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.
各种细节 用心了
这编剧脑洞也蛮大的
本来以为是《返老还童》，没有带着期待去看，反倒期望以上。除了干细胞部分略微鬼扯。
一人背锅一人犯案的剧情实在是过于老套了，一眼既穿的剧情使这个新颖的题材变得平淡无味，也让最后的呐喊和呼吁变得那么的苍白无力。
苏凌芳说，他好的时候，我不用在。即使不能陪你变老，也要守着你到老，至死方休的爱情，让人慕了……好像看懂了什么，又好像没有看懂，不过扯到干细胞，有点扯，怎么说呢，有点烂片的感觉，但是烂得很高级。
前半段有点阿甘正传的意思，后半段cn你出国开始，有点乱套了
苦大仇深的无聊和困惑，濑濑敬久正常发挥罢了。
有太多得不到保护的人，这个世界要怎么办。
砂糖的造型不咋好看，宽叔也机器人了点，kento在线，果耶妹子感觉没以前好看；至于eita，还是那种贱贱的感觉，
一个月后再评价，剧本和成片的距离是一部广播剧
被低估的一部佳作，片尾看到写在纸门上的那句“欢迎回来”，一度泪目。豆瓣现在只有677人看过，6.9分。估计部分低分是因受不了相对缓慢克制的叙事节奏。其实岛国在偏社会派风格的作品上一贯有着“于无声处听惊雷”的震撼。本片所要讨论的内核绝不仅仅只是救助金调查员和贫民间的纠葛，这场连环杀人案里可以说没有一个坏人，也没有一个赢家，造成如此结果的背后是制度与个体在不同衡量标准间长久冲突的爆发。Ps：女主清原果耶的表现甚至超过佐藤健。豆瓣里竟没标注女主儿时的扮演者，演技很赞，很好奇是谁，哈哈。
对爱情的影片很多，这部少有加入了医学对生命的改变，去讲述青梅竹马，却依然牵挂对方的两人，男主留学捷克，对师傅女儿也是心生情愫，为了挽救人类，他们一起努力，但结局自然是不可能的，由爱而不得到深入危险地带，医者仁心，男主显然已经领略到更大的爱，但片尾即便年轻，“如果没有记忆和爱，也就不是那个我了“
好后悔那时候，没和他一起去北京
P.S. 对王珞丹的记忆还停留在《后会无期》，这次依旧精彩。
感情厚重。看完我浑身冰凉。比起希望 世事好像尽是无可奈何和残缺。唯有果耶小妹妹的复仇来得快意。
被低估的一部佳作，片尾看到写在纸门上的那句“欢迎回来”，一度泪目。豆瓣现在只有677人看过，6.9分。估计部分低分是因受不了相对缓慢克制的叙事节奏。其实岛国在偏社会派风格的作品上一贯有着“于无声处听惊雷”的震撼。本片所要讨论的内核绝不仅仅只是救助金调查员和贫民间的纠葛，这场连环杀人案里可以说没有一个坏人，也没有一个赢家，造成如此结果的背后是制度与个体在不同衡量标准间长久冲突的爆发。Ps：女主清原果耶的表现甚至超过佐藤健。豆瓣里竟没标注女主儿时的扮演者，演技很赞，很好奇是谁，哈哈。
不过 片子很好 下回别拍了
卡司有好多眼熟 故事立意很好 但是镜头过去和现在交互展现事件的始末观感不太流畅 换个方式会不会更好呢
日本人沉溺于311不能自拔，相对于日本的低保，我们的低保能援助多少人呢？
"恕我冒昧，在我认为，是应该受到保护的人是否真正受到保护。"
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