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.
DV与胶片相机，胸口上的伤痕，沙滩与雪场，吓一跳的樱花，不善言辞的“我喜欢你”与无助的“我想活下去”
虽然哭了好一会 但是拍的还是好烂啊啊啊啊啊
像摊煎饼果子一样将恐怖类型正面反面来回煎，薄脆葱花辣椒酱，以惊声尖叫的脸为圆心画一个惊声尖笑的360度旋转木马。无论是一星五星短评的battle，还是骂看未删减资源影迷恶臭并流下酸腐眼泪的傻逼资本家，都比电影本身更精彩。
日式风 为nana多加一颗星 剧情就普普通通 不过樱花是真美
场景不错 剧情很一般 日系纯爱 没有感动到…
我想起风中飘落漫天的樱花
用两个小时感受到的感受，也没有多于只看这四个字本身的感受。共演者都很有好感。「今や人類はこの地球を飛び出し火星を目指す、なのに僕は20センチ先の君の方が遠い。」
我们会再一次相爱
低沉的情感贯穿整部电影，剩下10年的生命，找到属于自己的美好
看之前看了眼评论，知道是感人向的，万万没想到自己会在周六的早上哭成傻逼，哈哈哈哈。xinyi和刘惜君的故事，不晓得有没有人能看懂这句话 哈哈哈哈。
奈奈和坂口的颜，加上日剧的唯美镜头，整部影片像看一场超长时间的MV。结局却是be……
gab杀女主老公时候给我激动坏了，你能不能只杀恶臭家暴男啊，那样谁还会说你是the devil，只会说你是男德先锋！！
节奏很平缓，看之前就知道这类电影会很催泪，跟着泪目好几次。小松菜奈太美了，私心加一星。滑雪场被求婚那里，带着毛线帽笑的那个镜头狠狠击中了我，绝美。亲情线和友情线很自然，爱情线是突然发展起来的，所以有点生硬吧，不过拍得太唯美了，对着茉莉，哪能不心动呢。茉莉生命最后的10年，也活出了她自己的风格，时而脆弱、常常坚强。另外，这电影的阵容令我震惊，全是老熟人，莫名新增熟悉感。
小松和苏打在一起后演技长进了不少，但这故事实在太平，男主也无趣，也就亲情友情还着实感人
致命ID之篮子里的恶魔 倒着走的兄弟太诡异了 果然意志力才是关键 内部纠纷要靠自己摆平
gab杀女主老公时候给我激动坏了，你能不能只杀恶臭家暴男啊，那样谁还会说你是the devil，只会说你是男德先锋！！
温子仁中等水平发挥，大宅内的长镜游走跟随+主观视角呈现出视觉上的繁复多样，西雅图地下世界氛围感颇好（重提nirvana和pearl jam是惊喜），高潮杀戮戏招招封喉太过爽利；从精神层面的幻象到专注生理机制的畸变倒也可看，只是文本较贫瘠单薄，尤其是解决段落处理得简单了。
有更好的绝症题材 坂口健太郎挺让我惊艳的 前后的对比通过声音转换 让我眼前一亮 （甚至有时候有些角度迷之凌凌 难道帅哥都是有共性的吗……
配乐一绝，尤其片尾曲！虽然故事情节很老套，但是真的很感人。日本人在情感上的把握还是很到位的，女主角与每一个人之间的相处，都把细腻的情感表现到位，所以无论是爱情，还是亲情和友情，都把一个将死之人的不甘、不舍和矛盾拿捏到位了。疑惑的是，男主角为什么每次都是需要有事情推一下他，他才会move一小步。不管怎样，坂口小天使还是很可爱的。
看完立刻开酒了！
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