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.
老年“卡通片”，阿茨海默式的童真与浪漫，包括政治立场在内，一种伴随遗忘所带来的释然。镜头所见与摄影机所动同导演伊斯特伍德和演员伊斯特伍德融为一体，视角是迟暮的，运动是僵硬的。然在这之下，依然同伊斯特伍德所亲自饰演的那类角色保持着岁月的承接，于是我们看到了驾车同马群并行这样柔软的段落，追赶之中，也是一场告别，一颗属于电影的生命的真诚与坦荡。
女主就没想过用妈妈的头发吗？毕竟也有戴绿帽的可能啊
看得非常疑惑，既然已经拿出过《完美的世界》，又何必把“父子”上路的情节再拍一遍，还编排得如此笨拙？最要命的是，这是一部不服老的电影，而老牛仔已经比《爱尔兰人》还要步履蹒跚，却仍要逞强驭马。东木明明在《骡子》里给自己留下了一个体面的结局，又用《理查德·朱维尔的哀歌》证明了导演技艺的稳健，但《哭泣的男人》完全是破功之作，不过九十岁老人的进取心终究值得一个瑞思拜。
3.5。東木這幾年的電影都挺一根筋的。區別僅在於，他自己主演的時候這個問題會更嚴重一點。
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一家人环美旅游的公路桥段还是挺暖的，有时亲情甚至高于血缘……
画面真是一级好呀，但是故事不行。总觉得亚当斯一家能编出更好的故事。这个只能让我觉得时间都有点浪费了。所以6分左右的还是不要轻易看，看在是动画片的份上宽容了。
动画制作质量上升，但是剧情堆砌得一塌糊涂。
还可以，但是不是太喜欢这种旅行片。周三小姐真的太可爱了！因为不同才是亚当斯
早先看过1993和1998版。2019的电影也是第一时间去电影看了。但是这部，真的不好看……
饶舌要素过多大概就是亚当斯2低分的原因吧…受不了…一手好牌“Wednesday可能不是亲生的”打得稀巴烂 硬生生变成了歌剧片 亚当斯最看重的就是家人 这次却给Wednesday编人设嫌弃家人…也拒绝拥抱 前一部和真人版是“她不喜欢拥抱 但会和家人拥抱”
太普通的动画片套路，好好的一个id搞成了庸俗作品。和后期的憨豆有什么区别。
【C+】于是东木再一次把《完美的世界》以更加保守、温情且刻板的方式重演了一遍。旅途中的追捕和困境从未真正存在，角色无论正派反派皆是作为特定的类型元素登场，也仅仅只是元素而已，甚至连功能性都快支离破碎。故事上的单调与刻意确实影响观感，但想到东木的年龄，也不好过多批判，更甚童话走向的圆满故事只能是必然。真正重要的只有那位老去的牛仔，那辆驰骋公路的旧车，那场由替身拍摄的驯马戏，那些因衰老而迟滞的镜头，以及被光影印刻的银幕形象。
91岁！🐮b的冬木老爷子！电影节奏其实有点像老爷子的行进脚步，缓慢且坚定，出其不意的时候可以给人一拳，停下来跳舞的时候充满了对爱与美的留恋。年青人选择踏进美利坚开始新生活，他则留在了如同幻梦一般的桃花源，finding new home是牛仔最好的归宿。曾几何时，我以为这才是真正的美国。
没有之前那么哥特了很可惜，剧情也比较容易猜到，浪费了豪华卡司的演技
还行。。。。咱也是没想到，有点强行教育意义，，，
4、Yeah, it's never too late to find a new home, start a new life. That's the true Macho!
Fancy this kind of bonding.
五星献给Marta，附带一星给大公鸡和保甲长。
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