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.
期待已久，终于能观影了！哇，有台配版，太给力了！本想和喜欢《精灵旅社》系列的外甥一起看，然而他要过几天才回来，于是被诱惑的我还是选择自己先看了：虽然第四部给我的惊喜不及前两部，但个人观感还是胜过了第三部，这个「变身大冒险」的故事比我预期来得有趣，台配国语版中不时出现的闽南语一如既往给我贡献了好些笑点，……《精灵旅社》前三部不计小屏幕而算影院大银幕观影的话，第一部刚好重温一遍，第二部则观看两遍，第三部也刷了三遍，真希望第四部也能有机会在电影院大银幕重看！—— 2022.01.17：中午姐姐电话里还说不确定啥时候会回来？没想到晚上外甥就一个人搭熟人的顺风车先回来了。于是应他要求，和他又看了一遍另一国语配音版的《精灵旅社4：变身大冒险》。
装都懒得装了，只有情节，没有故事，一顿瞎闹腾，倒是足够欢快，可为什么拍到第四集故事情节矛盾还是《拜见岳父大人》/Jay and Phil啊！
精彩的桥段全在预告片里了，正片就是个很普通的流水线动画电影。
being a human is the worst
久违的影院，再平凡的笑点都看得开心（酸）🙃️ 七月份了，进字8号，不知道该骂啥了……
好低幼啊，但我好喜欢动画片，就还挺喜欢的。这个系列到此结束吧就，不然就有点消磨了
——不同群体的，以及上一代与下一代的和解与信任。
可惜我喜欢的森林没有了，不知道以后还有没有在森林里发生的故事。
好低幼啊，但我好喜欢动画片，就还挺喜欢的。这个系列到此结束吧就，不然就有点消磨了
一念看的片子，一娃子总结的是：任何事情都有两面性
因为一只陌生的野猫就大动干戈排斥熊二，刻意又儿戏，但熊二听到之后返回楼道啃红薯的片段确实抓心。决战时汇聚千万石块变身成与“天火”等量级的“巨石熊”非常震撼，可惜战斗时间太短，寥寥几拳还没过瘾就草草收场。不过最后反派女陷入悲惨与快乐交织的童年回忆的部分非常不错，在解释反派行为原因的背景的同时，也令观众再次热泪盈眶。
PS：125周年后，悠久传统的“瑞吉”还是随着潮流变成了妖艳贱货的“W”了。。。╮(╯▽╰)╭
2022.2.24 疫情延迟开学，带孩子看电影。没想到还不错，特效比很多电视都强了。
除了怪物变回人类挺有意思，其他真是无聊透了
装疯卖傻，说了个棉花糖理论？---百度了一下，棉花糖理论不是这个意思，是延迟满足
笑得停不下来。但是这部一直在虐外公（身心上都是）。虽然但是我始终不喜欢jonny，外公辛辛苦苦打拼出来的酒店交给女儿很正常，凭什么给你这个女婿哦🙃最后酒店被gigi摧毁了我还挺感谢这样的安排呢，重建重新弄也比jonny改造外公酒店好。
感受到这了，希望官方尽早发布主题曲的MV，天籁之音
Ericka这个角色毁了这个系列，这角色太tm土了
大结局了，总算完成了财产的转换，然后赘婿继承了家产，结束 all in
比第三部好的多。虽然内核是欧美青年与家庭矛盾那一套，如果说现在还是推崇女婿的价值观，要么是奶头乐，要么欧美已经完犊子了
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