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.
主角必须毫无污点么
Jai Bhim （斗争万岁），印度宪法之父、贱民领袖安贝德卡尔博士提出的斗争口号，成为追随者们见面打招呼的用语。豆瓣的译名常让人误解为主人公名字。
一部大杂烩，很有以前漫画的感觉，又有新时代的主题，笑点少了点，小新风间的友情更升华了
可怕的印度种姓制度和黑暗的警察局，但不得不说，一个大公无私，不求回报的英雄人物，在现实中是真的不存在的。
要素过多的本格推理，最后关于青春那段排比句还挺感动的
这就是好电影了吗？
这或许也是一个“有趣”的对比，让世界上其它地方看到这部良心之作的人萌生某种警醒！
最新一部小新剧场，看的我这老男人感触良多。即将小升初的小伙伴们，也面临这成长的烦恼，成为精英还是愉快地生活，其实两者都不相悖。因为有春日部防卫队的存在，有大家，有爱，有友谊，有遗憾，有不甘，有共勉，这样的青春才完美。
印度又一部“正义扳倒邪恶”的主旋律电影。电影背后的真实案例令人肃然起敬，但近年来多部印度主旋律对观众已然再无新意，超过2.5小时的时长以及缓慢的故事推进，硬撑着看完。结尾也是一贯的流俗结尾…感觉一段时间内不想再看印度电影
想！
颇写实的片子，所谓文明社会，却歧视偏见处处……但愿公义长存。
猛烈讽刺了警界的黑暗，但还是克制了：总警监保有良心，叫女主姐姐穿上裙子的老警员也保有良心。电影上映审查局：嗯，允许上映
剧情一般但是立意非常棒！反精英至上主义，人生不能只是为了打分机器下的无脑高分！
揭露了半天屁用都没有 低种姓贱民命如草芥的现状也没有得到什么改变 而且神勇律师给自己加戏太多了 印度的许多社会新闻都让人怀疑穿越到了1000年前
低种姓部落猎人拉贾坎努因盗窃嫌疑在监狱遭受严刑拷打致死的事件，在身怀六甲的妻子多方奔走之下，于高法真相大白，警方匆促破案刑讯逼供任意栽赃打死人还蓄意掩盖的可耻行径在正义律师钱德鲁的不懈追查下终无辩驳，穷人要的不止是判决，还有希望。
多给一颗星，近几年最好的蜡笔小新剧场版，可以排在历年前三的位置，没想到推理部分出乎意料的好，还以为会像往年一样抛掉逻辑性，观感非常流畅。
大家都以为只是一周体验，而其实是风间为了能和大家一直在一块而做的计划。尽管后面风间成了屁娃，还是会关注小新的动态，在他危险时及时出现。我真的会为他们两人的感情爆哭😭😭春日部防卫队forever！！ AI一旦有了思想，真的是超乎想象的可怕，到片尾不禁不寒而栗，在AI完成人类需求的过程中，它还只是个帮手的角色吗？人类很可能像片中那样迷失自我被它主宰啊！虽然预料到了大boss，但后期还是有很多意想不到的反转，比如第33届老大的真容等等😎
#2022.12#虽然依旧忍受不了印度电影的歌舞，不过好在这次没有舞了…选材完胜，这才是电影该有的样子，不知道在生活的土壤是否还能看到，还是越来越红呢？影片还是有一些反转，看的直呼过瘾，为最低下的人民感到悲哀同时又为他们在影片中的所作所为，不被黑恶侵蚀而骄傲
想起很多年前的印度电影《流浪者》，这也是一部与偷窃有关的影片，演员表演太棒了，尤其是扮演部落男女的演员。整个故事环环相扣，悬念丛生，一直到最后结尾都能吊住观众的心。影片立意高远，同情弱者，揭露司法黑暗，彰显正义的力量。
黑警虽然可恨，种姓制度虽然让人愤怒，但起码律师上街不会被寻衅滋事，农妇维权不会被恶意上访，高等法院判案不需要看谁脸色。
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