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.
年代感很重，可惜没什么共鸣
普通人如泥土般逝去。当然一旦影视化，必然会加入主观因素。但依旧不能掩盖其中的反战思想。普通人是不能独善其身的。只能做工具。
从电影的角度来看，这片片拍的很烂。严格的说，这片片是俄罗斯🇷🇺的宣传片——只反应乌东地区乌克兰政府军的暴行，但是没有给出原因……不管怎样，战争都是残酷的，战争都是对生命的犯罪。人类已经来到了今天，来到了全球化、科技异常发展的时代，除非疯子、稍有理智者，稍有对生命有尊重的人，就不可能首先发动战争。
小島出生的六十年代，在已經確定的歷史中，穿插一段空想，當時對未來還抱有憧憬的社會氛圍，登上月球探索宇宙時的人類共同體意識，現在只覺得懷念
回想当年定点炸毁我们的使馆，相信西方的邪恶定能不断做出如此纳粹和军国主义的禽兽之事
虽然情节有些刻意，结局有点虎头蛇尾，但深刻反映了战争的残酷。一个国家政府，不仅纵容暴徒袭击百姓而毫无作为，为了打击民兵武装，防止平民提供帮助，竟然能炮击民居？这还有什么正义公理可言？！世间的正义，难道真的只是极少数？一首欢乐颂，唱得不是世间的真善美，只剩下丑恶。人活得还不如狗。。。
太空竞赛是一个对美国普通人的生活影响深远的时代
挺好，童年少年时代小事和心情写得很细腻了，比大部分迪斯尼童年都贴切。当然也或者，60年代的美国童年，相比起90年代的美国童年，更贴近90年代的中国童年。终究是发达和发展中的差异，读Trevor反倒不少共鸣
代入感很强，跟着理查德·林克莱特走进他的童年，走进光芒万丈的60年代。电影、音乐、桌游、户外、玩伴……还有阿波罗10½号的太空梦，我的9岁不曾拥有也无法企及的这些，羡慕得我连看了两遍。
年代感很重，可惜没什么共鸣
但整个片子感觉凌乱松散，没有紧凑感，观感欠佳。
抛开政治因素，导演的主观意识形态不谈，虽然剪接不是很好但拍的依然不错，起码拍的比咱们好
虽然情节有些刻意，结局有点虎头蛇尾，但深刻反映了战争的残酷。一个国家政府，不仅纵容暴徒袭击百姓而毫无作为，为了打击民兵武装，防止平民提供帮助，竟然能炮击民居？这还有什么正义公理可言？！世间的正义，难道真的只是极少数？一首欢乐颂，唱得不是世间的真善美，只剩下丑恶。人活得还不如狗。。。
很有意思，就这么听着旁白絮絮叨叨地讲了一个半小时，仿佛自己也回到了60年代的美国。现在的美国文化要素有大半都产生在这个时期。
作为电影来说一般，宣传需要更大。前面磨磨唧唧后面好些，但又马上随着毛子的离去戛然而止。假如没了解过相关背景，说实话看不懂。
无辜平民被肆意屠杀，凸显战争残酷，
没太明白，上太空那人说话嘴不动，有什么含义吗
经常分不清俄乌双方，他们真的原本就是同根同源的，所以何必呢？战争令人痛苦，机翻令人更加痛苦……
看之前没想到是动画形式的纪录片，氛围温馨明快，最后孩子和成人交替步入浩瀚宇宙中的场景足够梦幻美丽，而渺小的人类还在争论登月的意义
真亦是假假亦是真！只是普普通通美国人的童年记忆，可历史总是这么地让人回味！
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