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.
奇迹很好看，生活不易，唯有不懈努力才有生机，要不然就会被吞噬掉；文导很擅长拍小人物的故事，电影不煽情，但很抓人的情绪，剧情、表演、剪辑、背景音乐都很出彩，节奏流畅，好久没有在影院看这么过瘾的电影了，看完以后心情久久不能平复，这才是电影🎬
高楼大厦下从来不缺人间苦痛，人大概是这世上最越挫越勇的存在了
高楼大厦下从来不缺人间苦痛，人大概是这世上最越挫越勇的存在了
今天看了这部电影后，我妈说易烊千玺会成为刘德华一样的人物[强]
有笑有泪，节奏感超强，文牧野还是有功底的。你有没为了家人拼过命，为了生存不顾一切。当机会来临之际，你会选择退缩还是迎难直上。正是奇迹这些不起眼的小人物，让我看到了幸福与希望的可能。
这是中美，这两个都相当自信的对手间的第一次全力对撞；
哭死我了
永持敬畏，电影结构很好，演员的表演也很好，虽然很多镜头语言真的太明显了，但是依旧是一部好电影
个人觉得是今年最好看的国产电影，作为一部历史战争片，从一个普通家庭的一对兄弟开始，见民族见战争见国家，整体的基调定对了以后，剧情也比较流畅，新老演员演的都不错，几个主要人物都形象鲜明，真金白银的钱砸进去了，大场面随处可见，飞机坦克爆炸枪战肉搏应有尽有，三个小时的电影几乎没有冷场的戏份。
不喜欢战争片但今年国庆竟然去看了三个小时的战争片，没啥剧情但最后雷公开着信号弹车牺牲时还是感动了，致敬历史致敬英雄！！
励志感人！有我不是药神的风格，很不错的电影！
对底层人民真正的关怀是理解他们的苦难，实际地帮助他们解决生存难题，而不是利用他们的人生做故事样板，在写实得来又架空的别扭时空里造一场虚幻成功的梦。不要给穷人假大空的希望是对他们最后的仁慈。结尾还用了Beyond的《海阔天空》是最讽刺的，「努力」和「奋斗」在曾经的香港地是真的能创造奇迹，而现在呢？
看完很幸福 。 狠狠的夸易烊千玺的演技。对于一个小节奏的配合也很好 。一个好的剧组一个好的
四星给叙述故事的能力和演员的能力，不能给五星是因为这种普通人的成功实在太偶然，大部分时候还是“蝼蚁”。
数度落泪，人生怎么会这么难！感同身受，感同身受啊！哥哥完全是为了妹妹活着，没有自己的人生。生了病没钱做手术，要做那么多危险的、辛苦的工作来赚钱，豁出尊严求人，那么年轻却要承担这么多，坏事接踵而至。当工厂厂房被收回，工人们来鼓励厂长的时候，想起了《我不是药神》，一群病人和家属跟着程勇的情节。还是有这么多善良的人，比如学校传达室的大爷、外墙清洁工的工头……为千玺的演技打call
胡军演的雷公开着装有信号弹的车往远处极速开走时，周围飞机落下炸弹四起，他身上着火了，嘴被炸流血了，突然他哼起了他的家乡歌曲：人人都说哎… 沂蒙山好…. 突然一个炸弹连人带车炸飞，弥留之际，希望不要把他一个人留下。
身处深圳一大早看的热血沸腾热泪盈眶 不是打鸡血 奋斗嘛 明天一定会更好
妹妹趴在窗户等着从暴风雨来接她放学回家的哥哥，奋斗者常有，奇迹不常有！
工厂一群人拍照，本来还觉得聪哥搞笑，我妈小声的给我说：老弱病残，瞬间一种心酸感涌上心头。
从四海看到知识/技能决定工作起点；而奇迹还能告诉我们，除了知识/技能，成功还需要具备人脉毅力勇气和运气。
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