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.
看过两部阿加莎作品改编的电影，有点了解她的套路，所以一开始就押对了凶手。整个观影感觉还是可以的，中规中矩不踩雷。没看过阿加莎作品又喜欢推理片的观众可以看一看，但是对推理影迷来说，这个故事可能就有些老套了。刨除案件主线，旁支的故事可以说是涵盖了政治正确的大部分内容。
改了一下原著剧本，啰里八嗦的演了一遍。然后侦探出出马，轻轻松松就给你从嘴里讲了一遍。少了什么，哦，推理过程，不过，胡凯尔斯。
③如果说有最大的不足，应该是通篇的浮夸风格，但是这也是和当时，或者说肯尼思·布拉纳本人认知的「浮华时代」相符的，观众还是应该需要包容更多的呈现形式。
完全放弃执导的感觉 后半部分连配乐都省了
包装精美的空心汤团，蜜汁自信的戏精导演！阿婆的棺材板都压不住了
总之是看一遍不会想再看一遍的版本，不如以前的版本。
两星半。后半程的魅力来自阿婆的原著。armie和gal演技双双掉线，群戏倒还行。没看出埃及的恢弘，每次特写背景虚化都感觉绿幕没抠干净。再次坐实了肯尼斯布拉纳是个好演员，当导演却毫无灵气，呆板僵硬，片子都像好学生写作文一样用力过猛。对他拿了奥提本来非常不快，看完又觉得…给他一个提名吧，证明了没有才气光靠努力也能走到那一步，还挺励志。
起码给了我两个小时专心致志的时间。最后那段杀人确实不太好，明明可以更安全的。
Jacqueline在电影里合着就是为爱疯狂的疯子，而Simon想拿钱，Linnet在电影前一小时的铺垫太长了，甚至开头画面才是最好看的，但是，Poirot被塑造成这样，就感情用事？缜密的推理成了他没分析出来，又有人死了，然后互相抱怨他还没找出凶手，Bouc死的时候附近都没人，侦探都能直接一起干掉。
尼罗河风光纪录片，全片也就能看看盖尔加朵的美貌。波罗朝天一枪强人锁男实在太过出戏，剃了胡子谈恋爱的波罗大侦探太更是OOC。若实在无聊进影院打发时间，可以一观。
大调度，风光美，蓝调好听，观光片感觉＞悬疑片，铺垫太长，导致后期疲软，但有我喜欢的梅芙，医生很sugar dady，我可以
作为肯爷精神股东，这个电影感觉悬疑感比东方快车更足，前面的男的甚至被吓得从椅子上跳起来大叫一声。
包装精美的空心汤团，蜜汁自信的戏精导演！阿婆的棺材板都压不住了
我本来是想给三颗星的，因为影片很会糊弄观众，只要奢华的场景、服装设计、摄影、特效到位，就能忽略其他问题，但是，我偏不，而且外景特效也太假了。
在电影院里看金字塔和阿布辛贝神庙，还是很逼真，很震撼的…
真没人关心胡子，以及那灰色脑细胞里有爱情这简直像听到黑斯廷斯深爱波洛那样让我震撼一整年
创新太难，命题作文更难。可以理解，无法原谅。
开头以为走错片场，作为原著粉不接受关于波洛的任何改编。埃及好漂亮，不过更多时候，那种镜头凝视，更像阳光下的罪恶……
看完之后我深刻怀疑推理的真正意义，三颗星给高级却不知道有啥叙事作用的黑白灰色调
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