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.
有泪点但似乎又没那么催泪，还挺好的。希望有更多中老年妇女题材吧，不然如徐帆优秀中年女演员都没戏可（主）演了
当代女性快醒醒吧，身体不舒服早点去医院，丧偶式婚姻早点离，别再扶弟扶一切了，孩子不听话就随他去，为了自己活好吗？
对于中国式家长，父母和子女间的隔阂，当代年轻人的压力这些的刻画都只能算是中规中矩吧，徐帆演的挺好的，张婧仪演技还是太稚嫩了
8/10 中学生除了爱而不得还有什么烦恼呢，疯得张力十足。/ 男主好多余，全程代入女二，谁不想被杏奈这样的女生亲和睡觉… 我愿意T T
看完到张婧仪北漂那条线，内心由衷感叹：别学电视编导，别搞电视综艺😅把无知盲目当理想，最后到了现实却发现不是这样。
这个妈和我妈简直一模一样，所以有共情，但就片子本身来说还是落入俗套
山田杏奈演心机girl演这么好真没想到 导演在片子最后也放了一点点小心机 把自己处女作片名藏在了最后
没看之前么有什么期待，一如既往的点开视频 看了以后第一遍？？？这是什么？
徐帆老师可别再接这样的角色了，只有芸知道里就是这样的表演方式。全片看下来只有许亚军和陈明昊表演正常，可后者还为编剧的无脑设定所累。看起来就是铆足了劲让你哭，最终我流下的泪是为了那个曾经年轻过在《大撒把》里身姿曼妙的徐帆。
啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊
徐帆也给用废了，这么匪夷所思的故事推进简直是让人拱火，还关于我妈的一切，关于你妈的啥你知道啊？一天天都不在场，你妈跟你有仇啊？一个非常隐忍，付出，乐观，勤劳，美丽，事业有成的妈，怎么会有一个看她一眼都觉得烦的22岁的女儿啊？啊？？啊？！！
足够真实，所以动人，徐帆的角色真的就是大多数同时代女性的样子，但孩子却是比较不让人省心的那种。在感动的同时，这部电影真的要给中年人提个醒，忙于家庭工作的同时，一定要定期体检，好好爱自己！
好厉害啊阴沉自恋的jk是怎样的，如果是这样的话也不失可爱吧。虽然这么说，这大概是一部需要观众努力忍住不爽的电影：小爱的自恋、自私和横冲直撞的性格太遭人恨，但她的个性也令旁观者喜爱。她身上发生的青春风暴，家人对此一概不知。——青春是什么呢？青春是因为自己痛苦，所以故意或无意地让他人痛苦，是不知道拿欲望和破坏欲如何是好，是搞砸一切，是搞砸后还有余地。（另外，女导演好啊！不会刻意去拍女性身体，我看下来很舒适。）
啊啊啊啊啊啊西八，3颗星给第二段床戏，女一真的像有那个大病
妈妈的控制欲过于强了 有点窒息…但是我还是哭得要死 小美真美
感动的点大部分是许亚军大叔给的，真正的演技，看妻子戴上假发那一刻的眼神直戳心坎。
演技也没风评得那么不好吧，演员都挺自然的，当然许亚军演的父亲确实要更高一筹。电影输出的观念也挺正向的，且不强硬。你说强行催泪，讲述母亲离别的主题，哪有不催泪的。
讲的是我同龄人的故事，足够感人。有感觉真实的地方，在于生活中的一些细节。也有感觉虚假的地方，在于人物设置，妈妈的人物有点傻白甜了，但是几次突然正色能明显感受到母亲的力量，父亲的角色就是沉默稳重，病友人物也比较套路，男生的角色怕是个傻叉吧，太过符号了，小美喜欢他多少也有点傻。
我祈祷小爱最后是真的喜欢上了美雪，而不是因为得不到男主的爱而对她产生报复性的喜欢，至少电影最后，我看到她对女二是有了占有欲，如果说之前是被男主拒绝而失恋的颓废，可是最后看到美雪和男主惺惺相惜时，她眼光无神是因为女二吧？
不少地方都很动人，很多情节会想起自己的家人，去看之前多带点纸巾，太多共鸣很容易泪崩。应该是这个档期的一匹黑马了，非常符合市场主流观众观看的一部亲情电影。徐帆在线下不少话剧的磨练下演技发挥依然稳定，吴彦姝的表演依然令人印象深刻！
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