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.
红头发好好看。七大姑八大姨念经的时候，还有最后在竹林意识里放弃红熊猫的时候，好感动，她们过去的经历和牺牲。毛毛的小熊猫的象征意义很好哎。电影里的人形好适合做元宇宙头像啊，希望能开发养成或者角色扮演游戏。完全可以直接出现在迪士尼乐园里了～这些青春期的叛逆最好不要以追星作为拉锯点，那亲情作为代价，回过头来看就会觉得不值得。
第三幕极大缓解了“形态”过度复古的第一幕带来的cringe
小熊猫可可爱爱，13岁就要求饭圈少女+演唱会自由...有点太白左了，我站asian parents
情节有点刻奇了, 各种元素的古怪杂糅——唐人街的亚裔群像、宗祠观念、女性自我、追星、欧美中学，以及一丝莫名其妙的家族传说式的玄幻叙事,想要形成创意上的对撞却没有融合成流畅的整体，就显得整部片子很散很糙很迷。
虽然是皮克斯的动画，但整个氛围都是东亚的感觉，啊哈哈，看到她们追星那个小眼神了吗。我很喜欢这种具象化的过程，得知这是祖传的就可以想象得出ming的小熊猫一定很大，只是没想到这！么！大！
女主真的很像一位越南裔油管博主，结尾妈妈说“你走得越远，我就越骄傲”恐怕是永远不能relate
太好看了！终于有这么好看的动画电影了！必须满分！
这个男孩太帅了！原来我喜欢的男人是这种款，高端鸭款。
看到母女冲突与和解鼻子一酸，一直在经历这样复杂的感情中长大。想要逃离保护但又为了伤害母亲感情而难过，但我们都不需要跟对方说对不起，有女儿我也会这样吧
可能是因为我的原生家庭太不中国式了，所以我对这类题材都只能表示理解但是无法共情。
“每个人都有很多面，有些面是杂乱无章的，重点不在于推开不好的，而是给它腾出空间，与它共存”
有点乱七八糟的 和预告片展示的像是两回事 但不得不说 红熊猫可真可爱 四城男孩的歌可真洗脑
镜像的设计太巧妙了，每个人心中都有红熊猫，保留住红熊猫就是保留住自我的完整性。
真的觉得好好挼！“这都是为你好。”“以后你就明白了。”窒息。至于你内心的想法需求，what?
很有趣的片子，特别是推荐去看一下粤语配音的，很多翻译会比正规的字幕更贴近我们的生活，而各位主角的配音都非常赞，这是我第一次看粤语配音的动画片，感受到了诚意和惊喜。
特别喜欢，作为亚洲人挺共情的，没有在种族这件事上感受到丝毫不适。在meimei第一次仪式和小熊猫面对面的时候一下就哭了，后面一直又哭又笑，不是因为具体的什么情节，而是一种从心里的纯粹的感动。最后我真想说小熊猫也太可爱了！
心情不好的时候就rua一顿寄几，有什么不好呢。
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海外华人视角既熟悉又陌生，吴珊卓的声音一出还是满脑子Cristina！亚裔女子世袭的家庭责任感有些太沉重，追星姐妹淘的友谊有点过于轻描淡写，但仍然几次泪奔，O-town的歌好听呀！上口不腻人！碧梨兄妹赛高！
【7.5=】不光是在讲“成长的烦恼”，这层太常见了。真正属于中式家庭的问题是“归顺的遗传”。强控制欲的照顾总结起来就是“不要耍个性，不要抖机灵，不要以为我找不到你”。竹林里小女孩牵着妈妈一步步从青春走到中年，却始终看不见笑容。如果变红真的是在讲女性的成熟，那么这部电影其实是在告诉大家应该做个什么样的女人，不是被传统禁锢的、为家庭牺牲的，而是可以勇敢反抗的。长辈们已经无法回头，但至少下一代可以坚定地在门前停下。在迪士尼那，这主题很正确，而在我们这，这很危险。
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