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.
好棒，休叔第一面就爱上一个人，相处了几个月，然后用了余下的一辈子去回忆点点滴滴。设定有点扯，陆沉下的美国，居然有记忆重现的高科技。。。吴彦祖打酱油了10分钟，休叔和梅的事都是普通人的挣扎，居然能和地产商扯上关系，有点过了。。
3.5星，末世的背景，悬疑的爱情故事，剧本引人入胜，爱如火焰，可以温暖你我，也可灼烧殆尽
就看看男主女主谈恋爱的，剧情根本就毫无意义
披着科幻皮的痴汉寻爱片，格局小了，节奏也拖沓，毁了一个好的设定。
只能说预告太带感，各角色代起来极其合适(ntm到底是来看什么的)，但是没有想象中的效果(所以不如只代预告。
落魄痴情男苦苦追寻被害失足女恋人并为之复仇最后永远活在回忆中的故事，全剧啥事逼呀台词，做着舞台剧式的表演，文青可以一看。
桥段是老套的，悬疑就是为了反转的，但是杰克曼也是真的帅的。跟盗梦空间类似的概念，只是从造梦变成只能读取记忆了。有些特效也不够真实，颇为遗憾。但是吴彦祖这段就很棒，英文夹杂中文，你说说这算不算文化输出啊？哈哈
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很克里斯托·诺兰。但这个故事本身也太老套了，放在十多二十年前还很吸引人。想法很不错，但实际拍出来很无聊。休杰克曼的旁白让人昏昏欲睡。
现在的电影真是小时代，这片远不如十年前的致命魔术和盗梦空间，为什么要拍呢？就是给演员个工作吧。
有点大炮打苍蝇的感觉，背景设定还是可以的，但，但，故事格局太小了。影像风格诺兰味十足，但却少了太多锐利。
115分钟56秒 23.976fps 流媒体WEB 以为是科幻片，谁知道是这么无聊的剧情片
虽然是是个很容易预见发展的爱情故事，但Rebecca太美了
前面氛围营造的很好，后半段剧情拉胯，虎头蛇尾
只不过真要学习起来还是没那么容易的，尤其是本片重点放在爱情的描绘上，在缺少了悬疑的前提下，再多的氛围营造也架不住没有一个好本子来为其铺路的无奈结局。因此尽管狼叔和弗格森很来电，但崩坏的其他人物的编排（尤其是吴彦祖），实在是让这部令人期待万分的电影无法得到太多的嘉奖。
随着算力速度的的加快过去总是容易被太快遗忘
格局小了，还以为大boss是国际女毒贩呢！浪费一个好题材（也算是圆了马戏之王的遗憾了
我为什么要浪费时间在这种电影上？狼叔都拯救不了的烂片。
男主找到了女主消失的真相，然后冲动之下把害死女主的黑警给私刑了，黑警永久沉浸在被火烧的痛苦记忆里。但是男主私刑黑警，这是比谋杀还严重的罪行，还好男主揭发有功，而且认识DA，就讨了个deal：在自己水箱里服刑。一边服刑一边沉浸在和女主的美好回忆里。故事结束。
全程bug，快进1.5倍加狼叔的腹肌、吴彦祖的英夹中也挽救不了的剧情…… 无语子，你们是有多缺钱花才接的这个剧本？
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