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.
所以爱就大声讲出来啊
看的时候也没觉得难看，看完出来一回忆，就变难看了。
看这电影还不如写论文……两个小时的片长，又要讲男女主双向暗恋，又要两个原生家庭的关系修复，又要讲女二的狗血初恋，还要男二和他室友的故事……well 最后的成品是每个段落都很像心灵鸡汤
这是完全活在自己臆想世界中吗，电影不是这个样子的喔，韩寒导演！还有这密集又突兀的冷笑点，更添人反感。PS摩托车飞越珠江这么老土的事情…，这又是在黑广州吧。
为了结尾的悲剧，前面铺垫得一塌糊涂，这个感情线简直让人莫名其妙。不过让某女郎演还真是到位了。就是这种感觉，我就吊着你，最后咱俩一拍两散。
小清新的片片，台湾比较擅长的类型，没有什么惊喜，一切都在正常的发展，名字就预示着结局。不过还是应该有人吃这套的吧。
就很古老探路的爱情片！看完感觉好浪费时间，明明已经看过五百部了
其实剧情有点老套啦
难道只有我这个很吃韩寒风格的人才觉得这片不赖吗
没能理解男女主结局的意义，安排刘浩存死亡的剧作动机在哪？我没有在之前的叙事中看到关于死亡、宿命等悲剧性铺垫。这些小镇青年当然有生存困境和精神枷锁，但并未明确指向时代洪流或阶级压迫，所以刘浩存撞向代表虚伪与资本的SUV这样的象征性结局会产生严重的语意偏差，寓意需要被强行解读才能出现。包括尹正游野泳被巨轮撞死，无非也是想表达小人物被时代碾压的意思，但在这样充满喜剧元素的轻快叙事节奏中显得非常突兀。而刘昊然飞跃失败对这个人物命运的作用又在哪里？他显然毫发无损，却要安排一场看起来比较严重的事故，不仅没有形成与刘浩存结局的对比，还令飞跃珠江这样的高潮沦为一个无效事件。冯绍峰和高利贷虽然担任了主角去广州的动机，但人物本身是多余的，顺风车的戏更多余。后半段叙事节奏几近失控
说真的 看不下去 这到底在讲什么啊 谁来告诉我 它在表达着什么
年轻的时候总是口是心非，容易错过，对白和穿越都是在帮女生努力面对自己。以为是浪漫，到头来只会后悔，2个小时没啥亮点，就是简单的老套路纯情台影。音乐部分也没有达到我期待的样子，唯一get了饭团
前面百分之九十的时间都在无病呻吟，而本应是整部片的大手笔高潮飞越珠江，最后花了可能甚至不到一首歌的时间就从动手筹备到飞跃成功全讲完了。以及确实是很好奇怎么做到的，明明是在一部电影里，几乎每一个角色都割接得仿佛在演不同电影。远离至死是少年。
很俗套的台湾小清新了…青春片还是意难平和遗憾才打动我…事实就是并没有15年后的“我”来指导我们，经历过才知道遗憾是什么（
挺喜欢的。也许我们一直以为的某种浪漫过时了。虽然有些时候有一些些生硬，但总体还可以。
成长或许就是对青春片的容忍度和喜爱度降低了…兴致勃勃地打开，索然无味地看完。原帖真的很动人，或许是为了戏剧冲突加上了一堆乱七八糟有的没的误会及狗血情节…女主真的好灵好可爱好像十六岁的高中女孩，结果一查是96年的。
两星半吧......不是很好看，也没有太差
——“做好了会怎么样呢？”
印象最深的戏是阿耀走在逼仄阴暗的楼道间 光落在他的脸上 这条路一定是充满希望的吧 为女朋友担下债款 摩托被押走 只能在游乐园的球形铁网中一遍又一遍练着特技表演 想吐也会说着没事继续来 即使这样还是充满希望的吧 第一次敲响父亲的门 却听到一声“爸爸 有人敲门”
项微心好可爱哦，傻瓜瓜，你和学长是是双箭头啦！
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