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.
#62 哼，lockdown到现在看人家隔离的小成本轻喜剧欢乐不起来
画风真的很赞，其中也有很多让我还没想明白的地方，还会再看的。
但是剧情上面稍微有些硬的部分 还好不至于破坏整个架构的协调
七分左右，疫情下的众生相，让彼此更加认识彼此。紧张的氛围里，的确需要这些暖心的作品，给予力量。
故事挺简单 拖得有点久 疫情下的邻里关系
搞笑的一部电影，很贴切，就是我们身边的故事我们的邻居。又想到那年在巴黎民宿住的也有这样一个庭院，可惜那时忙着出门看风景了，没有好好享受一下，一晃快10年了，时光飞逝呀……
only magic can beat magic——the old father
首先是因为画风才开始看的www
Paris me manque tellement
在回家前被强制隔离的第17天看这部电影感触格外深，回想起了过去两年多在波哥大的生活，疫情初期每晚市民在自家阳台上敲锅鼓掌的喧嚣，药店商店一售而空的口罩和消毒液，全国日新增病例突破3万、ICU占用率饱和的新闻，无穷无尽的Zoom、Teams会议......看到很多片段都感觉是自己和朋友们的生活再现，影片温馨诙谐的主基调中夹杂着心酸和无奈，结尾还不忘煽情，“要是我们同一天出生就更好了，那样我们会同一天去世，大家都不会难过”，瞬间被戳中泪点。
就画而言很好看，可是故事真的好无聊。剧照很能传递氛围，比动画好看，没有情节的动画再美也白搭的感觉。
疫情下众生相，荒诞而不失美好。背景换成中国也不会违和
三星半。疫情还在继续，封城的那些日子却恍若一梦。
À l'humanité solidaire. 薛定谔的封城焦虑中看一眼巴黎中产们的疫情生活，对病毒的恐惧总是会与其它情感、欲望或责任争夺对于自身身体的控制，每个人都在这一过程中被消耗，幸运的是在个人能量/情感被耗尽前产生与他人的连结，在独自面对丧失时感受到群体的关怀。
画面制作风格剧情包括结局的片尾曲都还可以耶，有点治愈，想接下往下看的冲动，这个故事的结尾到最后会是怎样呢？
在巴黎，很真实。是第一次隔离时才会有的笑与泪，现在早已不复存在。
没有主线的情景喜剧。 唯一的亮点是医生那句“我在你的鼻子里装了一个win”。
不管怎样画风还是很还原的ww
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