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.
非常套路的动画片，主旨就是不要活在父辈的阴影下，不管成功失败，活出自我。
都什么年代了，这种套路的电影十年前就有了吧
陈词滥调陈词滥调藕 无奈医生和她女票太hot了啊~~~
喜爱里面的每一秒，永远crush淡淡的悲伤淡淡的甜，年度最喜欢的电影诞生了
合家欢电影，不要有高期待，其实还是及格的。
WWE电影工作室。主线就是活在“父辈光环”下的少年（兽）突破自我，实现自我价值的主旋律摔跤动画……只是都十多年过去，还在玩“i'm going to take my talents to Miami”&“LeBrontosaurus”的梗多少有点过时且低级。
画面还行，但是剧情走向很容易猜到，你能很容易想到他们后面会做出什么事，比较没有惊喜，然后就没啥可以说的了，平平无奇的一部动画吧
非常普通，流水线作品无误。唯一亮点是加了dance。
用WWE的方式，致敬把天赋带到迈阿密海滩的勒布朗。
4岁和7岁的小朋友看得很开心，怪兽摔跤的时候有点吓人。
不知道为什么，这个电影非常直给，情感浮于表面，基本节奏属于，这一秒宣布什么事，下一秒这个事就做成了，没有什么坎坷，特别是一开始的角斗场，总觉得复刻得非常差劲，那种现场的沸腾，主持人的激情吼叫，角斗士的凶猛完全没表现出来，谁是反派完全看不出来，总之就是觉得看完无法被满足
剧情老套的爆米花电影 整部片也没有讲父辈去哪了 硬鸡汤
一个悲伤的故事，犹太拳手在集中营和女友分开，在德国人的胁迫下，不断和同胞打拳击，出局者只有死路一条，为了自己的生存，他必须做让自己痛苦的事。战争结束了，心灵的创作难以平复，而失散的女友也下落不明，他该何去何从？
挺好 虽然中心思想依然俗套依然类型片 但是角色设计不错 有点意思
算是蛮励志向的电影🎬整体的节奏，轻松愉快！我们都要活成自己的样子！father issue？bye bye！
灌汤包只有汤没有肉，摔跤手还在秀舞步和大屁股。
比较成熟的故事套路，但是总有不同的展现方式
三星半！情节比较老套的，但还是有戳中内心的点，算是蛮励志的。
根据真实事件改编。作为奥斯威辛的幸存者，身为拳击手的哈夫特为活命，拳下曾打死了数十个犹太同胞，也让已在美国的他背上了沉重的负担。这个故事波兰拍成了电影《冠军》，聚焦于哈夫特在集中营的生活，而此剧重点在其美国生活。总体来说，波兰版本更为单纯，更为集中，也更具张力。加拿大版拍得像个传记片，太散了，什么都想要，平均用力，让影片显得啰嗦。前半段还不错，后面让人实在提不起精神。
怪兽摔跤是个很蠢的创意，没有任何技巧可言，全靠蛮力和bgm取胜，很无趣
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