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.
真的值回票价了。平凡的生活，不平凡的笨小孩，我们每个人都是没天赋的笨小孩，只要你愿意努力，总会收获奇迹。全场有笑有泪，完全被真实带动了，感叹于只有在这片热土上才能发生这样的奇迹。还有易烊千玺，一如既往的牛，把景浩那股倔强生长的劲演活了。
真爱易烊千玺！！！！
我真实会打三星，但这会儿在气头上，我就半天假期呀！给两星，等我气消了再来改分吧。
这次有定金吗 真的道出了景浩的心酸 结尾产品合格率成功之后景浩的眼神太棒了 文牧野导演好多镜头都太棒啦 这部片子有欢笑也有泪水 真的值得一看
结局给每个人配字我还以为是现实事件改编呢 原来是我想多了😅
说起万里野孩子形象，其实挺难的。平时的四字弟弟是内敛的，一举一动是得体大方的。突然放松肢体，成为一个混不吝的野小子竟也没有一点违和感。
——“有。”
昨天看的👀
极寒天气中耸立的冰雕如重锤一般砸在人们的心房上，当今盛世，何其幸福
看看就好了了，社会底层其实不是这种样子的，只有形似没有灵魂，电影确实美好，美好的有些不真实。很多事情有些时候很难。景浩妹妹一出来就很难过，因为钱无能为力太让人难过了。
好看，非常好看👍全员演技在线，现实主义小人物的题材最感人，也最让人共情，看到小奇迹小队战斗力满满，碰到任何困难都勇敢向前，这种精神值得我们每个人学习，虽然创业很辛苦，但看完心里还是有点痒痒的，也有点想创业的想法，可能是毕业后本来就有这种想法吧，看完后苗头更甚了😂
虽然这是我在Norwich和朋友们一起看中国电影凌晨散场的奇妙又宝贵的经历。但就电影本身而言真不怎么样…兰晓龙经此一片在我这里从走下神坛，也可能不全怪他，毕竟陈凯歌徐克林超贤都是追求形式大于内容的导演。情节永远差一口气，也总在情绪要提起来的时候戛然而止。所有设置的泪点给人一种隔靴搔痒的感觉。而且我不懂伍万里的角色设置的意义是？若说是成长，许三多可以在钢七连在老A里成长，但保家卫国的残酷战役里可容不得一个不遵守命令的熊孩子，而且甚至在后面并没有看到如何成长就结束了。这片仅给我的三个触动：第一“我们是一支不可战胜的力量”出发前的军歌；第二是雷爹死的时候的沂蒙山小调；第三看见李晨的角色给老段的角色打招呼的时候，满脑子都是这袁朗和吴哲前世吧，下辈子就是老A啦！这片还不如那个混剪钢七连视频让我感动。
我朝的战争戏总是这种飞机大炮噼里啪啦乱打一通，再辅以将士们壮烈牺牲的催泪场面。有时候展现战争的残酷不一定非得这样。
立国之战，靠的就是顽强的意志！致敬。
但凡多看兩部紀錄片也不至於⋯⋯槽點實在太多了 尤其這離譜至極的主角光環和主角加戲 原本可以很出彩的片段被一筆帶過 倒是給主角強行加了很多匪夷所思的戲份
三星半。确实有着一眼看到头的叙事套路，但是考虑到肩负着城市的宣传任务，可以理解。不过就在固定好的方向里拍出良好的观感也不是特别简单的事，这样的商业片肯定会结局美好，但该有的危机叙事也按照节奏有条不紊的分配，紧张感一点也不少。虽然有着类似《十一罗汉》式的任务小队的人物配置，不过这次这些帮手们没有功能性，全是普通人反倒是更拉近观众感受电影的距离。现在的社会环境里，过去的奋斗叙事不仅失去往日荣光还在承担着一定风险，所以文牧野在电影里也尽可能弱化成功学的带来的颠覆性改变，并在过程里用景别镜头展现空间和人的对照以此表明自己并非视而不见，即使最后的结局还是会回到既定路线。但是我并不觉得这有什么大问题，毕竟这样的奋斗比在咖啡馆面包店里摆弄电脑，操着洋泾浜、玩数字游戏搞金融套利有意义有价值的多。
节奏真舒服，好喜欢，看完整个人都舒服了，咱们努力一定可以创造奇迹！文牧野啊啊啊啊你真不错，你可以变成我第一喜欢的导演了！易烊千玺你绝对是今年的金鸡影帝！人的韧性原来可以这么让人震撼！
本来只想给4星的，因为导演拍摄手法，有些镜头太刻意了。但结尾的致敬新时代以及那首海阔天空太戳我了。五星
带着七岁的娃一起看也毫无障碍，并让她了解了一些她并不了解的生活。
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