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.
好家伙，是反转，360℃反转的，有些角色演的还是有意思的，比如咏梅“武则天”转世找自己的佛头，比如葛大爷全程保持马邦德人设包括最后遗言说不完，整体来讲，节奏不掉，热热闹nao，
比那部刺杀小说家更能体现国产电影粗制滥造胡编乱造侮辱观众智商等特点。
还是挺不错的，去年《除暴》今年《古董》，两部叠加足以拓出一条罪案片新路，即多在90s这个审查灰色地带做文章。至于改编上的去繁从简也足够精炼，大抵是对东亚面子文化的自反，舆论质疑大多集中在“许一城到底是不是汉奸”这一点上，就足以看出主创的前瞻性。辛芷蕾这个角色也蛮有意思，去掉了不少传统女主身上的男性附庸感，几句台词喊得虽有些刻意，但能看出主创是想做女权。这可能也是目前中国电影软实力上唯一不落后于欧美电影的东西。
讲点道理好不好，你可以解谜的时候秀你的高智商，但也不要把观众当傻子啊。就从小的一混子，知识储备量可能堪比一个院的考古院士了。咱就觉得当年把真佛头（注意，搞了半天还是把真佛头送走了，还美名其曰保护）这事是许愿爷爷他干的，关他那当时还是个小屁孩的爸爸啥事。怎么他爸爸反而在搞来搞去的。导演也是觉得请到葛优特出不容易，所以就给他加段一点毫无必要的煽情戏。另外李现的演技啊，也太拉垮了吧。
结尾一个悬念电影给科普了，前面脱裤子放的屁也就不香了
过于虎头蛇尾了，人物动机、世界观塑造经不起细究，但掐头去尾情节编排、整体节奏拿捏的还算成熟，再扎实一点会更好。
可以一看，没有原著过瘾，可能是篇幅有限，原著亲王细节控，电影就比较通俗了。
解密爽片，张力十足。在阴谋之下，还有人性光辉
真的好看！！！有大电影那味了，而且有的地方的光影真的好好看，虽然我不懂，但是好有质感，好舒服。顺便想说，李现真的好帅救命好帅好帅！！！极度养眼呲溜！
全片不功不过，剪了很多线，有点粗略，
虽然剧情有BUG。看之前以为李现最帅，看完发现葛大爷最帅
年代感上是花了些功夫的，雷佳音的许愿也OK，但这个故事的逻辑简直漏洞百出，好比把自己家闺女化妆成丑女送给邻村傻小子当媳妇，没看出对自己有什么好处，还要煞有介事地铺梗，不希望儿子介入又处处留下谜题，李现那个角色没支愣起来，要不然是个双雄片。
法相在皮相之内，真身在假身之中。电影改编的还不如剧版精彩。
葛优和咏梅哎！！！
没啥大太亮点，雷佳音这类角色演的太多了，葛大爷更是游刃有余，李现在这帮人面前有点惨啊……
在电影长度的篇幅里，交代五脉的历史，交代人物关系，将老朝奉，药不然，许愿，黄烟烟等都刻画的还不错，值得肯定
情节东一榔头西一棒槌哪哪不挨着 主演就各说各各比划各的（很难说得上是在表演）估计剧本就是长篇小说的万字简介水平 活该不卖
鉴宝是盗墓的后续。影片在剧情上还是下了些功夫，权谋下的良性竞争和探案式解密悬疑让人眼前一亮。咏梅和葛优的加入也给影片带来了不少色彩，相比之下，可能是剪辑问题，主角仿佛并不凸显。
很专业化的电影 很多关于古董的知识 不知道是不是真 看着就挺能唬人 但专业知识的多了观影门槛就会跟着提高 反正我就一直有一种“是不是真的啊？我不是很相信”的感觉。
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