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.
咱就是说，这么好的题材拍了个稀巴烂，我随便看个疫情短视频都能泪流满面的人，这玩意我真的掉不出眼泪。四个故事令我最无语的就是徐帆和高亚麟那个，啥玩意啊强行煽情，尴尬出天际。最后贾玲和朱一龙也没成，何必呢。可能最感人的就是老夫妻的爱情吧，老太太活了还算欣慰。晓晓那段感觉属实也挺多余，但是最后那个遗照我是没想到，还是有点冲击力。黄渤演技还是在线的但是里面有些台词真的太刻意了。
咱就是说...贾玲和朱一龙好不容易谈个恋爱还be了，这男主死得毫无必要啊...喜欢爷爷奶奶这对，哭死我了呜呜呜。甜甜也参演了，好惊喜ww唱的歌也很好听！（强烈吐槽雨中拥抱这个戏，我不理解，在电影院看得我满脸问号脚趾抓地，就这？这就好了？这就？嗯？？？？
群像片，整体还行吧。但是抗疫这个话题在群像下显得苍白了。因此看得人想睡觉。
很普通的一部主旋律温情电影，各种各样的小故事组成，然后用一根线串起来，就这样……
这几个星，给演员们。但是故事讲述，其实没有多好。
那些微弱却奇妙的关系，那些偶然却又注定的擦肩，在这个时代，显得尤为动人。第一次落泪是爷爷对奶奶求婚的时候，还有就是最后叶老师的歌词里那一句“大桥上相见”，我写的诗关于生死 关于别离 关于一切宏大的事物 但是其中还是忍不住有那两句的私心 只想写你。
“扑通花版”是片子的最大debuff，搞得就像春晚小品剧场版plus，显得每个人都在端着演。汉腔版就不同了，码头文化就该有码头文化的样子。
低于预期。就开头和结尾的合唱有点带动氛围的意思，其余的故事太过于平凡，我抱着看电影的心态来的，不应该看的是纪录片啊。。。强行感动，并不是很舒适。
整体不怎么好看。不如看B站混剪…
后面虽然很催泪，但有点强行煽情的感觉，里面的bug也不少
2年后的深圳疫情，虽然不再恐惧，可是，还是记得当年的不安。哭着看完，去查了一下2020年牺牲的医护工作者名单，他们有的人，还那么年轻……希望你们在天堂一切都好
觉得挺好的，平凡的英雄。不觉得贾玲跟居老师有违和感，武哥和叶老师角色最有意思，黄渤发挥稳定，老人那一对最感人，徐帆那一对最拉垮……《说好了不散》很感人……希望疫情早日过去！
一度想睡觉，怪不得旁边情侣都闲到吵架了。。。
这是一种好残忍的习惯，我觉得不应该这样，从记录角度，会觉得这个电影还挺好的。
支线剪得细碎，但是不妨碍黄渤老师和贾玲老师演得好，有她俩的戏就能接着看下去。
喜欢武哥叶老师还有老年组那对的故事。
一转眼离疫情爆发居然已经两年了 是需要一部这样的片子带我们回忆那个时期的悲喜离合 这样才会更加珍惜拥有吧 感恩所有奋战在一线的医护和志愿者们
主题➕1，冲着玲姐龙哥cp来的，他俩莫名的配噢
电影很生活化也很戏剧化，贾玲的角色太有代入感了！一哭一笑都很好看，几组人物关系设置的也很好，剧作结构也有想法，但是强势煽情，更像是浮光掠影的生活小短片，没有更多深刻性。
我们对于现实题材的电影已经匮乏到这个程度了
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