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.
下班和同事一起看的电影 虽然俗套 但是适合周五晚上wind down
性转版霸道总裁爱上我
除了巧妙且與時俱進地加入了政治正確之外，真的是一部再老套不過的電影。全無新意。
黑人恐怖片宇宙继《逃出绝命镇》和《我们》之后又一部，越来越不懂了
for the music and visual presentation … and the saved Asian girl
另外算我求求所有导演，不要再在大银幕上拼凑短视频和直播竖屏了可以吗
之前看见jlo又要演这种爱情片，我内心已经烂片预定……但仅欣赏片里jlo的歌舞和美貌，我好像是可以接受的（marry me真洗脑）
除了“女主舞台上突然发疯嫁给陌生人”那一段，其他都还不错。 看到了人物的成长，克服恐惧，找到内心真我，帮助他人的快乐。 最后的反向求婚的一幕还有点打动人心。
不作死就不会死，我现在终于知道是什么意思了。
Corny but fun. J lo is soooooooo hot!!!!
虽然一般，但是比国内瞎谈恋爱的爱情片还是更叫爱情片一点。
爱情加音乐，但整体跟之前很出名的那几部同题材电影差太多，显得有点和这个时代格格不入。
美国笔仙深陷种族仇恨，一个有色人种都没死（然后一点都不吓人我都没被吓到🙄️
一直入不了戏，看到结尾我只想说请放过密恐症患者！
《逃出绝命镇》《我们》《糖果人》，属于乔丹·皮尔的黑人种族议题三部曲。
黑白宿怨深，唯有血洗冤。
因为种族歧视而凝聚的愤怒，一起汇成了糖果人。
作为一部恐怖片肯定是不合格的，全片杀人桥段几乎一模一样，叙事节奏很差，但它沿用旧版的设定之余又加入了来自我们这个时代的解读，在某种程度上还是挺有意义的，只是表达得比较拙劣。蛮喜欢将糖果人视为精神象征这一概念，比一个具象更为深刻。配乐和摄影加分，开头的仰视镜头和倒转的logo有创意，或许是暗示了镜面空间
拍成半小时短片也许能好看点…感觉整部片的亮点只在镜子内外那几十秒。结尾甚至好笑了起来。
作为一部音乐片，音乐真的不行。”marry me “响起来，这不就是抖音神曲的水平吗？歌词也很emmm通俗易懂。剧情也是很俗套。唯一看点就是女主，实在太美了，身材很好，嗓音很好听。
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