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.
最后一队人哪里来的啊.... 这机翻字幕完全没看懂啊
这部电影主线剧情是真人演然后动画化的吧，加上一些制作的动画结合成的一部动画电影
同是科技不发达的年代，童年的欢乐却很相似。看看我女儿总觉得她很可怜，除了屏幕就是屏幕。
比较新颖，很少看这样的片子，通过片子可以了解到那些年代的一些事情。
小时候安心睡着 被爸妈抱回家or背回家 醒来就在床上真的是很幸福耶
对于2月份开始，当前仍然继续的俄乌冲突，此片算是一个片面的诠释。影片表达的比较直白，不拐弯抹角。平民被“乌克兰志愿军”屠杀，表现的比较血腥，但整体剧情比较流水。配乐也比较机械过满，单单只为烘托，不能恰到好处。
拍的还挺有新意的，这种实验性动画其实值得提倡
内容不一定全假，也不一定全真。
对美国文化和社会的贯穿描绘 真的好有趣 爱了
四星：双线叙事，主题沉重，大部分场面都考验观影的心理承受力。战火开启了双方阵营无法调和的敌意与残暴，但每个人都必须作出自己的选择...
现在是第七天，支持老普！！！！
现在却需要重新夺回自己失去的一切才能再次征服和探险未知的宇宙。
上次看转制动画还是《半梦半醒的人生》，看完后又专门搜了登陆月球纪录片来看，正如影片中所说，当时现实中许多复杂的事情，对观众来说就像电视剧一样，人的记忆是很奇怪的，会认为自己亲眼看过，而至今仍有人怀疑月球漫步的真实性。
就不论剧情是否真实，就单纯说这个电影叙事就是乱，主线是啥，一会说这一会说那。还有重复叙事，先被炸，然后男主开救护车救援这种情节起码重复了2遍，凑时长的嘛。
Richard真是描写少年心思的高手，他不仅仅讲述事件，而且让我们成为主角的邻居一样听他近距离的讲故事，成功地把我们带进那个年代，梦幻联动《灵魂乐之夏》，上月球重要还是救底层重要，这是个问题。父亲的侃侃而谈和少年的秘而不宣形成有趣的对比，结尾的 '记忆会让我们以为自己也参与了历史'也为这个亦真亦幻的太空梦做了暧昧的注脚。
“本是同根生相煎何太急”
看到孩子童年的记忆就像陪着自己重新回忆了童年，虽然有巨大的文化和年代的差异，但孩子们成长的过程却不尽相同。同时也是伴随着孩子的生活视角阅读了六十年代的历史文化。还有一点不得不说，看到打孩子段，我才发现一向标榜人权的美国也是这么过来的😂
片中的男孩让我想到生活在相同年代、同样梦想成为宇航员的小阿方索•卡隆。而与本片导演的童年——有关航天的一切如此触手可及——不同，卡隆小时候的目之所及不会有飞船和太空，因而他的宇航员梦更像一个遥不可及的幻想。而正是这种与生活实际的距离感赋予了这个梦以美感，让《罗马》中那个穿上宇航服在林间漫步的孩子获得了一种超脱日常生活的意义。反观在本片中这样的环境里，登月一定算是个非常平庸的梦想吧。但就算如此，孩子的梦想总笼罩着一层纯真的光晕，它只是因为向往太空，与任何宏大的功利目标无关，那么在这个意义上，这梦想也显得无比可爱。
将童年大事件替换主角，构想一个亲身经历的登月体验，串联着黄金的少年时代。
现在却需要重新夺回自己失去的一切才能再次征服和探险未知的宇宙。
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