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.
其实最主要就是歌不太行，出现的所有的歌曲，洗脑程度和感染力传递性比《爱乐之城》《汉密尔顿》以及那些许许多多游客愿意花50刀的经典音乐剧差得远，差得远。故事线也比较老套，有感受到热情，但是方方面面都…cliche
天才、纽约、梦想、年龄、资金、爱情、（同性、艾滋……是些看起来都老套得不行的关键词。可当电影用音乐剧的形式去讲述一个音乐剧作家时，这一切都变得好看起来。音乐真好！（加菲好帅哦～
虽然就是大团圆但是很喜欢！看着好开心！5555大家都成双成对了，奶奶😭南法也太美了！
看完会发现，好像男主身上并没发生什么事，把一个作品交出去，等待被发现或者被埋没，自己并没有什么可以做的，剧情的很大一部分都靠身边人的故事在推动。
#PPC#我怎么回事！我不是已经铁石心肠看音乐剧再也不会哭了吗！严格意义上这当然不算一部好电影，舞台感很重，主人公的追求梦想路上的经历也不新鲜，哪个创作者不这样痛苦疯魔。但是Jon的结局太像命运玩笑了。早年知晓的惋惜和今夜看到加菲如此鲜活生动的复现时的心疼，暴击的我毫无抵抗。生命的确是有倒数器，30岁也终将会来，才华横溢满载掌声也没办法当下如愿实现梦想。Just start next one，sharpen your pen，writing and rewriting and rewriting…全世界都在等Netfilx的这个空隙，愿意跑去影院花钱的这寥寥几个人都是一样的吧。想起当年的一些傻事，大家都要努力，大家都要尽量活着，会有那么一天的。
看了一半弃了，不是太喜欢这样的音乐剧，音乐不动人故事也平淡，不值8.3分，不如爆裂鼓手
真的是满满的情怀
在拥有这样的体验之后，还有什么理由去怀疑加菲尔德。
创作者大概是最不能平衡工作和生活的吧。整个人好像分裂成两个，一个还在惯性关心着亲友，一个已经游离出去在想怎么把这个素材好好用起来。又焦虑又冷漠。但是没办法，对于有天赋的人来说，没有什么比创作更重要。最极致的痛苦和甜蜜都因创作产生。唯一美中不足的是加菲唱的一般。/《Superbia》那段几个歌手应该是专业的，Sextet Montage那段那个卷发女生唱得好好！另外力荐《Rent》好吗，有机会看的都去看！
我真的很喜欢这剧的感觉，富丽堂皇，森严优雅但是又很温馨，大家都有美好未来。
但是没有看过剧的会很迷茫。
如果和加菲前女友的《爱乐之城》对比，我可能会更喜欢这一部一点点，当然总的是差不多的。
全片唯一高潮似乎就是桑德海姆的“到场“，音乐剧电影拍成剧情和歌曲完全不相融，精心设计出的歌词与画面的“同步”无法带来任何情感上的共鸣。不触及90年代真实的政治氛围、不展现舞台艺术在LGBT文化运动中的先锋性质，就永远无法正确地驱魔，没有记忆何来克服，只有浮于表面的致敬。
看他的表演录像比看电影更感动。特别纽约。谁不是一边自嘲着一边执着呢，可惜现在聪明人全都去搞金融和写码了。
没有共鸣 唱的也感觉不咋好听。 6.5/10
浪漫治愈的贵族童话，在疫情肆虐的当下确实需要这么一部电影来抚慰大家的心灵
炎夏酷暑吹空调看唐顿，没有比这再清凉的事了
最后有点感人，加菲老了但露出脆弱一面的时候还是像小朋友
没想到自己竟然也到了会打出情怀分的年纪，但仔细回忆起来，第一次打开唐顿的时候自己差不多也还是一个十三四岁的小孩子，原来十年真的过去了，Carson好像更老了些，Lady Mary也不再是那个年轻女人了。新的时代降临在陈旧的宅院之上，历史感愈发凸显，其间还是哭了两次。
把电影从无声到有声的过程融入其中，每个人都有了很好的归宿。可能现在的社会戾气太重，即使知道这样美好的生活很虚幻，但总忍不住沉浸其中。知道剧中人马上就要面对二战，或许是缥缈虚无的故事里唯一现实的基点。
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