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.
主演不愧自己的名字，喂观众吃翔，这是电影吗？这就是一坨屎
3.可以看出现在行业中流砥柱们的专业积累非常丰厚。在借鉴的基础上在努力找自己的东西，未来可期。敢把借鉴直接打在字幕上也是厉害。
真是无聊空洞乏味，笑点都是靠夸张的肢体语言来展示，这应该是最低级的包袱了吧。尬就一个字！马丽演的不是女明星，演的是膀大腰圆。
没看过原版。这应该属于荒诞喜剧吧，剧情比较俗套，笑点不错，但不是很密集。选角特别好，每个角色都很契合，尤其魏翔演出了自己特有的风格，换个人估计没这份荒诞劲儿，想当初魏翔的小青差点笑死我。还有《雨中曲》那段真不错。三星半吧，觉得这个电影风格值得一看。
还好片尾有“魏成功”的鸡汤:
在开心麻花系演员的喜剧日益失望的现在，这部属实挽回了口碑。虽然没有多搞笑，但看得很流畅很舒服。
对比日版原片，增加的几个笑点都很成功，好笑又不影响情节推动，但好笑却没什么内涵，而原片却不失内涵。目前看来，国产翻拍片的天花板仍是《误杀》。
能哈哈哈真诚地乐，这是笑片的基本，然后就是渲染的煽情不尴尬，两点都合格了。遗憾的地方是全片的舞台式做作感到最后也没在风格上完全整合起来
没失望，够好笑！吉米与意大利人交易那场戏全片最佳！
这个改编不大冷静，配角变主角确实挺好的，但妻夫木聪和深津绘里你用马丽和谁来演？？？
一部堪合格的喜剧，最引人发笑的桥段是承袭原作，而后半部分团队改编的桥段比较俗套，但胜在感人&和男主角自身经历吻合，放在春节档其实值得一个高分
看魏成功表演感觉像是在拆盲盒，你永远不知道他能给你带来什么惊喜
1、看完才发现本片翻拍自妻夫木聪主演的日本电影《魔幻时刻》。2、电影很有荒诞幽默的风格。灯光、布景的舞台剧风格明显，表情也比较夸张，也是话剧风。3、可能因为魏成功太想当男一号了，真的相信那没有摄影机也能拍摄的无稽之谈，别人就说他是傻子吧，以至于魏成功杀了哈维之后，吉米真把他当傻子逗。然而最后魏成功用自己当演员的经验，还是把米兰给救出来了。
背景似乎是民国30年代，和主人公60年代的黑帮片西部片观影阅历对不上
没看过原版
有些好笑，有不太好看
超出预期！笑得很大声！也有更往上的表达，不易！
“成功只比未成功多坚持了一次”，魏翔演得好好啊！
黑帮太儿戏了吧，没头没尾，还是有点小品的赶脚…
致敬了许多经典电影，这导演一看就是老影迷了，迷影人狂喜
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