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.
Of course, it’s another queer-baiting movie🙂！故事叙述急促混乱，节奏把控非常稚嫩。但是画面，布景，和配色真的很美很舒适。最喜欢的场景是The Jungle
不得不说，最后还能感受到一丝丝人性的温暖。P.S.姐姐好漂亮
整部剧下来看得我莫名其妙，整个故事线就是找弟弟，结果三个弟弟来回找，找到了亲弟弟，杜佳豪那边也没个交代，虽然大家都明白了是镇长和九叔公，但是没个交代还以为姐姐把杜家豪都忘记了
这对姐弟好可怜，弟弟其实不想杀人。他应该很爱姐姐，姐姐是他心中唯一的善。村长太黑心了，这么轻易的就死了。
第一世界儿童的烦恼，也这么难看，不仅难看，男女主还特别讨厌…
真就是小孩子看不懂，大人又不爱看的作品，白瞎了那么好的标题了，没啥好说的，一星。
23号公寓的坏女巫 Krysten Ritter
这个评分这么低？不可思议，被朋友安利到，刚看完，哭的稀里哗啦，民间故事结合鬼怪力神剖析人性，看到最后才反转的好片子
戴安娜小姐姐太好看啦。还有个翻版金城武……
贼可爱的儿童恐怖片，女巫抓小孩儿给自己写恐怖故事听哈哈哈哈设定很有意思，画面也闪闪亮亮五颜六色的很好看。糖果屋整个亮晶晶✨连监狱的栅门都有亮闪闪，图书室非常漂亮。
整部剧下来看得我莫名其妙，整个故事线就是找弟弟，结果三个弟弟来回找，找到了亲弟弟，杜佳豪那边也没个交代，虽然大家都明白了是镇长和九叔公，但是没个交代还以为姐姐把杜家豪都忘记了
4/10 一眼看到结局，是一个不错的剧本杀剧情
王真儿的每部剧都看过！每一个角色都贼有气质！这个大女主剧也太好看了！
我吐槽了一整集，但我还是多给一星吧，水猴子做得好
作为国产制作，不论剧情和悬疑都还是挺不错的，继续努力吧！很有前途！
电影几乎都是在棚内拍摄的，知道导演在叙事上下了不少功夫，但是网大的局限性还是很大，希望还是赚点钱，早点出去布景拍摄的，3星就当支持了。
20220406——96；关于芭蕾。有些失望。
很惊艳，无论是以小孩视角还是大人视角去观看，都很好。让我感觉有点宫崎骏的哈尔的移动城堡体验。去掉，恐怖，惊悚。只留下奇幻，魔幻，魔法世界的屋子。不明白，这明明是儿童片，一群大人看了，还叭叭不停，说完还打低分，脸都丢完了。只能由孩子去评价好不好看，大人不配
我为什么要耗费宝贵的两个小时看垃圾……看之前的期待是Billy Elliot 2，结果这是披着芭蕾皮的gossip girl。虽然请了Camargo和Osiel Gouneo客串，但是呈现出的专业性甚至还不如黑天鹅，既不尊重芭蕾本身也不尊重真正舞者的付出。用强劲对手在最后一刻选择放弃来解决主角的困境这个设置真是太烂俗了，明明POB现役的两位首席Louvet和Marchand互相竞争一起进步最后双双获得成功的经历要真实感人的多。女主角演技和舞姿一样僵硬，哥哥自杀的女主角叫Marine这个设定真是恶意满满。
比第1部有一些进步。在剧情上更加的丰满，悬疑的要素慢慢的多了起来，但是逻辑漏洞太多了，看得我满脸问号。
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