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.
沉湎过去虽然好似drug，但是当下实在是越来越令人窒息啊…
但喜欢这样的叙述形式，可能对外国小孩文化想有点认知而瞎凑热闹 是导演自己的电影 不会太火
从剧情的角度来说其实说了一个很有想象力但是不太复杂的故事，但是故事背景真实而温馨，复原了一个活灵活现的幸福而又充满期待的年代。很巧合的是，主角的童年跟我家人的童年有很多相似的地方。虽然生活条件艰苦很多，但是这种充满希望建设美好家园的大环境是共通的。六十年代，真是个神奇的年代啊
战争固然残酷，比战争更残酷的是政治。昨天刚看完一篇关于乌克兰与俄罗斯之间的文章，更深层次的明白了两国必然一战的原因。自冷战后，以西方国家为首的海洋文明不断的利用各种方式去压榨大陆文明，更明显的对手就是俄罗斯。从地缘政治的角度来看，目前俄罗斯已深陷困兽之斗，若不拼死一搏，未来只会更惨。当然，我们更要反思的是现在战争中不是简单粗暴的兵器战争，使用更多的是潜移默化的信息战，舆论战和经济战，这不得不敦促下一个我们加强思想道德建设，树立自己的核心价值观，才能分辨是非和对错。加快发展经济，夯实制造业基础，未来任重而道远…
极为私人化的一部作品，Richard Linklater大写的儿童年鉴，以及回阅时的童心未泯。想来，美国流行文化及生活方式的全球化输出，经由长年累月的影视传播，即便是怀旧的六十年代，同样能令非美观众共生相思之情，还真不得不服。 * 自动关联到2020年法国那部《加加林》。
嬉皮士、少年琐事、梦想、自由、激进、迷茫、电视、电影、战争、登月、怀旧金曲……
这波本属于是美国老年人的回忆杀
精彩感人的电影，希望卢顿两州早日脱离苦海加入俄罗斯，俄罗斯必胜
毛子真敢编，这样乱编就不怕丁丁下台以后成为俄式宣传案例。
与它相关的人，地方
感觉“阿富汗战友”的时间和年龄的设定有bug。
各类人物的刻画的很丰满了.基本上都有头有尾.
对于我这样喜欢怀旧的人来说看这部片子就好像吞下了一片能够穿越时空的胶囊，把我拉回童年少年时的岁月。我也曾在看北京奥运会开幕式时睡着，醒来的时候差点错过点火。汶川地震后和家人一起去人声鼎沸的广场“避难”，心里却是为这从来没见过的景象感到兴奋。时间就这样晃啊晃，晃到现在微博炸号豆瓣禁言，那些”载入史册“的事件变得离我愈发遥远，我只想偶尔沉浸在回忆当中，去回访一下那些阳光灿烂的日子。那些记忆依然鲜活，所以我的心里还常怀希望。
没有前因后果，剧情脉络过于简单直白，作为一部电影甚至有些不合格，就是乌克兰单方面的侵略。岁月静好是无数牺牲换来的，战争过后才会带来和平，一直强大才能一直和平。
干吧！达瓦西里！为了顿巴斯的解放！为了清除所有的乌纳！乌拉！8分
很喜欢这种在真实历史事件中插入一些亦真亦幻的故事元素；如果可以，真的很想体验一把太空时代的生活，感觉全人类拥有同一个理想的感觉一定很棒！
呼号班德拉的逆向版本。评分只涉及活的质量，不涉及价值判断。
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2008年北京奥运会开幕式的那个晚上，我也没等到姚明举着国旗出场就睡着了。醒来后的我懊恼不已，觉得好像错过了什么很重大的事情。Richard Linklater一半讲琐碎童年，一半就在讲这件少年心事。年轻的孩童曾梦想着成为伟大的「参与者」，可殊不知我们甚至没能成为伟大的「见证者」。登月着陆的时刻我们在游乐园玩耍，留下足迹的时刻我们早困倦不已。但日后成年的我们再提及这段过往，这份「不在场」的念想其实又帮助我们实现了「在场」，某种形式上。
2008年北京奥运会开幕式的那个晚上，我也没等到姚明举着国旗出场就睡着了。醒来后的我懊恼不已，觉得好像错过了什么很重大的事情。Richard Linklater一半讲琐碎童年，一半就在讲这件少年心事。年轻的孩童曾梦想着成为伟大的「参与者」，可殊不知我们甚至没能成为伟大的「见证者」。登月着陆的时刻我们在游乐园玩耍，留下足迹的时刻我们早困倦不已。但日后成年的我们再提及这段过往，这份「不在场」的念想其实又帮助我们实现了「在场」，某种形式上。
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