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.
皮克斯版朝闻道夕死可…（但他最后咋死的啊…
就是这样，有些人出生就懂的道理，有些人却活了半辈子再死过一次之后才能明白！
对皮克斯的期待永远都值得！！拍完了《头脑特工队》的现世和《寻梦环游记》的死后之后，这次终于来到了生前。这并不是预想中关于梦想的故事——毕竟那样就落入了俗套，而日复一日的生活就是世界上最美好的事。当然，音乐、猫和纽约市也是世界上最美好的事。角色和场景设计都太棒了，毕加索的立体主义和超现实主义灵魂附体啊！
推荐给有厌世情绪的朋友，以及理想仍为泯灭的你，其实有了一个擅长的爱好，就像那个受了挫折的小女孩一样，我可能谈过放弃，但还会回来的
反倒觉得采用了极为简单却奏效的写作方式，角色的声音不来自身体的器官，它来自灵魂的某处，再借助颠倒、置换的外观形象，使得视角生成了强烈的错位感，文本的普适性将Gardner与观众绑定在一起，这种宝贵的错位感足以为他们带来无数的静默时刻：点亮火花的不是秘密，而是在凝视落叶的时候——因此主题并非填鸭式的价值观输出，反而像是一种自省。
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 从意境上说，无疑有皮克斯最美的一段montage，看哭了
不记得哪一刻开始眼泪就止不住的流，就是会有一个点触动到你，人来到这个世界上太不容易，活着也不容易。值得二刷。
希望短评里那么多被感动到手敲鸡汤文字的人，能真的把这份感悟和感触付诸于生活。
这部电影着重于两个主角的内心成长，其他人物都是工具人(o_ _)ﾉ
我特别喜欢跌落维度那一段，用一种宇宙感的音乐呈现绝望感。【新】一个不想死，一个不想活，或许更好的结局是，一个坦然赴死，一个欣然出生。在你们生下孩子之前，有问过他们是否愿意来到世界吗？可如果能选择离开，你舍得吗？
二零二零，郑重告别，二零二一，开启我的心灵奇旅，新年快乐，豆瓣的友邻们，谢谢相瓣。
大部分时间我是不是也像joe一样看片追剧追番🤪最后变成迷失的灵魂？天呐，我只想每分每秒被有趣的故事麻醉上瘾🙃
看完平平淡淡，火花就是人对生活中每一点幸福的确幸。
别去标榜什么高深的目标和人生意义。人生意义就在“庸俗”的日常里，就在当下的生活里。平凡普通的人生更值得过。人间值得，你也值得。
哭的稀里哗啦，皮克斯式哲学，心灵意识具象化，抑郁症良心片，经历过真的太真实了。就是太急了买了国语有点垮
特别适合2020的鸡汤😞 instead of some grand purpose, it’s the little things in everyday life that makes being alive worthwhile
2021开年鸡汤，和所有鸡汤一样没有给勺子。在动画里，小灵魂们找到了活下去的理由后才被推向地球，但生活中有那么多22号，赤身降落在人世间，手足无措。
22从兜里掏出那一手的小玩意儿，就看到了我自己。
新年第一眉头一皱鼻子一酸，献给了soul。
热泪盈眶的电影，以后每一年都要看一遍的电影。
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