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.
开始感觉还是那个林克莱特，但到后面觉得有点无聊了。就童年回忆这方面我觉得我这一代和他们6070年代很多地方都好像，那种太空梦，科幻，阴谋论和我们在这之中只顾着自己一片小天地的感觉太像了
名导采用动画渲染技术，写了一位少年登月的故事。片子通过孩子的视角记录下60年代NASA家属的日常生活，有很多文化符号，是个很好的怀念，但是咱们看来应该是无感的。我的观感认为这不是一个真实的故事，没当孩子睡着时他就登上了太空，像是梦中的幻境。结尾的字幕可能为他正了名。希望咱们国家的㊙️密也有解密的一天吧…
提及很多电影和TV show&乐队
一开始比较排斥这种类型的电影有过多感情戏，然而看到后面，能不能多刻画一点男女主感情戏，求求了！
藏民们真的好热情，好质朴，我被他们的真诚深深打动了。如果有机会我一定要去那里看看。
喜欢前一个小时的童年碎碎语，好像在听一个同龄人说话，在太空时代长大听起来是一件很酷的事情。后半部分的登月夹杂着昏昏欲睡没有语调的电视旁白，就像在见证历史而睡着的小孩，身处庞大的变革却浑然不知（然而也没什么问题）。
有一说一，这个男主还是挺好看的嘛，不过被狼王追赶，这剧情实在是让我意想不到啊
中国人已经太久没能体验多子女家庭的欢乐了，不如把三线以下城市做的特别宜居没有压力，然后让大家自由自在的生吧。
有点点动画阿波罗登月版的无耻混蛋的意味。不过我钟意的是对主角童年那段时代的回忆，尽管那不是我的童年…真希望哪天也能把我们的童年拍出来。
把登月成功这样一个主旋律题材电影拍成这样，一群孩子瞎逗瞎玩，抢电视，追环卫车，吃凉午餐，就连看登月成功的高潮戏，一家人也是冷漠到该睡觉睡觉，所以说啊，美国必亡。这凝聚力就不如咱这边。。。
有点儿为了剧情推动而悲伤的感觉，其实僧格没必要死的吧，如果是快乐的结局岂不是更好？
#这真是一个现实的问题：“心”和“力”的一场博弈。可能心有余而力不足，可能力有余而心不足，可能心力皆不足，可能心力皆有余，可能心力刚刚好……所以那些没有坚持3年的老师，旁人又用什么立场去judge？
略琐碎…美梦成真的方法就是在极度疲倦的时候观看一个喜欢的电视节目，然后努力让脑电波和节目信号同频。
林克莱特动画都搞的不错，这部倒是没有以前那些哲学，重头戏还是60s社会风情重现，反倒后面登月部分的剪辑看起来有些跳脱
把登月成功这样一个主旋律题材电影拍成这样，一群孩子瞎逗瞎玩，抢电视，追环卫车，吃凉午餐，就连看登月成功的高潮戏，一家人也是冷漠到该睡觉睡觉，所以说啊，美国必亡。这凝聚力就不如咱这边。。。
前半部分讲述生活的情节比较有意识
林特莱克的童年往事，属于60年代美国的美好，又有谁能证明这个登月的故事是虚构的呢？
导演以自己的童年时代为背景，写出了过去的美好，这种碎碎念还挺让人受用的（2022.05.15 星期日 沐陂）
我2022年還沒過上六十年代美國白人小孩的生活。
林克莱特的童年绘本，用充满童趣的小幻想，串联起儿童眼中的美国60年代。毫无以为，导演是真的非常热爱生活，回来理查德近年脍炙人口的作品，无不例外都是在用最不加修饰的视听来呈现生活的片刻。很难不怀疑，这些影片的出现，调用了他大量的生命体验和生活激情。同处一个时空，对于生命细致地观察和挖掘，就是林克莱特创作力的源泉，这也是作为创作者的一种能力。但是越发私人化的创作文本，也必然会导致观看门槛的不断提升，以及共情效果的持续削弱。对于这段休斯顿的童年往事，是导演为自己过去时光的留念，却并非观众感同身受的回忆。
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