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.
两星半。很温柔的电影，我喜欢里面的摄影空镜构图，很生活化，很活在当下。因为黑白画面又有复古感。我对华金真的没太大感觉，我爱他哥哥。但太文艺了，太啰嗦了，这大段大段的对白又长又多又矫情，每一个字我都懒得看。还有养小孩可真他妈烦人。
这么平淡的一部电影，没刻意煽情却给我整落泪了。大人与孩子都在试着教会对方生活，大人不一定时刻聪明，小孩也不一定永远愚笨。
「深沉而轻盈」，这应该是很舒缓的一部电影，可惜我最近太焦灼不安了，这100分钟里我时而睡着，时而切换去做别的事情，实在不能静下心来。不能在对话里获得慰藉，不能感受到关系的修复和延伸，我浪费了这部电影。
生动自然的表演，我们一路追问，一路寻求答案，或许很多问题永远都不到正确回答，但问题本身已经是活着的意义了。
故作姿态，在大人世界的强势引导下建构出虚拟的孩童视角。
7分，华金跟小演员的表演是极好的，可是过于太平淡了，感觉更适合作为文本来读……
jesse代表 （剧情片）
【NYFF59】迄今最佳，好久没有看过这么欢笑和泪水俱备的电影了。剧本真的太好了，小细节和情绪的推动做得淋漓尽致，小演员和凤凰的表演也超棒，昨天看完lost daughter被打击的婚育心理今天被狠狠治愈了。映前mike mills上来说自己在纽约长大所以在这里首映像给父母展示一样，我看完想说your parents would be proud of u.
并不真实 为什么要用clair de lune？
成人与孩子的和解，也许也是与过去的自己和解。相比于成年人世界的复杂与弯弯绕绕，孩子的思维可真是直接又犀利，而且并不像我们以为的不合逻辑。最喜欢影片里采访孩子的那些对话。不理解的是用黑白形式是为了表达什么呢？
- "Yeah, you'll barely remember this. You'll have, like,a few blurry memories of this whole trip."
跟孩子相处，需要耐心、忍耐，无怨无悔，可不能跟小孩计较什么，一切以小孩为中心，这也是有前提的。
就是这样子吧，其实大家都不知道该怎么样和小朋友相处。如果只是当朋友，那很简单；但如果，生活在一起，需要教导他，而又被各种工作、事物缠身的时候，就会难免有情绪爆发的时候，甚至是经常，所以这很糟糕。当然，还是应该去跟小朋友沟通吧，去了解他的感受。
eh,i just fucking hate children.
啊吧啊吧啊吧啊吧，海边曼彻斯特式的剧情结构，诚实沟通面对解放自己，永恒不变的主题
这种片子才是真正的保守，只可惜我们国家的sb观众和没文化的影评人把一些不是保守的东西认为是保守。
年度最佳。爱丽丝城市漫游记+里斯本的故事。
又是一部成人通过儿童找寻自我的电影，和熊孩子在一起的时光，看得我好焦虑
尊重 好奇 互相启迪 几乎是我理想中完美的亲子关系 成人永远不知道可以从孩子那里学到多少 人究竟经过了怎样的成长 才会忘记认知自己 【叔好温柔 羡慕他和Mara的娃 【成年人就是不断还贷款🥲 202203 好治愈 希望能帮我克服收假blue
A24. It's okay to not be fine. I'll remind you of everything. Blah blah blah.
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