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.
三颗星给风景，滨边美波和开头绘画部分，都很美。但是剧情一般，两小时看得我如坐针毡。
感觉前后对比有点生硬。
网大里算是很有特色的，整体是对东北的解构，但后半段的失重太可惜了
不知为何有些共情 有些人看似乐观广交朋友其实内心是孤独的吧 有些人内向其实坚强而独立
简单用几个词总结：文艺、暗恋、克制、内敛、BE美学
又是很淡很淡的一部电影。细节太多导致看完一遍不能厘清所有思绪，但是感觉也不会想再看一遍了。后1/4转换视角时响起的音乐感觉很棒，前后两端动画很有意境。虽然不能说完全看明白了所有感情，但席卷而来的、偏偏又淡却又没顶的悲伤真的很难消化……
我们的笔触
美波给多一星，如果唔系睇佢，可直接弃...
你说是百合吧，百合含量又不够。你说在聊人生吧，又谈得乱七八糟。并不是把生活中有的没的揉在一起就可以拍电影的，剧情片也不是这么玩的。虽然说一部电影不一定非要表达什么，但你这种什么都没表达出来，也真的看得人难受。
不知道灾难创伤和两位女主之间非同寻常的情感导演到底更想表达哪一个（我显然更想看后者…），反正看起来哪个都浅浅掠过。塞了很多隐喻，但是没什么有效表达
属于想多鼓励都下不去多打一星的手，真的不行。 东亚影视不管好片烂片都有各自的特点，日本人拧巴别扭和稀泥，韩国人吵闹抓马闹翻天，天朝……哦，天朝就只是单纯的烂而已。
灾后阴影的片已经拍了太多，女通讯录线也只是靠演员撑着，无聊，又臭又长又慢，日影通病齐活了
除却本人没人知道她在想什么，有时候恐怕本人也不知晓。
两星给海平线，最近看的日影真的好废劲...
除却本人没人知道她在想什么，有时候恐怕本人也不知晓。
看预告感觉还行，就是不知道正片怎么样，希望和我想象的一样吧。
好喜欢。说实话看日本电影看得太少，这部算是第一部真正让我看进去的吧。前后有太多呼应了，电影内部有很多联系的话好像会让我更加沉浸。例（一次山崖上、一次礁石旁，突然切到航拍镜头再向海面衍生，最后镜头抬起，面向海平面。不同的是第一次是和你建立连接的时刻，天空只是多云；第二次是我决定寻找你的时刻，有着出升的太阳和清澈的风。像这样的还有很多，我的理解是导演就想通过这些细小的转变来构造思想的转变和递进。
深柜女同东京be爱情故事🥲 看到最后还是好难过哦。配乐不错，镜头很漂亮，喜欢无人机俯拍大海的镜头和海报中幻想的那个长镜头。mana哭到我心里了，斯人已逝，可我们还没真正把话说明白，真的难过。
栋栋还有梁龙的客串哈哈哈 连宋小光都不尴尬了 白事题材赶到一起了 有不同的风格 崔志佳真的可以 不会让人失望
看到一半才看懂这片子真正想讲的内核是什么。全靠对话推动影片太考验导演和演员们的水平，所以本片才显得非常肤浅。
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