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.
难道凶手只是德国吗，不，欧洲各国都是帮凶！对德国面孔竟然有了阴影…
生活在2022 回看80年前 恐怖依然存在于我们身边
无论多么邪恶的计划
跟英版的一群莎剧戏骨，英式幽默，戏剧高浓不同的是，德国这一版的表演非常冰冷地做出决策：如何让这场大屠杀执行起来更人道？注意，是德国人更人道地执行，而不是人道地对待犹太人，非常精准地还原了史实。
高度一致，有序协调，科学规划，精准高效地制定欧洲犹太人动态清零计划。
600万人就像物件一样被一次冷静不带任何感情色彩的会议处理掉了
只可惜这场会议的主题是这样
比英版更传神，德国刻板形象玩得特别到位又不突兀。会议进程即是纳粹与其他势力切磋的过程。镜头、服装、站位、台词都挺讲究，论辩夹杂官场斗争，各怀鬼胎，最荒谬丑恶的人种屠杀反而是所有人的共识。现在看，实在是贴切。
至今没想明白为什么纳粹对犹太人问题如此耿耿于怀？根源难道真的是希特勒本人对犹太的深恶痛绝吗？可是这么病态的想法，为什么在1920s还能够有如此多的受众？就算普通民众容易忽悠，但这些纳粹高层不乏高级知识分子啊。难道他们对犹太人的最终解决，更多是在迎合元首的vision吗？二战1942年德国每况愈下，把这些解决犹太人的人力物力投入到战场上，不好吗？但转而又想，这场战争本来就建立在反犹基础上。
近年最好的一部蜡笔小新剧场版。奇迹蜡笔画出来的娜娜子/隔夜底裤/不理不理左卫门
解压时看动画片是不错的选择。为什么会有脑洞这么大的电影，也许只有漫画家才能有这种剧本吧，每天都要画画，都要涂鸦，有一天画烦了，突然问自己，不画了会怎样，然后告诉自己，一定要坚持画画，如果停止画画，天空上的涂鸦王国就会掉落。突然感觉自己好渺小，自己的想法好渺小，人类历史上一定有过无数次这么奇妙的想法吧。PS：查了下蜡笔小新，现实版蜡笔小新5岁就车祸去世了，母亲美伢进了精神病院，用小新最喜欢的蜡笔画蜡笔小新，逐步走出困境，而蜡笔小新的作者臼井仪人在2009年也因“失足”或“自杀”跌下悬崖身亡。很感慨，看的蜡笔小新并不多，但能感受到浓浓的正能量，也不禁感慨生而为人的渺小。原3星，改为5星。
跟英版的一群莎剧戏骨，英式幽默，戏剧高浓不同的是，德国这一版的表演非常冰冷地做出决策：如何让这场大屠杀执行起来更人道？注意，是德国人更人道地执行，而不是人道地对待犹太人，非常精准地还原了史实。
当人坐在一起冷静的讨论怎么把上千万人杀死的时候，是多么恐怖啊，仅有的一点疑问的想法也被淹没在沉默以及所谓的伟大事业中。人性的恶从潘多拉魔盒里被放出来，就是人类最灾难的事。电影全程是会议过程，有些沉闷。
远不及预期。片尾的热血让我不至于打到两星。（被产院晃了，昨晚今早折腾两趟过去都不能换岗。）
打破文明礼教的古怪剧情又延续了，别的剧场版是越来越水，小新的这个竟然在无厘头的基准线上保持了一贯水准。果然，没有希望也不会失望。
丢掉童真的一份份涂鸦，能否变成大人？那么，重新找回那些涂鸦，是否可以变回孩子？涂鸦就是你一尘不染的童真，只有当它消失的时候，内心的王国才会倒塌。
你可以说这个世界没有奥特曼，但不可以说这个世界没有春日部防卫队。
这部在蜡笔小新的剧场版里基本可以排到前三了吧 除了前面有点水 但是后面很棒有两个印象深刻的点 一个是涂鸦娜娜子和左卫门遇水化掉的时候 一个是一群被救的键盘侠 明明自己无能 却对着一个一直在救人的小孩子狂喷的时候 人性的善良与残酷呈现出的对比 这部真的很棒了
高效的一次会议，只是他们讨论的内容让人不寒而栗。
会议上各部门的头头为了自身利益相互博弈，会议召集者为了达到目的软硬兼施。与会者在一番讨价还价，让利得利之后，终于达成一致。
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