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.
中间剧情有点蹦…结尾关于长大的故事，还是很感人的…
开会最可怕 尽职尽责，冷静，守法的开会讨论种族灭绝，则更加可怖
秩序性真的惊到我了，真是想得够“仔细”啊……强制绝育、离婚……难为死斯图卡特了……但最终谁也改变不了各种惨无人道的集中营……还“塑造”历史，啊呸
其实觉得这部一般，但是还是被感动了，谢谢你，每年准时都会赶到的小新
看了这个片子，我还特地查了一下，就在这个会议的同一年代，就上映了《十二怒汉》这个电影，现实的确比想象更加离谱啊！
其实涂鸦王国的设定，刚一听到就觉得一定藏着虐点了。
小新版的复联二+蝙蝠侠黑暗骑士+神笔马良，虽说听上去夸张，但这么多年来，这个ip不就是用那种无厘头荒诞加成人儿童化的视角去讲述我们的故事吗？
小新动漫和真人电影的区别在我看一方面是最大程度的表现那份纯真，另一方面是提醒我们在轻松之余审视珍惜我们的当下
反派动机根本就立不住，肥嘟嘟左卫门果然是小新真爱。
要警惕的是独裁、反人性往往也是以看似民主程序的方式进行的。各部门互相推诿的现场让我仿佛来到了某国的很多会议现场。
2021年了，只有小新不会让我失望。4星。
德国人开会确实严谨…历史上著名的万湖会议，竟决定了6百万犹太人的命运。实在是可怖的开端。德国人的反省也确实令人感叹这个民族的希望。
昨晚刚看完，我发现蜡笔小新最让我觉得好的一点就是搞笑当中带着能让人深思的特点，这次的剧场版也一样。小新第一次救下了所有大人成为了大家的英雄，但是当第二次第三次灾难小新把蜡笔丢了，所有人都在责怪他，全然忘记小新只是一个五岁的小孩。不求回报的付出真是世界上最恐怖的东西
可惜藤原启治已经去世了…台版配音的蒋笃慧也不在了…剧情其实跟以往都差不多的水平啦，但是又有什么关系呢，野原一家，春日部防卫队，双叶幼稚园…每年都会期待一部剧场版…
或许观众评价开始习惯为IP让路也是老IP剧场版越来越难出彩的原因之一 客观的说就很烂 超级赛亚烂
十五年来最好的两部之一，可以和大人帝国反击战媲美。
以上，作为一家之言～
左卫门出来的那一刻情怀值达到巅峰，内裤侠那段虐点和笑点相统一的体验真的很妙，佳作。（但还是不如大人帝国的反击）
都演海大局长了，咋就不能染个黄毛儿呢？总是难以想象此人就是海德里希……
2021年了，只有小新不会让我失望。4星。
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