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.
很旧的剧情，而且还是歌舞片，好怕会很尴尬，但其实我发现美国的歌舞片还是挺可以看的，而且观赏性很高，特别是跳舞真的好看，唱的感觉有点一般了。剧情也有点陈旧无聊。
女主不好看。歌舞片啊，爱人死了也要高歌一曲。。。不喜欢看。
这么多年了 我真的想不起来上一次我中途离场是啥时候 说不定这是我唯一一次？太难看了 各方面都难看 舞蹈唯一出彩的地方 anita也还不错 但也没啥特别惊喜 女主起码作为新人也不错了 男主我真的？？？？？然后业内人士在那边疯狂吹 真的我好想笑哦
约翰赵和Steven Yeun 演这种爱情喜剧是白女捡便宜，欧阳万成演就真的有点亚男幻想了……
改编得很不错，在音乐剧原作的基础上，加入作为一部电影可以加的全部：宏大的舞台背景，沉浸式运镜，复杂走位的群舞，每个人的近景及心理描述 —— 尽力地在细节上让故事线充盈。电影节奏控制到位，让音乐与舞蹈自然融入台词中，很少有音乐剧电影常见的“一言不合就开唱”的违和感。电影还大量融入西班牙语对白，并且不配字幕，把语言间的隔阂与交融坦白呈现。遗憾就是男女主角之间不管是对唱还是对舞都毫无火花，让原本放在当代视角已不甚合理的一见钟情式故事线显得更不可信。主线没有撑起来，全靠支线找补。
莫名其妙地很喜欢这部电影。全程尴尬又搞笑，一开始看以为是连续剧结果居然是个电影。两个主演画风的确是差太多，欧阳还长得像我表妹，但还是挺感人的。最感动是以为家里人会恨透Josh 骗他们让他们整个地方的人都看戏，但他们都更注重Josh 的感受。这个家庭太温馨了。后面的告白也很暖心。看到分这么低有点可惜。想起我跟队友相恋也是这这样。。。我心中的五分电影。
波多黎各版罗密欧与朱丽叶 宁可看印巴宝莱坞翻拍一版
三星。斯皮尔伯格的调度实在太好，好到我不忍心打低分，尤其是舞会那一场调度，可以说是精妙绝伦。然而再精妙的调度和再优美的音乐和舞蹈也拯救不了这支离破碎的文本。前两幕只是陈旧和老套，尚且没有崩塌，但从第三幕决战开始，此前支撑人物行为逻辑和剧情推动力的线索烟消云散，伴随着一系列WTF的操作整个第三幕全线崩溃，进而带着全片全线的崩溃。从第三幕那个奇葩情节开始之时，本片就已经被两位主角宣判了死刑，哪怕是斯皮尔伯格也救不了，他只能靠着自己强悍的调度手法来强撑着这部电影，让它看起来还没有崩溃。
为了Jimmy弟弟能多接点戏，脚趾抠着地给四星！这化学反应是一点也没有了，但是圣诞电影要啥化学反应！
甜甜的爱情喜剧 致敬了Sex and the City, How to lose a guy in 10 days, Love Actually
妈呀，私心喜爱Jimmy O Yang！太甜宠了吧！！！
经典在前，斯导执筒，剧情有些许变革，但同时也有还需要改变的地方；女主唱功是有的，男主要撑起这么一个大戏还需要历练；女配全剧最亮眼，预测可能会捧一座小金人。另：女主将会出演迪士尼《白雪公主》真人电影。
不懂一个罗密欧与朱丽叶的故事为什么要拍这么长，虽然是歌舞片但也只有女主哥哥和他女朋友在街上那段好看。
Anita最可爱～唱得留不下任何印象；罗密欧与朱丽叶的故事放在一个真实背景里愈发荒诞了；这片熟悉的街区呵呵哒；另，把cloister当教堂跪好像和我素来喜欢在博物馆里拜佛有异曲同工之妙哈哈哈
喧宾夺主，路人自嗨，就这还提名了奥斯卡，哎。
东尼和玛利亚的人物关系变化是说不通的，这也太戏剧了，是因为原作是舞台剧的缘故吗……除此之外，可能我个人对歌舞片没什么鉴赏能力，总是出戏……
没什么太新鲜的但演的不错 在一些（许多）小地儿悄悄讽刺LA人有被攻击到
两个主角烂到我边看边骂斯皮尔伯格晚节不保的程度
多少年没看过这么无语的剧情了…男主太劝退了
America还有体育馆斗舞都拍得很好看！但这个故事本身是不是太有问题了？？大概原来的创作者只是想找一个现代载体来改编罗密欧与朱丽叶，波裔移民与白人的矛盾只是制造冲突的引擎，他们不关心塑造出来的角色在这个身份载体上是否合理。不知道当年的观众反应如何，我在2022年看这种故事反正觉得挺不适的。
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