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.
唐顿电影版续到“走进新时代”便是最好的结束，请不要再续了。当时代的喧嚣和嘈杂一股脑涌入原本祥和宁静的庄园，我们原本熟悉的味道正在慢慢消散；老夫人临走前那句“Stop that noise…”真是令人沉默，趋势不可阻挡，家族人来人往，如何维持往日的荣光，Mary 坚毅的脸上似乎已经写好了答案。
Don’t forget where u came from but also don’t let it hold u back. 不要忘记你的出身，但也不要让你之所来成为牵绊。
虽然这出梦幻式的帝国主义顶层贵族的夕阳无限好fairytale肥皂剧看到后面还是产生了很多感情的，但是能结婚的都结婚了，该生孩子的也都生了，休博内威利的气色都瘦脱了，就别再继续拍了吧
也没看出来那点像是A New Era了，故事拍得相当乏味。不过这倒是提醒我去重看一遍『霍华德庄园』。
内容上，老爷发现自己有可能是私生子的时候第一反应是自己是个混血私生子有没有继承权？后面还硬圆回来说我很高兴我是我爸的儿子，真下头啊...夫人对老爷的爱还是真是感人啊，I have money and you're in need of it...还有还有托马斯的情节又删了是吗？我不理解...还有玛丽老公演员是没档期吗，怎么两部都不好好参演，给我一种丧偶式婚姻的感觉，我当时就想不如跟这电影导演两个过浪漫生活了，让我很不爽。
看的中国删减版本，有点遗憾又有点庆幸。在目前这种转趋严峻的时局下，可以在电影院里衣着体面地目睹OLD MONEY在银幕里的得体风度，是每一位欣赏西方古典审美的中国人从现实生活中暂时抽离获得喘息的宝贵机会。文艺鸦片的治愈力是难得的奢侈品。电影造梦的情节做足致敬姿态，希望没人会被新潮流丢下。仆人登上宴厅，是老爷温情的回馈，还是历史给予的预告：痛恨大革命的管家，最后也无奈哀叹高贵老玫瑰的凋零。
TV版之总和，将之前的画面剪辑到一块，虽然缺乏诚意，但依然很热血
一场婚礼，一场葬礼，人生是珍惜每一天的时光，敢于尝试，敢于拒绝，敢爱敢恨，然后可以微笑着离开吧
应该是唐顿的大结局了——Stop the noise, I can't hear myself die. 想起第一季的时候我在安村到处安利的时光……刚好最近又看到阿城说起中国文化的断代，更加唏嘘……总之，我同意厨子的说法，盎格鲁萨克逊文明是人类文明的标杆。
虽然没办法抠细节，但作为粉丝向电影我希望这是大结局了：猝不及防与唐家屯灵魂人物老太以及巴罗告别，感觉的确是新的时代。马修古迪的全程消失是本篇的败笔。
老夫人的一生是尖酸强势的一生，是妙语连珠的一生，是精准毒舌的一生，是智慧卓越的一生，是守旧容新的一生，是魅力四射的一生。老夫人千古！
没想到是个Bad Ending，猝不及防地和唐家屯灵魂老太太告别了。从默片电影到有声电影，唐顿庄园也迎来了它的新时代，但我真的不想和这个系列说再见...
蛮有趣的，又是皆大欢喜的结局，挺好。一个世代的落幕，又拉开新时代的序幕，生生不息。
看过大电影1，因为最近院线排片实在令人失望就作为路人去看了2。服化道还是美的，而且看样子给了剧迷一个完美结尾影片结束很多抽泣声这就够了。
继“浅草篇”之后的第二部，角色多了另外两位队员，鬼杀小队三人组。但整个系列的顺序有点凌乱，下一部应该是那山蜘蛛山篇，但实际这部是2020年上映，而鼓屋敷篇是2021年上映，颠倒错位了。但开始有点小着迷这个系列了，剧场版应该都会看完。平均分极高的动漫，名副其实好看。
【YVR-5th】两条主线，加上各种人物的小支线，让本片显得有些匆忙，如果没有看过剧集的话，更会让人觉得莫名其妙。但如果看过熟悉剧集的话，则会各种会心一笑。虽然命名为new era，但各种结局，不论多么温馨，都彰显着一个时代的结束。看这个架势，如果票房好的话，可能还会有一部；但哪怕没有，也算是一个完美的结局了。
情怀分很满，老太太永远是最喜欢的角色啊~小茶杯太帅了啊啊啊~拍电影还是很棒的，仆人们一起当群众演员好有爱（还记得他们以前采访的时候就说过自己也想化浓妆穿fancy的衣服，这就实现了~）唯一不能接受的就是家里这么大事儿家里大女婿都不带回来一趟的？？？
老奶奶去世的时候说：不要哭哭啼啼的，太吵了我都听不到我死的声音了～
像老友叙旧，说起来也没什么大事，但聊着聊着还是唏嘘不已，慨叹时光流逝时代变迁，尤其默片到有声电影的转变。加一星给情怀。
我有个像你一样的妹妹。
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