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.
家里两个小朋友在看到阿奇身世的时候那个哭的稀里哗啦的
人到底得要有多自恋才会把自己的童年苦乐和革命历史结合起来，最后拍出这么个100%反式脂肪的奶油糖水crowd pleaser……
这个是真正展现了那种影像的泛滥和不加节制典型案例，原本幽闭狭小的私人记忆不停地被精美的大远景构图切断，堪称无病呻吟的典范 作为戏剧大师何不考虑做成先锋戏剧呢
肯尼斯·布拉纳改编他自己的童年，通过对家庭和工人斗争的真情实感打动观众。黑白颜色创造了怀旧的感觉，其他的颜色也帮助场景脱颖而出，配合上雨声、火声或嗡嗡的电视声，一种回忆尽显眼前。他可能也想不出自己该如何平衡那些自己记忆里忽远忽近的东西，但说此片不如《罗马》的，我一万个不服，讲童年的东西，哪用得着那么多匠气。
我居然和孩子一起认认真真的看结束了，尤其阿奇被抓那一段，儿子哭了，以小朋友的视角去看应该还不错
太多镜头看起来有态度却没语言。还是很好地讲了个故事。虽然是北爱，可是传统真是好一样啊，只要有电话酒和音乐，爱尔兰人去到哪都不怕。爷爷唱起歌然后拉着奶奶跳舞，简直和蛋蛋外公外婆一模一样，总觉得外公看这电影会很抑郁。还有葬礼后的party，我真的超喜欢这个传统。cast director: who do you want to play your parents? director: the hottest actors from ireland.
dodo也被家乡的依靠说过同样的话：
带着成见开始（I was like：要这么明显地吃别人嚼剩下的东西吗？），但渐渐地还是被打动了。是离开了的人的回望，虽然为了铺陈想要囊括的元素（社会背景、家庭关系、情窦初开、对电影和舞台的启蒙……）有难以避免的设计感，但情感还是极为真挚的。有一些写得很好的台词，表演也很优秀。
我觉得也没必要特意去踩他一脚，不过真的没什么好说的就是了
同样是儿童视角的回忆往事，同样精致的摄影运用，本片更显一份童真有趣，音乐不错。
P.S.歌曲都很好听～～是太好听了！！！
昨天晚上，我突然很想家。在外工作那么多年，突然很想家。
第一次带娃去影院看的 我也终于把这群狗狗认全了 没有白看
正在读一本90年代国内拼死偷渡去美国热潮的书，不是说人的suffer可以分出高下，但是就，不太能relate从爱尔兰搬去英格兰升职加薪还给房子的痛苦。
四岁的娃第一次看电影，全程不吵不闹，看懂了。宝宝应该会打5星。情节还挺不错的，大人也能陪着看下去不觉得无聊。
我是来看Cait的，然后又意外发现了摩根，都是好久不见，Cait真是太美了太美了。
小孩看得很欢乐，有些情节挺緊张的，有时也搞笑
节奏并不太吸引人，但是用了很多有趣的句子、经典的歌曲和感人的镜头去吸引人。
非「寫實」的置景，舞台化的概念。將童年往事濃縮進一條街道的微縮景觀模型，以對應小孩的視點。爺爺奶奶那條線寫得動人。〈正午〉的互文，離開的與留下的，構成我們的鄉愁。
震惊我在电影里看到了一部宣传片，恐怕对电影的根本理解就有问题，最可怕的是平庸，都是奥斯卡入围，导演功力光跟甘草披萨比就差了好几个LEVEL
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