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.
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2022年2月24日 俄乌战争爆发！ 乌克兰纳粹们！俄军来报仇了！
我很好奇，好莱坞如此喜欢拍根据真实事件改变的电影，为什么没有找这个题材？是美国不允许吗？
我真的真的好久没看过这么欢乐的电影了，影厅里人不多，除了20多岁的年轻人就是40岁以上的叔叔阿姨们，大家都看得不亦乐乎，好爱这种氛围。
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
感觉“阿富汗战友”的时间和年龄的设定有bug。
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。。。
喜欢这样的动画，回忆童年也会有一些共鸣，因为“回忆”并不是完整的，是那些看似可有可无的瞬间拼凑起来的，对别人来说可能微小到早已忘记，但自己却始终记得。
不想去月球，倒想去美国六十年代看看是不是那样。如果是，那可太美好了，比上月球还美好。
有不错的字幕了，指路微博 冬宫字幕组。值得一看。
我真的真的好久没看过这么欢乐的电影了，影厅里人不多，除了20多岁的年轻人就是40岁以上的叔叔阿姨们，大家都看得不亦乐乎，好爱这种氛围。
详尽的旁白描述成功使观众浸淫到那个遥远激荡的六十年代。但过多的要素轰炸会令对那段历史时期的社会和流行文化不太熟悉的观众感到眼花缭乱，太满的叙述也令本片缺少些许想象的空间。
战争永远都是残酷的，但决定战争的只有利益与欲望，从无其它！
片尾男孩眼神淡淡地见证着，在平静地注视中那是记忆回到童年，莫名的眷恋。
怀旧十足尤其是音乐，风格似十多年前黑暗扫描，真人转动画技术更为成熟，光线阴影感更好，动画制作好处多细节更为丰富，减少现实感政治性，对比纪录片一类求实风格
我很好奇，好莱坞如此喜欢拍根据真实事件改变的电影，为什么没有找这个题材？是美国不允许吗？
好多没有意义的战争，受伤的只是百姓。和平多好啊
对美国文化和社会的贯穿描绘 真的好有趣 爱了
童年自传，我们生活在当下，亦生活在历史中。
看得很舒服，虽然是别人的童年，发生在一个我从未踏足的国度以及一个遥远的年代。
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