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.
大本在这部里格外的帅!剧情太淡了，但又没能淡出风格。
过了二十多年，《心灵捕手》里的大本还在小镇里痛苦挣扎，却也自学到了满腹的理论。这次送别的不是坚强的绝对天才，而是更脆弱、更自卑、更像个普通人的人才。电影意外地温柔，可惜这温柔的力度太轻，撑不过电影结束后的十分钟。
其实偶尔看看这种平淡的电影也不错，适合度过下午。不过感觉男主和剧本都还差了一点味儿
《温柔酒吧》是颁奖季电影里最平淡也是最温馨的一部，充满了爱与希望
又是闭眼入的卡司阵容，但是韩影警匪片日渐式微是大势所趋，剧本、导演功力都不行。就看个戏骨飙戏好了。
以后看到克鲁尼导演的作品都要绕路走了。除了童年的男主超级可爱，美术也不错，故事讲的流水账，毫无起伏，味同嚼蜡
这片子有点错位的是，本应很热血的主题被刻意拍得冷峻，事件处理上倒是没什么问题，但感性动因上就会觉得转折的硬。灰色说白了是三观不同的各自解读，就像求同存异。哪种角度都不算错，是否有罪就看运气了。
轻巧温柔的故事，配上好听的歌曲，以及迷人的七十年代背景，这种组合无论怎样的配置，都一定会令人赏心悦目。
这么暖心帅气的叔叔还有这么普通而甜美的小镇生活，谁又不喜欢呢。羡慕他，我也想拥有这样一个知识渊博思想深邃的好朋友。
但也不至于看不进去。
内容平淡的像瓶碱性白开水，前后段拍摄风格也不一致。5/10
拖沓且故弄玄虚，只想快进，节奏奇怪。一个小时能讲完的得费劲吧啦讲两个小时……一星给全员没有掉线的演技。虽然是小崔的咱也不能无脑打高分啊……
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艾米博士！你还活着？！你一点都没变样！！！
感受到了对lawyer的stereotyping😂
男人要有担当 要有车 有房 女人才有依靠
一部比较生活的电影就像平平淡淡的人生没有啥大风大浪，就是继续生活温柔前行。没有太多打动人的点但也不矫揉造作，属于很平静的一部电影，有能够依靠的长辈有一起喝酒的朋友有自己坚定又不那么坚定的梦想，这样的人生何乐而不为。
在个人主义大行其道的年代里，珍视家庭、崇尚学历、男尊女卑、门当户对的传统价值观，依旧会持续不断的引起大众的共鸣。当这一切与年代感十足的条纹衬衫和敞篷汽车无缝衔接的时候，竟令人回味到一丝恍若隔世的温暖。
非常美国。。今年在美国体验了很local的生活。真的就是酒吧，买车，各种人之间复杂的关系，感情。如果主角是女的而且没去到yale，我感觉很像我的生活了。。😂
缺失的父爱由温柔的舅舅填补，教他做个男子汉，一大柜子的书填补童年。可惜拍得稍显寡淡。
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