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.
4.5/10。我已经很久没看过这么无剧情无笑点无奇观的动画电影了，屠龙勇士爱上龙，篡改历史的统治者。蓝色小怪物就是标准美式动画里的卖萌道具。
-你的裙子真可爱-我自己拿水彩笔画的。莎莉妹子牺牲挺大。碎布拼成的小背心，人声喧嚷的唱片店，奇怪的涂鸦，哪怕一事无成，那个夏天在心里却似乎永远不会完结…尾崎丰的《I LOVE YOU》真好听，歌词真有趣！
3.5如果书上的不是真相，那什么才是真的；我们的书，我们的历史，都是谎言。至少借儿童之口口头表达了残酷的真相
脑子里无法停止想象男主在小红亮相的时候抬起下巴「Oi，Cunt！」.......我完了我
在赫尔辛基民宿和朋友刷网飞...修改教科书和媒体制造假想敌以及外部敌人来引导民意转移内部矛盾...红色敌人...emm...
3.5星，虽然结局太幼稚潦草了但是还是抵不住海兽们的可爱啊！请单独给小红小蓝还有那群小小黄出一个海岛生活的专场，删掉愚蠢的人类的戏份。前半段有几处画面有点吓人，触发深海恐惧。
3.5如果书上的不是真相，那什么才是真的；我们的书，我们的历史，都是谎言。至少借儿童之口口头表达了残酷的真相
最后，评论区很中肯。
适合孩子观看，要是再把海兽岛上的生物展现的更多一些就更好了。个人喜欢碰杯之后的阳光转场，还有海上的多角大楼皇宫，再就是紫色的螃蟹，哈哈。
不可多得的航海题材，点个赞，不过只有前二十分钟的海上激战是好看的，配上非常非常顶的画面，甚至让人有了点环太平洋的赶脚，不过后面就变成了低龄版的人与自然的训教，和海怪和平共处的圣母思想，人物也较为扁平，这么宏大的题材，落足这么小家子气，当儿童片看看也就还行。
前面都是中规中矩的冒险成长故事，到了后半段就开始变味了……这到底是想讲个啥？可惜了莫比迪克（白鲸记）这么好的故事底子……
开头拿根牙签把海兽秒杀了有点不能接受。故事还可以再长一点，多拍一些海兽的生活，压缩得有点厉害。
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最后十分钟扣两星。
诚然，这不是一个新颖的故事，我们在很多电影中都看过类似的东西：一个局外人洞悉真相，最终将两个种族的矛盾化解。但考虑到这似乎是自《加勒比海盗》后，唯一一部真正描述海上冒险的电影，这一切又变得让人兴奋了。
在别人家用大~电视看的，画质真好啊~~ 除了这个，一切都中规中矩。
驯龙高手+龙猫+少年派，反正就是很多电影的杂糅体，不过效果还不错，海兽都超级可爱。
迪士尼导演为网飞拍了部很迪士尼的片子，唯一区别可能就是那俩海怪太塑胶型，预算限制吧。虽然很迪士尼，但还是很有机会代表网飞竞争奥斯卡、安妮奖或金球奖的。
4.5/10。我已经很久没看过这么无剧情无笑点无奇观的动画电影了，屠龙勇士爱上龙，篡改历史的统治者。蓝色小怪物就是标准美式动画里的卖萌道具。
中规中矩的流水线产物，制作一般，保证了没掉链子，各个环节也都比较均衡，卖卖萌的同时也不忘添加一点政治隐喻的部分，但整个剧作收尾部分还是处理得简单了。
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