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.
池松壮亮表演品质稳定。真的是自然体。伊藤在这部里表现得也不错。
都是跟《花束》比啊？感觉这俩更真实，不像电影，像记录片。
片名好：稍微想起一些。想起一些不重要的，但还是会稍微想起的，人。
作为近年来最优秀的华语青春片，《盛夏未来》有着一切优质青春片该有的样子，主角们的青春活力、勇敢无畏、困惑与迷茫、家庭的不美满，更重要的当然还有成长。电影也没有落入两位年轻的两位主角爱得死去活来的俗套，而是在一种暧昧又欢愉的气氛下戛然而止，给观众更多的遐想空间。张子枫与吴磊CP感十足， 最萌身高差下的化学反应不难从影片前半程观众们的欢笑声中发掘。郝蕾饰演的陈辰母亲，作为一个并不讨巧的角色，非常完美的演绎了母女间巨大的沟通隔膜以及背后母爱的伟大。
告白和最后的初遇戏还不错。今天也是get不到池松壮亮的一天。
倒叙得有点乱。但是很明白这种因为偶然在深夜一起喝酒上头开始的爱情故事。
墙壁上的电影永远是同一个日期
导演在节奏和剧本卡点上下了一番功夫
如果要回想六年间关于同一天的记忆，就像回看用完了的hobo五年本，真的只能稍微想起一些。暧昧不具体，唯一具体的是人。
看到池松壮亮想到了当年他和soda一起拍濑户内海的回忆
爱情的开始和结束都不在一瞬间，随着时间细微的变化只有自己清楚
永瀨正敏竟然只是在打醬油。
我所剩下的只有去阳台上，等待夏天26日的太阳缓慢升起的，一根烟的时间。
太真实的画面和对话，用倒叙来展现真是后劲太足了。两人初识在小巷里跳舞的那一段好有冲击力。分手的两个人，在生日的这一天，偶尔也会想起对方。配上电影主题，好绝。
倒放的话 才知道我们是这样走散了呀。可是开头的时候 我们怎样都快乐。《地球之夜》的穿插也很可爱，比《花束般的恋爱》更现实和收敛。
shit 最怕就是後勁重的電影 嗚嗚 但形式比故事好。
剪辑手法上有几个点觉得还不错，舞台直射灯光接汽车大灯灯光，乘客和司机的对话接电视里演员的对话。
善良是职责，要用一生去完成。善良是鲜花，要用清水去浇灌。善良是烛光，要用心火去点燃。善良是珍珠，要用道德去购买。
还有那种内心深处的落寞
寻常生活中不寻常的巧合让两人相遇，不寻常的意外又让两人分开，平淡终归于平淡
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