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.
绝佳！童年最爱的一部动画，蛋生还有那个老狐狸印象都深刻。
社会议题、本格推理、青春热血，要啥有啥，原来蜡笔小新剧场版这么厉害
荒诞戏谑滑稽可爱，想象力爆炸，笔墨画面流畅，东方韵味十足，细想还挺有深意，不错不错
有众多著名配音，那个把饼套脖子上转圈儿吃的蛋生，嘿嘿～～
有些地方是没有电影做不了电影的😔
从美术、分镜到故事立意本身对于国产动画都有着举足轻重的影响，除了全片故事的衔接给我感觉稍微差了点，不过依然能真切地感受到那一代中国动画人的艺术造诣与蓬勃的创造力。此外，无论是看守天书的“袁公”、一腔热血的“蛋生”还是“狐狸精”反派们，都被刻画得栩栩如生；虽是动画角色，却不难让观众产生共鸣。这次4K纪念版片尾附加的10余分钟纪录短片(主要是导演钱运达老先生的采访以及对当年创作的回顾)更是让人对当年上美影厂的老师们的敬佩又多了几分，同时，又倍感遗憾，只因现在这种极具中国本土特色风格的动画长片已近乎绝迹...不知何时才能再有机会在大荧幕看到新的此类风格的国产动画。
我怎么那么那么喜欢这部 我觉得画的真是太好咧
风间只是想要和小新一直一直在一起啊！不良少年黄毛儿正南很有型，阿呆也收获了懵懂的爱情，妮妮就算大暴走也是小可爱。青春是我们共同拥有的最美好的回忆！春日部，青春，fire！
坐在电影院里，就只想猛吸一口这浓浓的醇厚的民族气息！！！从音乐到美术到故事！！真正的中国故事！！可以想象给当时的人们带来了多少乐趣！第一次真正体会到不同年龄看同样的东西的不同感觉！好几次都想哭了，感觉像小时候过年一样，纯正的味道！！
满屏的屁股眼睛都看花了哈哈哈。精英教育鄙视链、智能反攻异化、校园本格推理各种类型元素大混搭，结尾借由体育竞赛的热血直接引申到对青春的升华，透过天马行空的故事向人们传达通俗柔软的普世价值。人生于世过得快乐与否才最重要，追逐越多只会失去越多。那些哭过笑过共同度过的美好时刻，才是青春赠予彼此最宝贵的财富。双向奔赴kswl。
关于努力成为所谓精英还是开心活在当下的哲学思考
大小道理全盘 笑点泪点全含 推理胜过柯南 肯定要比博人传燃
下完了以后看了~非常好。
下完了以后看了~非常好。
并不觉得这部片子如其评分和评价一般神乎其神，但的确反映出四十年前的动画作品走的是于当下不同且显著高于当下的路子。观影的时候不断思考两个问题：一是国内的动画（和动画之外）何至于自我阉割至今天的水平；二是作为艺术的动画或许不只如皮克斯工作室代表的极度逼真一条发展路线，几笔线条带来的审美体验完全可以不输计算机营造的极致光影。
83年啊，怪不得本片的意识形态能如此大胆，但凡是个官都被塑造的肮脏又龌龊，浓浓的推翻一切统治阶级的味道。传统中国美术片的审美很耐看，只是剧本太弱了，经不起推敲。
是铁面具～是恋爱～闪闪发光～自卑感～后悔～义气～孤独～狂欢～曾经有过～就是当下～嗯嗯～旺旺～嘿嘿～Fire～～～～～～～～～～～是不屈不挠无限可能的谜团～～～～～～
中国的普罗米修斯盗取天书之后。211106，这次影院4k幕后有十几分钟花絮，原来这个本来是和BBC的合作，但BBC后来说最近穷，没给钱哈哈哈
从美学到表达都属于特定时期、特定班底的特殊产物，对于如今所谓的国产动画，其实没太大启示性。
老狐狸：妖怪，偷抢拐骗计谋多，怪力乱神领贼窝。
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