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.
2、《芬奇》可以看做是《荒岛求生》《我，机器人》《火星救援》的结合体，它讲述了一个孤独的工程师带着一只狗狗和一个机器人艰难求生的故事。在本片中，汤姆·汉克斯再一次一个人撑起一部电影，钦佩。
Human experience, is not just imagining, it’s living.
末世温情小品…阿甘老伯伯娓娓道来once upon a time的人性小故事，关于信任、性本恶的悲观故事，环境条件的恶化不是致命，与人斗才是灭绝的原因…Jeff刚开始的配音很怪也很棒…
设定和场景真的太fallout了吧！另外，是因为苹果投资的所以加州还没事？
我在想如果我处于这样的世界，为了解决无聊，可能需要3000本书，5000部电视剧以及上万部电影。。。但是这是在有吃有喝有电的情况下，一般世界末日来看，这是完全不可能的
想到《末日危途》，这个有点太干净了，没那么末日。三星半
毫无意外的
他还说
感觉是《爱死机》的无限拉长版。汤姆汉克斯现在是不是苹果的签约艺人了？ —————— 看完《国王的排名》20脸懵逼找不到哭点的我，决定给芬奇正名！Jeff is great！
PS：这种国内流媒体引进也挺好的，不用专门去找，电视上一打开就看了，方便。
加长版《三个机器人》，群众喜闻乐见、老少咸宜的轻度温情科幻片。故事刻意掩盖了黑暗残酷的地方（虽然有部分透露），把末世的故事写的更像是个家庭成长故事，汤姆汉克斯真的是老了。
平淡平缓，没有剧烈的戏剧冲突感，就连短暂出现的反派都没有露脸。很难说它是末日版的《荒岛余生》还是温情版《我是传奇》，披着科幻末世外衣的公路片，基本上看到中间就知道结局如何了。与其说是电影，更像是加长版的短片。温情脉脉，娓娓道来
Goodyear：作为一只狗，我经历了太多。20201127@石龙影城
m（21.11.21.13:28）看了半天看见弹幕我才认出男主是汤姆汉克斯😓 唉 要是小杜和芬奇都在就好了
超出预期的好看，一人👨🏻🚀、一狗🐕、一机器人🤖，听着《American Pie》，开启末日之旅🚌
20220323，平平淡淡的片子好像没有高潮，如同表面平静的大海，实际蕴藏巨大的能量。独自一人静静看片，独自体验主人公芬奇害怕孤独的感觉。
“有机器人的电影都不差”，INTP如是说。
在末日里，机器人会把我们（哪怕是骨灰）带回我们的应许之地吗？
阿甘和机械阿甘，末日road trip，缺位的父亲，糟糕的科幻设定，dump and boring
在末日里，机器人会把我们（哪怕是骨灰）带回我们的应许之地吗？
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