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.
剧本太一般了 爱情没有说服力 偷保险柜就装两袋子钱 不知道在想什么
剧情有点太平庸了，这几个憨比能偷遍全球被国际刑警通缉，有点侮辱国际刑警了。
应该叫开锁匠(上)，另一部活死人军团叫开锁匠(下)。
刚看完，来傻豆一看，评分这么低，不应该啊，你们太吝啬了。
男主竟然是活死人军团里面那个锁匠！最后一个保险柜就是活死人军团里面最后要开的那个！！！这尼玛原来是个前传啊。。女主跟工具人男友组建的神偷军团，这个“神”在哪里愣是没有看出来啊。。。
虽然画面构图上比不上正传《活死人军团》，但节奏趣味上更胜一筹，尤其开锁的过程拍得很刺激，男主破解最后一个锁后理解了这个天才，然后和格瓦纳超越时空的对望也很令人感动，而最后他没能等到女主出来找他，就在正传中做了和格瓦纳一样的举动，如他的噩梦中看见的丧尸面前，死在了诸神黄昏门前，也算是宿命了。 开了两个锁后回到自己的破屋的时候，也有种《心灵奇旅》里男主得到了梦寐以求的爵士演出后那种“辉煌过后”的落寞感，不过很可惜又马上开始fun了… 败笔是前两次的开锁前都太偏于喜剧化了，这时候的氛围应该严肃、紧张，而不是耍宝。 另外想不通为什么满大街和银行的走廊角落都有摄像头，偏偏保险前没有，并且保险箱没有任何的措施和报警装置，这方面的设定是比较傻的，不太计较的话还是可以一看。 （另外那男的也太像休叔了…）
没啥神奇的地方，夹杂着丧尸也是挺有趣是，总有浪漫在人间，漫威再就业片。小趣味才是这部电影的主题，也只有这些了。
反差萌，杀人杀出了一种微风起涟漪的感觉，好冷、好平淡。黑道、女仆咖啡厅。
在美国爆发活死人军团当下，一个孤独默默无闻的银行柜台小青年，拥有超高破解各种保险柜的能力，在一场参赛后被全球通缉的偷窃美女招募入伙，去解破他期盼已久的四大保险柜之谜，团队五个人，先解决简单的巴黎信用社柜子，在解决麻烦的布拉格银行柜子，逃出追捕后内讧了，最后两美女一心为了传奇的目的再次找男主帮助，在一个圣莫里茨（在哪里？）美丽赌场的欧洲小镇抢走了金库，在车里破解了，拿走钱财，把另外两人献礼给警察，无奈最后在船头警察逮捕了美丽的女主，放走了男主，多年后在加州男主意外受到“银河护卫队”壮男邀请破解最后一个柜子—结束。是否有续集？男女主继续？
全片有些无聊，开锁过程表现得过于简单了，但一想哪怕女主正常出狱，她也再见不到开锁小哥了就有些难过（除非活死人军团2里小哥其实没死
离谱他妈给离谱开门 离谱到家了 这句送给匆匆的结尾
比较典型的商业动作电影，不无聊，也不太惊喜，保险箱的来源比本应是重点的开保险箱更有吸引力，开保险箱的过程过于简单了，BGM用瓦格纳的 女武神的骑行可还行
本来没有抱多大希望，结果该片意料之外的好看。前传故事非常完整，人物设定十分成功，节奏紧凑诙谐幽默，北欧风光也加分不少。所以嘛，活死人宇宙电影赶紧搞起来，这个系列的电影质量和娱乐性还是很值得去期待续作的。
保险柜是好保险柜，但是这犹如智障一样的守卫和警察真的太拉胯了
Another cringe heist flick
11.6晚，其实应该选择看曼市德比的，可能还精彩一点。
2021.11.22 22:30 虽然称不上高智商犯罪，但就是莫名很喜欢每一个保险箱背后的故事。
本来想打五星，一星扣掉是因为那些完全没有存在意义的丧尸戏份……另外，我越来越喜欢德国电影了……
四星，多一颗鼓励星。终于有近年新出的不靠夸张颜艺的泥盆喜剧片了，可喜可贺。用当下年轻人的日常细节来塑造人物形象，电影节奏还算流畅，比那种人设靠演员棒读，剧情空洞转场生硬的不知高到哪里去了。短发妹子打起来有点力量感不足，可以尝试加点关节技进去～比起最后和黑色运动服的打斗，更喜欢前空翻躺沙发和咖啡店夺枪反杀。以及动作片想要拍好看，一定要请靠谱武指哇。
大多数居然是家庭纷争式的内讧。都啥啊。
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