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.
欺负新一代观众没看过暮光之城？？几乎毫无剧情可言，新女主无限开挂就对了，不说跟金多美比，戏份还没朴恩彬和徐恩秀多、、
犯的毛病跟第一部如出一辙，只要你能忍受前面长达一个半多小时的“铺垫”，你就能在最后时刻欣赏一段精彩绝伦的特效杀戮。当然你要忽略诸如主角存在感低、逻辑漏洞、感情苍白无力和故事不分主次等诸多缺点之后，才能欣赏这部电影仅存的那一点点特效带来的快感...
前面剧情拖沓，中间过分煽情，去掉这些，这部剧堪称战争片典范，俄熊拍战争片都用真家伙上真的是看的人大呼过瘾
飞机看着很帅,不算悲催的直升机!
可能是对战争片不太感冒，所以没有get到它的点吧，其实主线支线穿插着还可以的，另外俄罗斯小姐姐是真的好看，特别对我的胃口咳咳
从经济的角度来看，优待战俘也许可以瓦解敌方的战斗意志，但是复仇消灭却能从一开始让敌人忌惮成为你的敌人，减少敌人的战争图谋。
不如1，就算是变种人能力也太扯了！西八含量应该是韩国电影里的NO.1了，既然非得说那么长的中文片段，那么就好好学学！！尬的我脚趾抓地...
毛熊的浪漫循序渐进，深沉而悠长
唧唧歪歪的一大堆，精彩的场面早就在抖音上看完了，有些地方强行煽情，比如俄罗斯两架直升飞机支援，有火炮不用，让打下来一架，打下来面对对面人数优势还往上冲？最后救了人突然来了一段胜利场面？美国佬自言自语好像感觉俄罗斯是苏联一样，那能一样么？说实话真的一般，剧情太弱了，强行煽情，友情分两颗星。
曾经小时候看习惯了电视剧，让我产生了战场我上我也行的错觉。后来红海行动和类似于本片的电影及时打消了我的错误念头
比第一部还尬。韩国有满身是血的《魔女》，美国有甩着皮鞭的《神奇女侠》，我国有薄纱抹胸的《司藤》《花千骨》《三生三世十里桃花》，只能说各国有各国专属的恶趣味。
2022年第一天，看这部电影，无法抑制地流了很多的眼泪。如果每个人心中都怀有爱与美好，那么战争就会离我们远去。可惜，那只是个如果。
讲的是一个为国牺牲的资深空军的故事，最精彩的是俄罗斯特种兵陆军的故事，其中武器，战术指导等等严重怀疑是军人扮演的，很真实，其他的相对一般。
抓捕行动都要结束了，火力支援才开始挂弹，然而最后也没用上。
看到苏联解体，国家衰弱，军人被歧视，真感觉很悲哀，幸亏中国这几十年发展不错，不过国际形势太错综复杂，前途仍然坎坷漫长。本片看点之一是真实事件，另外特种兵进击那段拍得不错，有点大片意思。
毛熊🇷🇺爱国情怀电影，手法还是很老套爱回忆以前美好时光，对比现如今的生活，现实一样会为钱烦恼，为事业为国家贡献主旋律环绕全片。用飞行员老同志的牺牲升华主旨。轰炸机帅啊……
基本还原了事实。毛子这个文戏我不太能get得到。
白瞎了个经验丰富的飞行员
民族需要英雄，国家需要守护，精气神不能丢，没了精气神，国家就真散了
动作戏升级不少，故事线也多了，应该是给续集铺路。故事重点就是打得爽，变成“怪物”的人轻而易举使用超级暴力的手段打人，还打不死。这种玩游戏一样的暴力爽片，确实很受大数据时代的观众欢迎。
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