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.
最后20分钟犹如《天堂电影院》的导演剪辑版。主角全国竞赛、NASA选拔说考就考，某程度来说也是一种爽片。
爱虽老套，但却是最管用的。
平缓叙事，很慢，也很宁静，虽然悲伤，但有夏天的味道，一切都是阳光的！
前一个小时挺好看的，画面舒适、剪辑轻快，后一个小时有些像看电视剧了，总体的观感不是很好。
本来只是个挺尴尬的原因打开看
本来只是个挺尴尬的原因打开看
*我不能那样做的理由*。看完想要个姐姐。好看的林允儿。
男主觉得是自己杀死了姐姐，男主爸爸觉得是自己杀了女儿和自己的妻子。姐姐超好的，女同学也很好人
扮演姐姐的李秀卿演得真不错。
有点大意了，没有注意电影前面的明示暗示，因此到了揭开真相的时候有一点小小的惊讶，然后伴随而来的是心痛和难过，一个通过建设车站而串联起来的故事，还挺特别的
林允儿不是女主，前半欢乐校园喜剧片后半家庭催泪片转折太突兀，朴正民没啥发挥余地，姐姐倒是非常可爱的角色。如果后半一直讲姐弟情还可以，又硬凹到父子和解，就太乱了。以及林允儿倒追朴正民还是胖了的朴正民这事儿就挺离谱的。
一个心怀宇宙，也为家乡修火车站的男人。中间的反转没有预料到，略好哭😭整体可看性还是很高
2021年11月17日观看。有点煽情，不过挺感人。
暖人小品式的純樸韓劇電影，無功無過，夾雜一點韓國人雜糅類型的老手藝活。
韩国电影真是厉害，明知道剧情很套路但还是能拍到你痛哭流涕，还有林允儿太漂亮了，演高中生毫无违和感！！！
前半段浓烈感情被书写进清新小品框架的节奏很舒服，后半段老爸的部分有些太煽情了。李星民还是适合那种阴沉老辣的角色一些。两个女演员都很可爱。
男主身上有什么吸引女主的地方吗？为什么那么甜啊。中间姐姐的灵魂状态属实没想到，也很好的解释了为什么不能离开那里。关于和离去的亲人和解的问题，都认为是自己的错，如果自己当初怎样怎样，是不是就会避免悲剧的发生了。希望人人都能放过自己，珍惜身边的人。
3.5 比想象中好诶 有反转 爸爸说“我的列车还在等你”的时候泪目😭 允儿现在真的担得起大女主了，很加分
很讨厌男主一开始的逃避，固执，不知变通。后边很感人，对于家人的真挚的爱和自己勇于承担起责任
父亲的无声或说严厉的爱
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