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.
诶嘿评分竟然不高，但其实它是一部很温柔的电影哇。最后的自我对白也是和自己和解的一个过程，到最后，真的成为了一名作家。
说实话本片剧情没啥新意，和孤狼之血的设定相差无几，也是一个正义感爆棚的菜鸟新人跟着老道圆滑的前辈共同对抗反派恶势力，不过由黑社会变成了腐败警察和高官而已，而新人都背负着调查前辈的秘密任务，看完2部孤狼之血的人对本片应该没什么可兴奋的。其次在选角上也比较失败，赵震雄那一脸的浩然正气和一个游走于黑白两道经验丰富的老警察形象相去甚远，和役所广司那种神形兼备的气质差距也比较大，这对剧情的推进并没什么帮助。而新人菜鸟表演比较脸谱化，这样的双雄就大打折扣了。加上剧情方面有点散乱，到最后也不清楚反派毒枭与黑警两者之间的联系，赵震雄似乎很在意抓住那个新型毒品大佬，对警察内部的腐败和黑暗束手无策，制恶方面也不太精彩，不像大上的惨死那么激烈的冲突存在。动作场面就更小儿科了，打斗稀松平常，没什么亮点，将就看看吧。
大本在这部里格外的帅!剧情太淡了，但又没能淡出风格。
大本的舅舅好评！
男人成长需要坐标，更多的是需要指引和男人间那种独特的鼓励
治愈小品，大本的胡子才是本体吧，没有胡子的鞋拔子脸简直没眼看。。。
早知道这么容易解决问题，直接找那什么延南会大佬就好了呗，搞得鸡飞狗跳，就算吓坏小朋友，砸到花花草草也不好嘛。
很有代入感的人生传记，JR从小家庭非原生，父亲酗酒家暴，却有开酒吧的舅舅、温柔的母亲和睿智的外公们的一路陪伴、小JR也是聪明优秀一路考入耶鲁，校园怀拥校花…但人生路不是永远一帆风顺的，以律师为目标的HR，在毕业后面临女友分手、工作无望等因素坚定了他唯一的出路：作家。开放式的结尾，鼓励每一位年轻人，所以的逆境都是暂时的，怀着一颗向前出发的心！
冲着《信号》的警察大叔来看的，我觉得没意思，乱七八糟的，浪费两个小时。
泛黄的书页里找到了父亲。
警察里成立了基金会，解决办案需要的资金，黑白两道通吃。开奔驰穿古驰，不抓你抓谁
在你迷茫的时候有他，在你开心的时候也有他，他会出现在你人生中每个最重要的时刻。你的家人，会陪着你。
典型的“电脑副屏电影”，在那个氛围里就可以的，都是普通人的日常生活，让它陪着我打游戏也是很香的存在。
去年《乡下人的悲歌》里的纽黑文凤凰男JD之2.0版：纽黑文凤凰男JR
7.娓娓道来一个“温柔”、没有太大波澜、甚至有些无聊的成长故事。这种平淡的确没有什么张力，但偶尔看一下，观影过程却很安静舒服。
很美式的故事，更喜欢童年部分。有点儿像是舅舅版《完美的世界》。
乔治克鲁尼演戏是很可以的，但非要去当导演和制片。大家也是对的。
这啥啊 演员大多是熟脸 但拍出来的是啥玩意儿啊 。 男主突然心态转变得好僵硬 一点都不能说服我 全程没有爆点
酒吧很特别，书并不比酒少。扫地僧舅舅也很特别，开口闭口人生哲学，认起意第绪语词根也毫不费力。但还是太平了，无论是寻父情节还是情场失意。要素明明不多也不乱，愣是一个也没拍好。可惜大本了。
有时，我们无法选择完整的家庭，但是在人生中，呢些支离破碎的温暖，足以照亮往后的路途。
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