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.
除了巧妙且與時俱進地加入了政治正確之外，真的是一部再老套不過的電影。全無新意。
这个电影证明了一条真理，拉丁裔比白人抗老。
1、嫁给我？骗了我？——看预告片时有多期待，看完正片时就有多失望。四个字，可惜了了。
感觉这片就是为了被拿去翻拍成泰版，韩版，日版和中国版的，剧本和主演们都时光倒转二十年可能还有点新鲜劲。不过竟然有了负负得正的效果，这种糖水味的甜腻产品背后也是一种真实。
大家都老了,
这跟糖果人有毛线关系？在当今极端政治正确大行其道的今天，只要见到个黑色皮肤的都是好的、只要是白色都是坏的，全片恨不得连黑猫都是受白猫压迫充满愤恨的正义使者，就好比你能想象孟买猫被布偶猫奴役几百年吗？这个电影完全歪曲了原作和初版糖果人的意义，沦为政治博弈的一片羽毛和黑人自high的zw电影，自high就自high吧，还非要蹭老IP和篡改经典，为了黑命贵脸腚都不要，顺便黑一把黄种人，恶心。
太土啦！！！！！真的疯狂翻白眼（但JLo美得也太出挑了
很乱，虽然故事想要表现种族问题，但是又无法在已经建立的概念上进行较为完美的追寻。
看不懂选角为什么要选Owen Wilson欸，真的不适合这个角色。以及那撅着的嘴，和干涩到一直眨巴的眼睛，实在难以忍受。
我最爱的Owen Wilson终于有新片，可是感觉已经定型为中年土鳖男
这部如剧情本身所述一样看似无厘头的爱情片将这各种生活的问题抛来，时而如闹剧让人哭笑不得，时而又如歌舞深情款款。
就 有被笑到（plz不要把诺丁山拖下水 thx a lot）
【5.8/10】稍好于预期。故事太扯了，又非常套路，这种完全不同的人，短时间相爱难，结婚过日子就完全不看好，我是不信的，他们之间我看不到火花。能看出洛佩兹遮不住的老态，但查了她的年龄，能保持到这个状态，棒极了。男主脸垮了，海王是帅的。音乐的部分好听的，加分。
只有歌还行的电影 / 下一秒结婚仪式 上一秒发现未婚夫偷情 可以选择不结 结果找了个random guy结婚了 就nm离谱 这tm就是爱吗 这世界是怎么了 我真的不懂
marry me marry me marry me这首歌还蛮洗脑的，里面的插曲很好听。J.LO的身材还是那么好。女主不被戴绿帽子，都不配做女主。歌坛天后配数学老师，这剧情搁20年前还差不多，但又符合如今爱看土味剧的观众品味，可见世上皆是轮回。有情人终成眷属，再过100年也有人热爱！
黑人恐怖片宇宙继《逃出绝命镇》和《我们》之后又一部，越来越不懂了
第一次看完生肉，诺丁山式爱情轻喜剧，看预告片就了解了全部剧情也不影响我甜滋滋的看OW和JLO谈恋爱，男帅女美，所有插曲都好听，合格的情人节电影~
挺好玩的，女主发现未婚夫出轨果断换人，这点很好，就是在台下随便抓人显得草率，不过她有足够的底气支撑她。结婚之后都在嘲讽女主，感觉好难受，明明是未婚夫的错，却都去嘲讽女主。
主创应该是真的相信爱情才会在2020年代拍这么土的电影
太久太久没有看到制作精美内核实在的romcom了赶紧打个友情分 制作真的很不错 节奏拿捏很准确 如果用心看 嘴角很难不一直上扬 歌也很好听 虽然故事比较老套但是包装上了一些新潮的元素比如Live、男主身边的女人是LGBT Group之类的 JLO状态还不错 很庆幸电影里基本所有人都在做自己没有硬凹一个反派出来 总之这种电影看着开心就很好了
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