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.
心理学名词叫“慕自我暗杀癖”。虽然说是城定秀夫×古屋兔丸，但可惜它完全不是你想象中的那种电影。一会儿文艺，一会儿哲学，一会儿纯爱，我只能说日活粉红导演一思考，上帝就发笑…
比较糟糕的一部电影，除了最后林更新，基本没有太多亮点。笑点无趣又不高级，女主表演浮夸但很努力，节奏主线松散且不知所云，看的很令人尴尬。两颗星不能更多了。
设定挺有意思，按理说这应该拍成沙雕风格，整个世界都是深井冰才是，结果搭出来世界是正常的，人全都是深井冰，我寻思你跟你家家具都没咋沟通呢就煽起情来了，这不是深井冰是啥？
3，既不会拍漫改也不会拍喜剧，把猥琐当有趣，把油腻当诙谐，也完全没把原著那种奇幻设定下日常幽默拍出来，电影频繁致敬《疯狂的石头》，但水平比宁浩差了N条街
修行 的摄影问题太大了，手持移动式摄影没问题，不上稳定器也没问题，但表现中年夫妻关系不稳定至于镜头要抖动嘛？手持摄影是这五六年的流行，但经历过初期的实验后，这两年的摄影师都用稳定器来保持呼吸感和移动。移动不是抖动，移动是镜头有规律平滑的轨迹运动，抖动是摄影机举累了跑了构图，又赶紧找原始构图的过程。反复出现带前景的仰角大全景也很奇怪，如果画面内有运动，哪怕是冷暖光对比，也无可厚非。可人物在焦点处，前面加个没虚掉的实景就是静态摄影了，通俗点叫照片。这种写意镜头和之前符号化的对白场面剪在一起，节奏就是一条直线。文艺片的节奏绝不是一条直线，相反是波涛汹涌，只是没那么多无聊的动作戏罢了。导演显然不懂文艺片，只学到符号化和表面的平静，却没看到底下的暗潮涌动。心电图都不敢一条直线，电影的节奏怎么敢。
修行，，是一次次看见生起问题的心，再一次次息掉充满问题的心。
甜圭看起来状态比预告片好太多…被男高中生掐着说出只想被女孩子杀掉的时候有笑到/提供了一些女A男O文学素材谢谢导演（
十分钟就能拍完的东西干嘛浪费钱拍85分钟？莫拉古？全程都在呈现一种状态，时不时还得鸣个钟提醒你一下咱们这是剧情片。学人家只学到一半，想装点啥发现裤衩穿反了。美其名曰修行呗，也没个结果。
不知道人类为什么用婚姻这种东西来禁锢和折磨自己。
唉，只能说导演还是太年轻啊～十年后他肯定会否定这个作品
电影结局和“羊とオオカミの恋と殺人”一样烂。
16岁太小，18岁太成熟，17岁刚刚好，作为一个被害者，还挺挑剔。
一部如真实生活般生无可恋的电影，提醒你要如何生活。婚姻里，最严重的错误，无非如此。而选择在这之后，继续活在其中“修行”，也难说是一种勇气，或者宿命～
今年打五星的不多，这片子值得。好看，万物都有自己的小精灵。
但是这部电影烂飞了！
毫无意义的黑场和物景拍摄 这个文本不应该是作为短片更适合？
无趣 所以现在精神疾病还是这些俗烂编剧常用设定呗 但既然用这个设定就麻烦去了解相关基础知识 不是跟这瞎用 都多少年了还在精神病和神经病混用 这tm是一回事嘛？何况还是出自精神科医生之口 乱七八糟
事实是即使预算再少制作再粗糙台湾也能做出极其有质感也有意思的作品，他们就是有这个能力也有这个底气。
看评论不太行，抖音看了解说，好像确实不用浪费生命中的两小时了
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