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.
如果放在10年前，这可能是一部普普通通的青春励志片，但放在现在的大环境下，却是为数不多稍微亮眼的明珠了，而且还是作为翻拍片的前提下。
国庆期间回顾老一辈的无悔奉献很热血，但是努力奋斗的青春不也是现在应该张扬的吗。张伟的普通如同我们自己，但是“不是只有惊天动地才是永恒”，每一位在自己人生路上奋斗的人也是永恒。2021国庆档这部青春影片没有狗血，没有撕逼，虽然只有齐心协力和坚持不懈，但是它很不错。
如果说所有未知都像一场空，如果说你也曾觉得我很普通
五个特青春 特帅气 特热血的男孩 演了一出十几岁才会有的 努力就有回报的故事
第一，用旁白来介绍人物和背景是对自己作品非常没有自信的体现。第二，这个简介的模子我都看过好几次了，这也太套路化了。第三，商业气息太重，也是国片现在最大的问题也是最难解决的问题。第四，唯一比原作好的地方就是人物塑造鲜明，同一天把两部都看了，差距挺大的。
拍得挺好的，故事线差点意思，特别是老袁那条线，我还是不敢相信老袁是管后勤的。
虽然最后变成了军体拳，但青春真好。日版珠玉在前，但改编得难得不疼痛不矫揉不堕胎不撕逼，再小的光芒也会闪耀，青春真好。
我和电影里张伟一样，做什么都中不溜，很多事我还没做就会听到“你踏实点吧，别搞那些，你不行的。”或者做了确实没成功又会听到“早说了别做，你看吧。”
算是今年看到的非常不错的国产片了，虽然说是翻拍，但是落地不错。最大程度的表现了其他国产青春片中男孩子不具备的少年感，不油腻，很清爽。故事很完整，人物几个的个人性格特点都很突出，够立体，就是身材都没有为题材训练的样子……起承转合和三幕结构非常标准，爱情线的朦胧感和美好小细节也给到了，推荐观看。
不尬的，没有狗血的，不以爱情为主线的青春片，实属不可多得。不足是在5个主角之间没能平衡好笔墨，导致有人沦为了功能性角色，而且年轻演员的演技实属一般，手一插兜就尴尬无比。电影没有过多讨论花游和男女性别的话题，而是选择专注于人物个体的成长，也挺好的，作为观众也就没必要在这一点上指指点点。
本土化改编还可以 制作都在线 没有怎么失望 偶尔个别地方笑点比较刻意。暑期档来得太晚了点
日影故事打底，本土化也非常成功，有点出乎意料，因为这些年翻拍翻车的太多，都ptsd了，海报封面的字体都一样。五个男生也都挺帅的，青春的气息真好，羡慕年轻人，充满活力，不像我这个死气沉沉老气横秋的中年人。【咪咕视频】
没看过原版，单纯感觉这版还是很清爽的，虽然部分剧情仍不免俗套，但没有玛丽苏没有洒狗血更没有堕胎，新人表现也是可圈可点。印象深刻的部分除了结尾的高能时刻，还有张伟两段情绪失控的地方：“不是每个人都是你！”以及抖音“太难了”
看的好舒服啊，青春大男孩们+夏日泳池，看完觉得这个夏天真的结束了～
前面真的还可以 比较轻松比较单纯傻乎乎的 后面为了戏剧冲突可能还考虑“反娘”的浪潮 笑点怪怪的 剧作也是一路崩溃 如果创作者没有想好这类片子追求的到底是什么就不要改变原版那么朴素真诚的内核了
表演真实不做作，情感真挚无矫饰，五个生面孔清新不油腻，男子花样游泳队一波三折的故事也是中二气十足。当一切都朝着一次成功改编的方向走去的时候，结尾突如其来的齐舞，犹如印度电影附体，让人呆若木鸡；然后按捺不住的煽情，让一切都破了功。克制是一种美德，可惜它没守住，三星鼓励一下吧。
不是翻拍的有多好，而是国产确实很缺这种中二青春的电影
没那些乱七八糟的事，拍出了男孩子青春热血和可爱
anyway 一个人包场巨爽
非常可爱的电影，这才是青春体育片最佳打开方式！导演的一些喜剧留白很有风格，总之非常不错，完成度高
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