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.
我能get到这种稍微有点过时的“怀旧”风格，也喜欢里面的摩托，海景，飞跃珠江演唱会，还有那条长长的廊桥，如果没有最后那场车祸，让欢颂看到头盔上的竹蜻蜓，让她知道那是阿耀不是别人，剧情停在这就可以了。也许韩寒是想把主人公的孤独贯彻到底吧，所以用了郭敬明的方式创造这一切又毁掉一切，“致敬小时代4的大火
为什么？到底是为什么？现实已经够残忍了，为什么这部电影比现实还残酷！一部好电影，看完就像没看过一样。不得不佩服编剧、导演、演员、摄像、武替的功力，给我们带来那么精彩的伤痛。喜欢的人会好喜欢，不喜欢的人别看啊！我大意了，看来是！
如果是小岛+纯爱情片，或者城市+现实题材，这两条路都可以选，可偏偏是把这4个东西搞在一起，什么都想说但都是浅尝辄止，故事的起承转合太生硬太凑巧。
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年轻好像就没有什么困难是克服不了的，虽然明天和意外不知哪个先来临。
为什么黑韩寒的人那么多，是竞争对手吗？这片子比上一个赛车的那个片子成熟很多，比拍穿越的那个片子回归很多，这才是韩寒电影文学作品的美学形态，这片子对很多没文化的人来说，应该不好理解，只有读过八零后九零后纯文学的人才能理解这其中的美感和诗意，这片子有不见不散的幽默节奏，还有典型年轻文学的诗意和飘然，这么好的片子为什么这么多人黑他。
有些逻辑不合理就不说了，偶尔穿插的情节对白还是很韩寒，整体看的过去。结局女主突然死了挺没必要的，但从观影体验是个刺激和惊喜，既然执意悲剧，还不如设定男主腿断了再没法骑摩托，麦琪的礼物到底吧
2.5星吧。前半段3.5星，后半段太拉垮了
我看了，好像又没看。我脑子里只有那辆摩托车。
韩寒就是韩寒，独一无二的韩寒，你永远可以相信他拍的关于车的场景。最开始提到柯受良，后面居然真的拍了飞跃的画面，配合音效的画面感比飞跃黄河还震惊。
春节档唯一没看到的电影，早早就没了排片。这电影自带几处黑点导演、女主、以及车祸悲剧。
韩寒这么多年来，一点长进都没有。而当初吃他那一套的小孩已经长大了，韩寒还是没有任何长进。
不是因为不喜欢lhc给低分，而是这个电影是真的不太行。韩寒直男癌太严重了吧，拍的电影太不连贯了，是真的老了？没才华了？
也就片中赛车场景凑合看，演员阵容给人感觉是不错，可实际没太多发挥，最后也没太大意思
5分吧，男主就算给了这么多本地元素，在南澳还是显得格格不入，尹正演的不错，抽的欧万也很符合人物，从他死了后剧情就变得很奇葩
前半部该30亿，后半部5亿水平吧。放在春节档，看了就感觉，给自己添堵
1星韩寒4星给摩托 摩托没拍好 扣2星 剧情都没有我居家看电影亲身体验刺激
做好了会怎么样呢？
新概念作文式电影，故事稀碎，人物立不住，到处都是耍小聪明式的韩寒金句，情绪毫无连贯性，各种所谓表达也都隔靴搔痒。调调还是那个调调，韩寒没变，但观众变了。整个电影都是少年不识愁滋味，为赋新词强说愁。什么时候能有“而今尝尽愁滋味，缺道天凉好个秋”？
可以说是韩少所有电影中最差的一部了，希望不要步郭敬明后尘，毕竟我曾对前者有过很大的期待
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