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.
超级愉快的一次观影经历。明明没有什么煽情的情节和桥段，看到最后感动得泪流满面。
喜欢这种调调，缓缓叙事，娓娓道来，表面溪流入场，里面暗潮涌动，纠结与挣扎之后，唯有爱，让一切和解，技术的价值判断在善与恶之间，最终的解决方案，还是爱，虽然主旨俗套，但表演不俗，拍摄不俗，音乐不俗，观感自然不俗。
有点意思，最近关于死亡的主题越来越多，还都拍的不错
8/10.
就说为什么托马斯怎么一声不响的就要走了，看时长删了4分钟，果然是删了吧
十分钟就能讲完的小故事抻两个小时，中间还穿插了二十年前知音读者烂鸡汤，真无聊。
不管，唐家屯就是无脑五星了。年初才把唐家屯从头到尾加上上一部电影版连着复习了一遍，无法不想念老太太一针见血的毒舌，小火车也终于找到了另一半
黑镜有一集是一个女生的男朋友车祸去世了，她跟一家生物科技公司定制了一个他的克隆男友，这个男友非常好，但是她心底清楚这不是他本来的男朋友。《天鹅挽歌》简直就是那一集故事的镜像作品。
tips这电影对非唐顿迷不友好，会看不懂
想去南法！小茶杯的发际线啊… 一下没认出来。最喜欢的角色就是奶奶了，想看奶奶年轻的时候的故事。想看 Daisy 的婚礼没看到哼。大家一起拍电影太好玩了。
旧贵族逐渐适应新时代，老夫人在满是电影拍摄者的庄园里离世，Mary将传承她的衣钵。电影和电视剧相比，没有那些邪恶心思和利益相争，每个人都是那么高尚和幸福。看完情节并没有留下多么深刻的印象，但剧中的Elegance却永远都忘不了。
蛮有意思的！但是就是感觉刚刚展开就结束了。感觉鬼灭一直有这个问题吧。
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百年古堡，风光养眼，感觉随便一个房间随时都会发生一桩命案。庄园主人在分享旅行的乐趣，随行仆人在交流伺候的心得，大家都有光明的未来。巴罗要和盖特克斯私奔了嘛？
没有多少科幻炫技的东西，其实通篇都是对生命、爱情的思考。看完莫名的伤感。
配乐鼓点yyds
看哭了😭用对自己的残忍去置换对家人的幸福，得绝症本就很凄惨！还要孤独的死去！
3.5；非常契合主题“A New Era”——大小姐终于正式掌舵，旧时代感情落幕，新生命加入家族，总有人离开，也总有人到来；藉由电影从无声片想有声片转变，很应景地贴合主题。这个系列拍到此时，完全似一位老友，共忆流年，追寻记忆中那个人，感慨岁月多么快赶上我们，以及死神似乎都已在招手，如果需要一个句号，我希望本片就是。
原因不明地觉得很好看，以至于没有看到电视剧的我看完去补完了所有电视剧……(2022/6/13)
明日隔山岳，世事两茫茫。
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