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.
"学好数学什么最重要？
凡人，都有无能为力时的挫败感，凡事，却总有峰回路转后的寄托力！
是以前不曾想象过的世界，人性竟展露得淋漓尽致
几个乡下少年打工被骗进黑心工厂，并努力逃脱的故事，最后屠龙少年尚未屠龙，就退化成恶龙，这是一个惊悚的故事，也是一个关于人性的故事，说实话，一边是不被伙伴信任，还被殴打，一边是权力财富，声色犬马，正常人都会把持不住，马图斯最后的良心也就是让伙伴们吃一顿好的了。很多人初心都是救国救民，最后变成了自己最恶心的样子，比如刘邦，朱元璋和等等等。。。
7个囚徒中唯一走出的被拉拢成新的剥削者，反抗的力量难以凝聚。导演或许在借用囚徒处境影射巴西社会困境，偏现实主义风格还是蛮喜欢的。
演技都还不错 剧情虽然俗套但还蛮温暖的 被师徒俩的互相治愈的情感给感动到了
人口贩卖的现实题材！人性的挣扎与虚伪的道德感！
评分低了。一部电影把人口贩卖，违法劳动，社会等级展现的淋漓尽致。如果自己都没办法欺骗自己，自己都没办法告诉自己要做好一条衷心的狗，那如何去面对自己做出来的选择？文中的男孩做出了选择，他的上级也做出了选择。还会有其他人在不同的角落做着不同的选择。谁还会记得一开始与家人在桌前吃饭前的祷告，谁会记得他为受伤的同事一遍遍的擦拭身体，谁会记得他曾经的梦想是做航天机械师。这个故事没有结局，也从不是一个开始。因为现实不是乌托邦。
当一个被压迫的底层阶级无奈变成一个可以压迫剥削的中层阶级，整个城市充满了身不由己的人。
复杂又轻松的剧情，看着还挺温暖，美好的生活美好的未来美好的向往。
数学的亲近感。数学不能带来什么利益，除了升学。学好数学最重要的是勇气！不放弃，再来一次的勇气。
最终成为了获得所谓的自由，其他反抗的人，将日复一日成为囚徒。
节奏有点慢；故事很现实，类似的故事中国肯定也不少，中国有太多题材可以拍阴暗面；一直期待一个爆点，导演偏偏要耍人，然后故事戛然而止
印象里崔岷植比较少的文人角色，虽然还是涉及朝韩关系的万年韩国电影梗…套路化的剧情设计，几乎每一步都是按部就班，缺少让人共情的闪光点。两个主角的情感变迁描述得潦草仓促。三颗星给数学家讲述对数学的爱时出现的几个小动画，以及那首用钢琴曲。
劲道还是蛮大的，拍得写实凌厉，演员选得也很生活化。底层的劳动阶级，也是人吃人的社会，要么努力向上爬命令别人，要么自暴自弃任人欺负宰割，最后变成了另一个自己。
八股小电影，但是终于懂了很多人觉得数学之美是什么美了。
前三分之二都不错，结尾韩国强行拔高，失了片子的基调。
《哥德尔、艾舍尔、巴赫：集异璧之大成》尤其巴赫的音乐出来的时候
这只是一个缩影 社会的进步依赖识时务 顺潮流的开拓者 但不应违法 在其他领域同样适用 企业不也是这样运作吗 和卢卡谈判那段印象深刻 通过提高劳动效率来换取所谓的自由 现在各行各业都在整顿 所谓的提高效率 降低成本 服务百姓 纯粹是无限的激发人类潜能 为更上级的人谋福利而已
数学充满着巨大的魅力，我为自己从事着跟这份相关的职业而感到自豪。
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