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.
对深爱的人，体面告别永远是我无法克服的人生课题。RADWIMPS歌声在片尾出现是个意外
片名起得真好。当动作悬疑片可以看得很爽，唯一遗憾是结局太傻了，最后那个觉醒突兀到让人怀疑漫威投钱了。
小松美女哭得好美，但是你们这样按着我的头想让我哭，可就激起我的叛逆心了。
小松菜奈yyds～画面和场景真的一绝，日本电影里该有的唯美感很足，哀而不伤，淡淡地面对死亡，人生，遗憾，以及美好。很喜欢
最后没有直接告诉观众茉莉的结局 是为了不破坏这份美好吧
温子仁中等水平发挥，大宅内的长镜游走跟随+主观视角呈现出视觉上的繁复多样，西雅图地下世界氛围感颇好（重提nirvana和pearl jam是惊喜），高潮杀戮戏招招封喉太过爽利；从精神层面的幻象到专注生理机制的畸变倒也可看，只是文本较贫瘠单薄，尤其是解决段落处理得简单了。
日式恋爱太细腻 理解不了 一点不坦荡 急死人了 病人也没有自己命不多了珍惜每天的感觉 也没什么高潮就结束了 除了挺唯美的没法看
在梦里我和你站在花火大会的人海里
逼人太多，恐怖片拍成这样你还想咋滴？装逼犯们，说你呢！
余命未知，但是十年前的我看到现在的我会失望吗，十年后的我又会是怎么样的
能活的人不想活，不想死的人活不了，哎
2022年了，还是日式绝症+纯爱片，且120min，果然预告+歌曲+剧照就够赚票房了。落樱飞舞、DV视角、跨年、旅游、逛街、滑雪、看日出、买菜做饭、放烟火、过生日、求婚、开房...基本该有的都有了，蒙太奇堆叠，构图摄影很炫技，以及加上洋次郎的配乐，氛围是真烘托出来了，我甚至有点感觉在看真人悲剧版《你的名字》...本子真的改编的很弱，情感线很失焦难自洽，仅有突然的片段，成PPT质感了，主要还是看颜吧。
Gabriel & Lucifer
日式风 为nana多加一颗星 剧情就普普通通 不过樱花是真美
怒评，电影高潮像mv剪辑，有时是茉莉，mv里还是小松菜奈。剧情长又拖，老套又杂乱。男主太怂了，太幼稚了，茉莉照顾他、治愈他，快死了一个人去住院，一点点删掉录像机的回忆…恨。总结是，比不上恋空，也不如一公升的眼泪深刻和催泪。画面和樱花、还有小松菜奈还是美的。片尾曲也好听。
即使有人想活却没办法活下去了，但我也不认为不想活的人就不能表达出自己的想法，每个人的痛苦都是痛苦，都有其独特性。没理由被分高低贵贱，但可能人就是容易下意识这么做吧，还容易觉得自己面对的是最惨的。
故事简单，套路，后面还有点冗长，不过我关注这个片是因为，这个病，跟我爸的几乎一样，就很难过，希望他也能还有十年。
剧本也太无聊了点吧，所谓反转啥的都一下能猜到，在影像调度上面也没令人真能够惊艳折服的时刻，真就啥惊喜都没有
可是不后悔遇见你
“还有十年”
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