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.
2022年，《印度队长》横空出世，感觉我们的《中国队长》也要呼之欲出了。
一贯的印度爽片风格，就像网络爽文一样，印度片找到了一群准确的用户群体，就看着爽就行了，但像我这种要求比较高的难免会多说一句：反派太弱了，一开始进入时的金属人我还以为是最终要对战的，结果结尾那么简单就没了
他盆友出现后就猜到了故事大致的走向…结尾太仓促了，他盆友是不想活了吗，直接不找障碍物等死了
男主是真他妈帅，皱纹也性感的要命(又是一位年龄越大越性感的类型)。动作戏也都还可以，空乘也好美，没和女科学家搞在一起很好。动作加上sci-fi更好玩了，有点像Jake 2.0
6分 男主破产替军方干脏活，直接受总统授权，绕开国会，在柏林执行非法行动。中途发现杀的人是科研药品拯救世界的叙利亚穆斯林好人，反派自然是美国政府释放病毒祸害几十亿人。最后男主带着好友把下命令的上司等几个人干掉了，但这么大的事情不可能就这么几个人，最后也没交代。也就白左写得出这样的剧本。
这类超级英雄电影真的不适合印度来拍，还是拍一些擅长的反应社会宗教的电影吧，你们擅长这个
一群退役海军陆战队相互打了个寂寞。
瑕不掩瑜!算是很不错的电影了!起码没有太超人系
这剧情衔接，是真服了，都不交代清楚。膝盖这样了都能跑回家，也不知道这小组图啥。瞎看就完了，完全不能琢磨。
前面还挺好，最后大决战的时候太草率了，可惜
前半段被裁再就业养家还挺感人的，之后感觉有点扯
两个退伍兵和一名军医勾画出一群遭遇背叛的群像
额。非常英国 观影20分钟已经可以想像到后面会怎么演了 但很想看舞台剧
PS:我希望中国和好莱坞的电影制作人能想开点儿，搞些什么政治正确的肤色长相，直接大大方方的上大美女他不香吗……
制作粗劣，情节不严谨，漏洞百出，收尾更是显得草率.
派老师间隔一周两部作品真是加量不加价，承包商确实比高0.1分的宝刀未老好看很多。典型到家的美式英雄主义，略逊于同模式的生死狙击。柏林下水道战有点特工片味道，片子也高强度反映了退伍老兵的生活，提了嘴病毒。派的演技是最强看点，和本的反应依旧相当不赖。总的来说，从演员到故事都是及格线往上的下饭片。
The.Contractor.2022.2160p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.HDR.HEVC-CM太难看了
后面的剧情比较紧凑。
半夜睡不着看的，真的是可惜了这么帅的男主，剧本在三十年前都可以说老套。
可惜了 本福斯特 感觉演啥都是没好下场
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