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.
一个心中满是诗和远方的渔村青年，无论如何这个角色都很悬浮。总是刻意又慢半拍的笑点，刘浩存的夹子音和扭捏又不知所谓的演技，就想说一个字：Ga…而且又尬又长，女主挂了或成本片最大快人心的高光时刻。韩寒这把年纪了，拍的电影反而有青春疼痛文学那味了。另外不知道南方人看着电影里一群操着北方口音的人演南方人什么感想～
大家都不见好的一部片子，虽然说“存”在即合理，我在观看时场外的因素也占据了我其中很大的情绪，但也可能是我17岁还没被社会毒打的原因，比较向往这种少年青春的感觉，而且很喜欢从小渔村到大城市的这种时空转变，好似内容很丰富，有情节的暗示，也有意想不到的突发事件。可也看得出欢和耀终究是两路人，走不到一起，故事的情节也总要带那么一丝哀伤，可我又似乎喜欢这种哀情。搞不清自己，也搞不清韩寒的想法，但还是看得清刘浩存装纯的做作，也喜欢刘昊然的演技。分太低也许也有在大年初一不适合看这种类型电影的原因吧，各有各的看法，抛开刘浩存不谈，个人觉得7.0
1.几个幽默的点是否和全片氛围不太契合？2.影片前段，床上有本书，欧亨利的《麦琪的礼物》，预示了结尾。3.刘昊然的小胡子，致敬了《从海底出击》中的胡子自然生长。
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在如梦似幻的朦胧中找到属于自己的解答。
三星半吧，前半段还是非常韩寒的，飞驰人生水准；后半段像作文为了拔高立意，写脱了。下一部别再拍车了吧
真的不好看，但是韩寒已经成为一种习惯，代表着我活过的时代。
韩寒的风格确实有些过时，刷不开房卡门外蹲一晚又好笑又尬，主角用的不也是智能手机嘛不知道百度？网上差评太多，所以有预感到挂人情节，欢歌下线很突然，但还能接受，为了推动剧情离开小岛嘛，虽然还不是不理解他为什么用兄弟和妹妹的名义借高利贷？结局几分钟直接让人懵逼了，当我正在画面和音乐的交相衬托中热血澎湃时陡然浇了一盆凉水。阿耀害怕火，欢颂害怕水，一个事故被烧，一个哥哥死在大海自己也车祸疑似死在珠江………
想一出是一出，想到哪儿拍到哪儿，一会儿是奶奶看雪，一会儿是父子重聚，一会儿是社恐患者交到了第一个朋友，一会儿朋友里面又有内鬼，一会儿又突然欠了一大笔债只好去广州打工还债，一会儿又开始探讨女性求职时遇到的问题了……
韩寒能不能把剧本打磨好了再来秀你的赛车啊，烦死了
正如很多评价所说，韩寒似乎一直以来都在拍同一部电影，元素包括：海滨小镇、父子关系、赛车、妹纸、漂泊等等。由于无法真正表达其中核心的部分，所以给人徒具其表、不知所云的感觉。
而且最致命的是犯了一个只会在处女作才会犯的毛病：想讲的太多了——亲情 爱情 城市化 物化 赛车 女性求职 理想与现实……单拿出一个着重讲一下片子就改观很多
这么阴间的剧情选择清明节或者中元节上映会更加合适，选择春节上映不太吉利，毕竟是个晦气的故事。
它不完美，比如男女主角到广州后莫名分开又重聚，行为逻辑跳转太大，但却不是烂片。他对小镇青年与城市的碰撞恰如现实映照，悲怆伤感，有着破碎之美。
带有英雄主义的青春片儿吧
还是很喜欢韩寒啊，他的幽默和他的浪漫都是很机灵又能打动我的。多到甚至冗余的题外表达我能get到很多，继续加油吧
也许某天，它的评分会慢慢上来
因为人对抗不了巨型Matrix。
有点飘，后面的剧情看得出很有想法，但是写的太用力。赛车，摩托车永远是韩寒的特点。镜头运用的也很好。笑点穿插的有点过于浮躁，容易让人感觉有点出戏。
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