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.
很有中国文化里的诗意，台词也都简练干净，不拖泥带水，动画真是好动画，看这种就纯是享受
对比正传剧集稍弱，主要是主角相比正传无趣的多，倒是反派西门仁不论是话痨还是武器、打斗都是全片最亮点，好消息是画面比正传要好了，估计剧组终于有点钱了？还是继续期待一下正传第二季吧
场景真好，动作也不错。美术、人物、对白，也太差劲了吧。后面看得我睡着了。
打斗有多精彩，剧情就有多俗套。但不妨碍，见人就推荐。
就是要行侠仗义！
江湖终究还是无情的，看完这个对罗通多了几分好感，故事更加饱满，宇宙也更加成立了
剧情就是干就完事了，但是感觉没有脑子。
生死看淡，
国漫一直都有精品，只有不断坚持，才能持续吸引投资，形成产业后，我们期待的作品就会越来越多。
打戏第一
这画风！这打戏！武侠真实感max，出拳速度、打斗节奏、鼓点配合，爽到了！
立意方面，个人主义和集体主义的冲突，杨朱和墨家的一人与天下之辨，姜子牙这方面真没比上。同样是一个立场问题，最后把问题抛给观众，同样避免合家欢式的类型体制。 配音方面，我觉得在普通话体系中这种配音很能打了已经。夹带着戏剧语言和文言，但并不生硬。在动作方面：别的动画不说，武侠动画做的真不错，追光好好学好好看，打戏和文戏是可以兼具的。
特别美好的故事，有种请回答系列怀旧而温情的调调，每个人物都背负着所有人的爱和需要活下去，犯再大的错误也没有一声责备，所谓的奇迹不单是那座帮助小镇走出去的私人车站，更重要的是这群仿佛活在童话世界里的善良的人，最后那首Reality和场景是如此契合，勾起了无数美好的回忆，足以让人忽略这条感情线有多鸡肋。
被称为“国漫巅峰”的作品有很多，单论武侠，我愿称《枕刀歌》为最强。
又刷新了同类型的新高度，可以成功开启宇宙了，以后镖人什么的能用这标准做必大卖。
动作流畅一气呵成~武侠片现在只能看动画了。话说，里面的配音演员真是让人耳前一亮啊，都是当年港片国语配音的大师，虽然不识人，但是声音一出就很有辨识度啊~
用动漫来表现武侠真的是再好不过了，很多匪夷所思的动作打出来就特别好看舒服
剧本绝对不差，影版比剧集好多了，唯一槽点就是配音太拉！成王败寇，没有绝对的反派，这就是江湖，“世无英雄，遂使竖子成名”。“侠以武犯禁，没有刀就没有杀戮”，“杀光了侠客，便没有人犯禁了吗？”这是妥妥的在讽刺朝廷啊
第二，反派真的太有魅力了啊，形象和声音举止都超级有魅力，形象简直和主角比较起来，感觉反派倒像是主角。
80%的戏份是打戏，不得不说我忘记了第一季的剧情，看了一般没见男主才意识到这是前传。嗯，感觉剧场版没有正片好看，看《雾山五行》和《凡人修仙传》看得只看一集剧场版习惯不了三渲二，尤其是江渊吃橘子那里，太违和了，不怪看不惯的人说有廉价感……有一说一，打戏真的畅酣淋漓，好得没话说，罗通把西门任打到吐血那里印象深刻，仰天吐出一朵血莲花，极致的暴力美学。我爱武侠题材，四星吧。期待第二季江湖恩怨继续。
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