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.
这么平淡的一部电影，没刻意煽情却给我整落泪了。大人与孩子都在试着教会对方生活，大人不一定时刻聪明，小孩也不一定永远愚笨。
细水般的温柔 不是父子 却可能是我能想到最舒服而亲密的父子模式 黑白画面好干净 光影有了更直观的感受 太可爱了啊woody 好喜欢啊 “it's ok to not be fine”
即使是争吵的戏份
#SthlmFF21 都舍不得标看过的喜欢。看的时候脑中一直反复闪回《弗朗西斯哈》，那种被击中的愉悦的感觉回来了。很私人（相对来说）甚至丢人，因为深知就是个bubble，但还是噙着眼泪说，我懂。
黑白，诗意。我们是否也应该被孩子们教育呢？不知道，因为我们从未倾听过。影片缺点就是太平淡，小孩任性引起不适了。总之谈不上喜欢。
👏(co-casted by jennifer venditti)
很舒服的呈现，二号男神仿佛又回到了《她》。略带伤感，平静的，舒缓的，向前。
美版《菊次郎的夏天》
3.6 温柔啊，让人感觉是用心思考过的产出。受采的大小朋友有对人际关系的感知，有自我认知，有思辨能力，这些和结尾一起让我感到心软，kids tend to think freely，成年人会有很多时刻需要这些天马行空又有点道理的想法来治愈。也很喜欢通篇对声音的处理。母亲去世这条线有点抽离，似乎也可以带出妹妹的情绪问题吧。（看一半被抓去防疫两天后回来看完也是一个神奇体验）
风也温柔。
于是又重新把影片过了一遍
“that's beautiful”
华金凤，这个人就是给你扑面而来的孤独感，骨子里面的孤独，我的天啊！！！！
简直是 绝佳的跨年电影 哈哈哈 Phoenix is priceless 😌
竟然是小朋友们能更坦然的面对、清晰的认识这个世界。画面构图视觉上很舒适。
男人够慈祥和男孩够漂亮到何时都能凑一部亲情高分剧
适合当爹妈的看，不适合巨婴看……孩子们都没有成年人想的简单
影片视角：
比较套路的人物关系 戏没做出来 剪辑和旁白削弱了部分力量 关键还是没在做人物之间的戏 都停在表面
孩子要怎么长大呢？聆听所有的声音，沙滩、车流和人群。世界要怎么变好呢？关心所有的人，无论年龄、性别和种族。
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