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.
新概念的美国梦，只有资本主义才拍得出来吧。换成中国就不是买彩票造福全村的故事而是投机倒把了。
名校那叫自私吗？不自私发财的方法都写在刑法里了。
2.5 真的太太太太普通了，看到开头就能想到结尾
名校那叫自私吗？不自私发财的方法都写在刑法里了。
毒师从自己制毒挣大钱到带父老乡亲买彩票挣钱，哈。从退休失落症，到学会与人相处，到讨论什么重要，蛮温情的一部小片 7分
如果不是毒师宇宙脑残粉，本片可以跳过。彩票版“老头子做事总不会错”，夫妇之同心完胜毒师CP离心离德呀。杰瑞和老白一样，有点异于常人的数理化本领，电影篇幅有限，算法不展开了，看不懂就领会精神好了——美其名曰“找到自己擅长的方式与人沟通“(不小心跑偏的话，就是老白的情况：本人擅长犯罪)。另外，便利店掌柜的是《极品老妈》后期邦妮的心理医生，人设也是被离婚，算是角色联动自我调侃吗？
尺度有点惊到我，看片名还以为是小清新爱情。本来片头Anaïs横冲直撞式的生活和火花式的热情，让人有点摸不着头脑，甚至有点小厌烦。但是Valeria出场之后仿佛就像是三月的春风中和了电影前面的躁动，给电影附上了一层浪漫的朦胧诗。不得不说时间真的是女人最好的化妆品，Valeria那种浑然天成的知性与优雅，谁看了不心动。电影最后几分钟更是唯美得无话可说，Anaïs仿佛化身成了玫瑰骑士牵着自己的“苏菲”穿越了人间喧嚣，去享受她们仲夏月光下待续的爱情。
又是一部非常法国的片子，另一种视角下的《世糕人》，不过相比前者，本片的女主角人设似乎更真空一些，导致前半程一直难以入戏。最后半小时还是短暂地俘获了我一下，有些人来到你的世界里，上一课便匆匆离开，却留下了一辈子都抹不去的印迹。很俗，但还是有一点浪漫。
理性让我们狭隘 爱让我们自由
有趣的电影，全程会心的笑。一直非常喜欢看老年演员演戏，那种眼神里浅浅若隐若现的自信和从容，会带来绝佳的观影体验和一丝对人生略有略无的思考。希望世间的老人们都能快乐幸福的度过晚年生活。结尾托里凯莉的出现时稍显意外和激动。
7.7 整体还不错，不过观影后看了下Cinemaholic关于WinFall奖金机制的解析，发现影片没有对关键的roll down机制进行足够的解释，有点遗憾。最大看点大概在于根据真实事件改编，系统性的通过lottery赚钱！
起源就这样的话，还不如不拍。太闷了太闷了太闷了，全靠巴斯光年（玩具版）的情怀撑场。
靠彩票带领全镇致富的真实故事，还是挺有意思的
这不是一个简单的暴富电影，主人公用自己的智慧赢得彩金并与全镇分享，这就体现了他们的人格魅力，独乐乐不如众乐乐！
老白和chuck同时出现，叫古德曼情何以堪。 片中彩蛋“你俩该不会是大毒枭吧”
挺不错的，就是不要是ce配音就好了，猫猫很可爱，Izzy和Alicia都好棒，呜呜
充满温情的喜剧电影，演员表演到位，令人非常舒适
当听朋友给我说了anais的角色其实是导演生活的投射以后突然对这个电影好感度倍减 不过anais demoustier真漂亮啊（然后我看完电影第二天就在街上碰见她了
老白是很适合杰瑞这个形象。这部电影充分体现了我们平淡生活中美好的想象，剧情实现了积极的部分。但是看到最后这他妈是真人真事，我真的是觉得自己就是废柴，人家好厉害
题材挺好，也很欢快，但缺乏一定的戏剧冲突，不过也值得推荐
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