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.
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吐槽一句，这种科幻公路片难道不比《无依之地》看着舒服？
前面踏上舞狮的路 那么快的三个人的结合让我觉得理由不充足 但后半段高潮迭起 我一直以为自己不喜欢敲锣打鼓的吵闹 没想到只是因为那些鼓声没有在对的时间出现 鼓声也会很吸引人的好听
前半段太春晚了，在电影院简直坐立难安。后半段突然情节立体了，故事真实了，人物丰富了……鼓点敲到心里去了。
很好看，环境和光线做的特别写实，画面意境和剧情起伏紧密联结，极有灵性。陌生的舞狮元素+普世励志故事，台词不尬故事扎实，高潮戏情绪到位，it really works
度过童年期的国漫电影，进入青春叛逆期，燃点有，但必须要合理！
基本是套了个后末世的概念重演《荒岛余生》，斯皮尔伯格的心，泽米吉斯的壳，尽管潦草，万物爱最大。
冲着写实的结尾，多给一颗星。人生总得当一回雄狮，哪怕只有一秒。天台舞狮的段落，太赞了！
就剩下图片式的画面了……懒得费唾沫加一星给狗子好了。
故事不新颖，画面比较细腻。想当然的被欺负，想当然的遇到恩师，想当然的获胜。
之前因为练车已经有好几个月没去电影院了，到年底才补了这一部。说实在的，我更愿意相信这是好莱坞的一部讲中国故事的动画或是一部合拍动画，如果从这个角度来看这确实是一部好动画。然而很遗憾不是，所以我就不明白为什么非得拍成这样了。不过好歹因为今年真正的好莱坞动画都不怎么理想，我还是愿意给这个评价，但也仅仅是如此了。
有些套路，但也的确接近现实。梦想和城市都不是一天筑就的，更不只属于有机会居住其中的人。
抱着去看看的心情去看，一开场的女孩子舞狮就被惊艳到了~ 两人踩单车在巷子里乱窜的片段大爱，非常有那种老城的生活气息~
都去看《雄狮少年》啊朋友们。开篇《道山靓仔》的音乐一响起，就很搭啊，还有中途的《Rollin’ On》，后面的《莫欺少年穷》用的太精准了。
技术是可以学习的，但讲故事可能真的需要一些天赋。
所以，臭氧层如期变香，人类也会走上穷途末路，防不胜防并以邻为壑，而机器人即将踏上远大前程——为享受人道主义的狗狗开罐头。
疫情隔离期间看这部电影，更会唤起内心对生活的向往吧。
上山、下山，每个人有自己的路要走。赞电影尊重现实，没有给主角们一个因舞狮夺冠就走上光鲜未来的结局。很喜欢电影里满满的乡土文化，感情充沛的插曲，堪比实景拍摄的细腻画面，和即使明知是煽情套路也让人留下泪水的感人片段。虽然大量打工少年和留守儿童可能不会看到这部电影，但看完电影的你和我难道不会对他们更多尊重和关爱、不会懂得无论身处何种境遇，每一个个体都可以在自己的人生轨迹里创造精彩吗。中国的动画电影做出了成人和孩子都可以欣赏的好故事，很棒👍
简直比脑残偶像网剧还难看… 三分钟猜到结局，情节从头至尾极其俗套，一处亮点都没有。剧本各种硬伤，槽多无口。男主冲着咸鱼师傅一顿吼李白的时候，我脸都抽了。披着带点中国元素的壳子，制作内核完全欧美模式。都什么年头了，还有这么生硬的“热血励志”… “你可是被木棉花砸中的男人” 🤢
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