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.
中国首部绘本动画片，故事非常贴合我们，从古到今，还用了不少的方言，颇具代表性，也能通过影片感受到导演们的用心，都体现在细节上！
一共7个故事，7个导演，7种不一样的感觉。与其说是给孩子们看的，但我们哪个大人没有感同身受的片段呢？7个故事主题从童年、成长、亲情、坚强、关爱留守老人、神话等，故事很温暖，动画做得很好。很推荐父母和小朋友一起去支持，很良心的一部电影。同时我也祝福电影获得理想的成绩。感谢国内动画创作者为开拓动画表达空间，
好看，每一个故事都很精彩，画面也很美好，内容很温暖
个人最喜翼娃子，很有烟火气。
七个绘本故事组织，非常的温馨和治愈。泪点低的朋友一定要带好纸巾。
定位到底是什么：有童心的大人还是小朋友
有时候我就想啊，世界是一个多维度的立体空间，每一部电影都能开启我们对这个立体的更新维度的探索。不是所有的动画电影主角都是小孩子，起码在《向着明亮那方》中，好几个篇章的主人公就是中老年人，这样的动画向孩子们展现的是一整个世界，而非夸张低幼的无脑作品，一味只顾着嘻嘻哈哈哈。
冲着国内首部绘本原创电影也必须要带娃进影院看。七个短片，每一个都温暖感人，《小火车》和最后一个《翼娃子的星期天》直接泪崩。关于爱和家庭，关于普通人的现实生活，关于家乡，都是积极向上的底色，画面也极好，各种方言也很有意思。
并非针对儿童受众的儿童题材，技术水平有，但过于自说自话了。除了四川人主打的两个故事讲得不错，其他都乏善可陈。两星半的片子，发行方居然给准备了手提袋笔记本（由影院发放，非活动场），是真对票房没抱希望啊，为了这点心意加半星。
每一个故事都很好看！！我在电影院泪水涟涟。非常温情，非常中国味儿。本来想说唯一的缺点是外婆的铁皮柜那个故事的旁白太棒读了，结果结束了一看人家是作者➕导演…
国内的绘本电影是真的少，这部质量倒也还行，至少不再讲神话故事了，温暖又感动的小事也值得创作者们关注啊~
其他故事也很感人，串联的童言童语也很有趣。
即是我作为绘本爱好者，不去关注“中国首部原创绘本电影”的呈现形式，光其内容本身，就足够打动我。每个故事，题材不同结构不同，但都在关照“人”，中国大地上千家万户中普普通通的人，心有悲欢命有圆缺的具体的人。不同地域不同遭遇的背后，都是一个个依然心中有火的个体，在勇敢地承接，坦荡地向前。其中一个故事，从头哭到尾，荧幕上的娓娓道来，不谄媚不卖惨不打鸡血，再说着自己的故事，也说着我的故事，我的回忆。一句话总结：虽是年初，但五佳名额已留给它！排片太少，快去看吧！大人小孩都适合！
北京电影节看了第二场放映，七个很温暖的小故事，分别也展现了不同的美术风格，超棒~！！！！
一部适合全年龄段观看的动画，中间转场的配音太萌了。七个篇章，关联不同的题材，有母爱、灾区重建、留守老人、关于外婆的回忆、退休焦虑等，用非常童真可爱的方式讲出让人思考的故事。推荐大家带着孩子父母去看看
有趣的绘本短片集，画风真的很美，有水墨画裁纸画等等，可见创作者的用心，每个主题不一样，但共同点的都是一个温馨治愈的小故事，适合孩子一家人一起看
可惜迟到错过了第一个故事 第一次带女儿看电影 感觉娃是懵懵懂懂 倒像是给成人的童话 平凡却美好
中国首部原创绘本动画片，好几个故事并不是简单的讲童话，它的反转和寓意更眼前一亮，方言动画也新鲜。
照亮童年，为爱发光！七位导演取材原创绘本改编七个短片，以爱为主轴串联，从不同视角讲述“我和我的童年”。该片聚焦亲子关系、人与自然、兄弟手足、睦邻之情、异地成长等故事题材，用水墨、剪纸、水彩等不同的艺术形式，
中国动画继续加油吧 五岁儿子觉得无聊 而我觉得画风奇怪 配乐奇怪 多数讲情怀但我没有找到共鸣
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