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.
完全喜欢不起来的片子，盖特不到PTA在片子里埋的梗。胶片一星，插曲一星，霍夫曼的儿子表演一星。
PTA可圈可点的镜头安排！无可指摘的优秀商业片
小情侣间的暧昧游戏我不懂。。。。。花了大半个月时间终于看完了
故事看似散漫，却又从来只关乎他们两个人，仿佛一切都在为他们的拥抱推波助澜。
彼此错开成熟的时刻，反倒是最在乎的却也无法真正鼓起勇气面对。总觉得会有时间，因为已经知道彼此无法丢失，无法成为路人。这真的是高级的感情故事，真诚也真实。
现在的动画片越来越成人化，也算是兼顾了大人和小孩能一起看而不瞌睡。期待不高，反而大大的超出期望值，剧情一点不低幼，还挺内涵。小马又漂亮又萌又可爱，非常招人喜欢，BGM也好听。
PTA不当大师要当爱情守门人，这心态就很牛批
典型的PTA做派，完全跟着自己感觉走，喜欢什么拍什么。看完不喜欢也别动太大火气，没必要，毕竟这片完全就是PTA拍给自己的，戏内戏外都是自己亲戚朋友，上映后再包个场，大伙聚一起，看电影就跟TMD看家庭录像一样，以后年纪大了还能当回忆录用。
动画不错，但剧情方面只能说太方便了，过于草率，越后面越草率；结局的氛围倒是有点G4那味。主角团的性格很鲜明也颇讨喜，同时曲风方面更丰富了，歌很多都不错。陆马作为相对缺乏特色的一族一直显得弱势，但从彩蛋上看，或许未来能有所改变——有友谊就有魔法！总体上，作为新世代的开始，本部电影当然远称不上理想，但也不算很令人失望，毕竟是子供向嘛……
更像是《不羁夜》那种可口却咂摸不出到底是啥滋味的感觉。时代只做为注脚的轻盈，女性的犹豫和脆弱实在是动人。
不出意外应该是颁奖季最好看的一部了。很浪漫，梦回不羁夜。
技术上固然没得说 但故事上…well…我真的不懂这段关系
导演这是弄啥呢。离谱的是，这也提名奥斯卡了
weird but actually kinda fun to watch
和想象中的不太一样。
最后，小公马真的拉。
一部关于一个想拼命长大的“小大人”和一个疯狂排斥小孩子的“大小孩”之间的爱情故事。你看他们那么地努力基于自己的身份而彼此排斥，争执不断，相互吃醋，努力地成为自己所认同的真正的大人却因此不断地渐行渐远。好在命运让他们迎面奔跑，也让我们切实地知道只有离开了性别、年龄、金钱以及所有成年人的、物质的以外的所有东西我们才最终能够有幸在爱情的意义上获得真正爱情......
轻巧，但总觉得像是在指尖上跳舞，女主角越看越没有感觉，似乎全程都在傻笑，但是戏写的还是很好的，唯一不理解的是最后见面的设计，私恋失调里跑步用长焦，配上走廊像在走迷宫，为什么这里两个人都要见面了，还用长焦让他们的奔跑看起来像是原地奔跑？
3.5，PTA的电影总是独树一帜的，他总能用在小清新和变态之间存在的眩晕感迷惑观众，难得可贵的格局如此小的爱情故事居然在颁奖季收获这么多的提名，虽然个人不是很喜欢，但确实是去年值得一看的美国电影。
最喜欢倒车戏和奔跑的段落。
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