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.
要是不瞎改什么偷画具和集体舞弊什么鬼的就好了
女主跟鸟人两体一心。苛刻的老母，我就知道会出事。所以为什么家里这么大个鸟人，怎么会不被发现？国内这种绝不可能发生。女主鸟人痛感相同。故事最后，女主为了保护鸟人挡刀，鸟人因为同样相貌成为新的女儿。
功利社会中人格分裂与最终的堕落。小丫头演技真不错。
表面的光鲜亮丽，暗地的人心攒动。孵化出的鸟孩是女孩内心的实体化，女孩想要爱，关心，和胜利，那如果都得不到，就全部毁掉吧。最终女孩死亡，鸟孩活了下来，母亲微笑，像是美满的生活又回来了一般。
强势的control freak母亲扼杀了女儿。前期女儿笑起来的小虎牙真是可爱，母女衣品真不错。
画面怎么说呢，有点儿恶心……故事有点儿俗套
我们最终杀死自己的，或战胜自己的还是那个最强的自己。人生就是在不断革命中成长。话说那个小姑凉演技真绝！
没想到可以带着孩子看我小时候最爱看的故事，电影很好看，前面笑后面哭。孩子说妈妈我想哭，我说你哭吧，妈妈也看哭了
非理性打分！无条件支持皮皮鲁与鲁西西。已经忘记原著细节了，编剧肯定做了大量改动，不过底色还在。
郑渊洁童话拍成电影就没有其他人什么事了，童年的梦想。。。尤其后期那些，生化保姆病毒集中营 之类
导演长片首作。全片还是有想法的，可惜每个环节都比较平庸。
为了满足自己的一己之欲，做出各种令人反感的事情，真的吐了。
童年美好的回忆被改编成这样，其实很想再扣一分。诚然，这是写给孩子的故事，但是一定要这么夸张的丑化成年人的世界，无限美化孩子们么？一个成绩优异的孩子就稍微分心一下就不及格了？就被老师父母唾骂了？就被朋友远离了？父母老师都是面目可憎的，孩子无论犯什么错误都是对的，刻意离间鲁西西皮皮鲁和全世界的关系，这样真的是郑渊洁写童话的本意吗？大力鼓吹逃课撒谎集体作弊，孩子们非要这么去对抗大人的世界吗？这样真的是对的是好的吗？对这个作品的三观感到恶心。
40分钟就能讲完的伊藤润二式恐怖寓言，而且也的确挺适合日本人拍这个故事，如果把父母角色对调一下或许在豆瓣得分能提高0.5分。
小时候真是被这故事书迷得不要不要的😂三颗星，全为了小时候的记忆 但是在2021年，拍的有点过于……假了……🤷🏻♀️
最恐怖的一幕就是看似善良的小女孩为了结束乌鸦的生命疯狂的用石头砸向乌鸦，那颗蛋吸收了小女孩所有的一切，负面情绪和阴暗为主导。
带着北欧特有的生猛感，对青春期少女身心变化的隐喻、家庭关系的貌合神离、强势父母对子女性格的扭曲都很有看点，不过剧情似乎bug比较大，很多地方难以自圆其说
网上有了，所以减一星。
为了满足自己的一己之欲，做出各种令人反感的事情，真的吐了。
小时候最喜欢的童话大王，现在才有电影版，集体出猫这个情节太不应该了，但是情怀大于情节！
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