动机还是穿越方式都很混乱，科学理论支持就更没有。演员演技也是过于浮夸，时常让人出戏。并且作为编剧和导演表达，不论情感还是思想，最后都没能深入和升华。
还可以，主演演技瑕疵不少，有些地方演技很生硬。
其实挺无聊的，迷你版《彗星来的那一夜》。剧情推动基本靠嘴说，演员演技有待提高。郑雷还是很有想法的，只是现实很骨感，仍需努力。
因为喜欢雷神的短视频，前不久刷到他说作品被美国买走版权了，赶紧过来看看。小成本制作，已经很不错了。故事也讲明白了，就是看上去还是会有些费解，逻辑上的。内核还是借鉴了彗星来的那一夜，但有自己的思考👍🏻
作为一部超低成本的国产电影，本片已经算很成功了。看得出来导演深受欧美惊悚片影响，《时空罪恶》，《恐怖游轮》，《彗星来的那一夜》这三部不知道他研究过多少遍，还顺便致敬了《闪灵》。叙事，演技，摄影都在水准之上，只是电影节奏太慢让我有点跑神，此类故事已经不算新了，基本上能猜到结局，场景也不多变，演员也就三个，拍到102分钟实在有些拖沓，如果能控制在80分钟左右也许看着会多一些娱乐性，节奏慢下来观众就容易去思考bug，这对科幻悬疑类，又是低成本的电影本身就没有好处。
剧本真的好好，可以推敲的地方很多，你觉得没续上再想一想又续上了，但是缺陷确实还存在。场景拍的太好看了，实景拍摄就是美，演员演技真的不错
剧本真的好好，可以推敲的地方很多，你觉得没续上再想一想又续上了，但是缺陷确实还存在。场景拍的太好看了，实景拍摄就是美，演员演技真的不错
借鉴太多减一星吧，其实挺好的。好想认识一下这个导演😂
感觉演技还是差点意思，故事太直白了。（5/10）
恐怖游轮，彗星来的那一夜
因为喜欢听雷神说电影，有努力看，对不起没看下去
奔着雷神而来的，场景很到位，演员表演太浮夸，主题太肤浅，表达不清楚，可能是成本的问题吧，三星鼓励！
全片成本竟然只花了98.7万。 保利天安门 不散No.216
平行森林可以是梦境，也可以是现实。燕子可能曾回到过自己的空间，也可能从未找到正确的入口。由平行森林延伸出的数个空间显示出了燕子在失去孩子之后一次又一次的挣扎，一个母亲为了孩子可以走入一座迷宫，这个概念远超越影片现有的表达。
1.5星。看了豆瓣短评以为有多厉害，实际情况是学生习作水平，粗制滥造，三个演员的演技加起来是零分。以上是绝对客观的评价，你不信你自己去看。与国外同类题材的科幻影视有很大差距。
低配版于和伟霍思燕火风上演了彗星来的那一夜
前有彗星来的那一夜，这部国产电影无论从剧本还是画面上都毫无新意与突破可言
我本来以为前面 望远镜看到背影就直接说平行时空就够离谱了
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