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.
某些台词听得挺有意思。decent and kind.
很喜欢，很触动。梦想、友情、亲情、爱情、勇气、专注、责任、放弃、选择，应有尽有，也该有，因为这才是人生。
无论是票房第一的瞬息全宇宙，还是投资过亿的神奇动物三，或者是大牌云集的天才不能承受之重，都不如本片精彩。虽说是翻拍片，剧情也是俗套的灰姑娘模式，然而黄世宁导演拍摄的极为流畅，笑点不断，结局也有些小不同！男女主都是声名在外，对手戏非常出彩，不过最深刻的却是男主的母亲，实在是太让人过目不忘了，拉美人民欢乐多！
女主下车那段背景乐绝了
白人公主与少数族翼的故事，欢乐搞笑的政治正确。
电影院灯都亮了观众们才起身离场 我因为张国荣的死哭的好大声 （结果Leslie演员一出来让我瞬间出戏）
剧情很多地方也极其无语。
我觉得女主演技已经很好了，甩其他年轻演员十条街，演张国荣那位一说话就带我出戏。真的能看出演技起码古天乐和林家栋没让我出戏。电影本质好像是流水账，而且美化了很多，一切都顺风顺水，而且跳了很多剧情… 被感动的是梅艳芳这个是生来就属于舞台的巨星
出人意料的好看，最重要的是把喜剧情节中的加入了很多温情的成分，虽然有一些老套，但是很是能够吸引人，产生共鸣。 但是其中使用少数族裔的文化和生活内容充当故事中的意外之处，虽然惊喜，但是也是老套了。想来想去怎么都有一点似曾相识，原来最开始的不就是诺丁山么？
上层社会的真实生活，聚光灯下的光鲜亮丽反衬着背后的孤独和背叛，反倒是那些泊车人的生活更真实更接地气，最后渣男被全面整蛊了，呵呵
1、找了个蛤蟆演张国荣，把张国荣讲得太过不堪了吧。
虽然我快哭瞎了但是真的不如直接用影像资料剪个纪录片
渣男真是影帝啊，在电话里同时面对老婆和情人时，说瞎话的本事真是令人乍舌。
4、提携后辈？
原谅了所有路演，相信大家是投入感情做的片子。真实段落犯规到不行，猛男落泪。香港的女儿有幸或者不幸的活到现在会不会被fengsha呢
影片根据《替身演员》法国版改编，典型的以误会制造巧合的喜剧片，这部影片不止是一部轻喜剧爱情片，并且还附带着移民和反腐的话题，使这部影片整体上升了一个档次。从我个人来看，男主的形象不是很讨人喜欢，在一定程度上，既没有反差萌也不够喜剧，演技有些差强人意，但相比于《巨星嫁到》，这部影片还是可以的。这部影片不仅利用男女主角不同身份揭示了上层人士的虚伪和无耻，同时还将底层人士的和谐温馨的家庭展现的淋漓尽致，通过这种巨大的反差，使这部影片既纯粹又煽情，比较符合当前美国现状。
很老套很俗的剧情，不过这种桥段就是屡试不爽，挺不错的，结局没落入俗套不错。
还好两人没有发展成俗套的感情，要不然实在说不通，成年人异性间的纯友谊更令人向往。很暖心的片子，不乏girl power的体现。
梅艳芳，香港女儿，总有一些瞬间是活在很多人心里的。
看的是翻拍版，会看回旧版，因为不甘心这就是女明星？
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