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.
emmm…可能看之前被灌输了很多，所以看的时候少了很多惊喜。定位低领化，我也能接受，所以就很顺畅的剧情。虽然最后有被燃到，又燃得有点刻意。
粤语版加一星，好搞笑啊，勇敢释放内心的萌兽吧(如果是猛兽就还是锁着吧哈哈哈
迪系美式动画碰撞日漫/二次元/Y2K风格看起来相当顺眼，没有生硬地嫁接感，好多场戏能感到团队有在琢磨每一个分镜该如何更有“亚洲味儿”，所以3D建完模也丢不了那个魂儿，这倒还蛮有趣的。
期待值过高，没有很喜欢这一部，这样的parentchute让我脚趾抠出别墅。不过那个devon的名字一出我整个爆笑，最近认识的部门男神也叫这个名字。。。
有一个有趣的点在于13岁的Meimei想到自己的好朋友就会恢复平静，对她来说好朋友而不是父母才是自己最喜欢的人。这让我回忆起了青春期书籍都说重视朋友重过父母是青春期的特点，但我自己青春期的时候从来没有过这种感受，从来无法理解人怎么可以重视朋友胜过父母。然而最近几年突然慢慢理解了。我觉得青春期的自己还是错失了社会化的某些必经之路。
3.6分。 还不错，可供解读的地方挺多的。
Turning Red并没有像皮克斯近年两部电影一样，有着过于影响整体剧情的缺陷或者是看起来不够完整，影片里的配角虽然还有很多内容可以讲，但都点到为止。
J’adore!!!!!!一开始就觉得很有年代感、跟自己的小时候非常relatable，尤其是たまごっち和班里女孩都在追的boy band，到最后meimei说一切都发生在2002年的时候才恍然大悟导演是在回顾自己的coming of age，一看导演果然只比我大上几岁，算是同一代人。熟悉的环境熟悉的设定让我的心情跟着主角一起坐过山车，想知道妈妈爸爸和婆婆背后的故事～～
熊猫女孩很可爱，熊猫女人很威风，多元的氛围真美好
很可爱，也很青春，想起了以前那些叛逆的时代。
电影蛮有教育意义的
三星半，前半段实在是吵吵闹闹，但是抵不过亚裔母女关系的处理就是很独特。另外，无条件支持在皮克斯闯荡的中国女生。
这不和Encanto一毛一样？轻飘飘地像部大学毕设而不是电影…另外对家庭羁绊不感兴趣的人真受不了这类玩意儿…
看的时候心中一阵惊恐，那个妈妈跟我妈一样一样的，太可怕了，被支配了一辈子……
还行吧，3.5星🌟，就是这个怎么叫熊猫呢？
好可爱好想rua，动物化展示女性生理成长，小鲜肉和奶奶团的交叉还蛮有新意。主要是可能年纪大了，看皮克斯动画总觉得多动症很疲惫，第二幕就走神了
很遗憾我没能达到你的期待，但对此我并不抱歉，因为我才是自己生活的主角。没有人生来完美无瑕，正是那一块不完美的碎片构成了每个人真实而独一无二的生活。和那只毛茸可爱的红熊猫一起生活下去吧，只要身边有爱，未来就有光明。
很遗憾我没能达到你的期待，但对此我并不抱歉，因为我才是自己生活的主角。没有人生来完美无瑕，正是那一块不完美的碎片构成了每个人真实而独一无二的生活。和那只毛茸可爱的红熊猫一起生活下去吧，只要身边有爱，未来就有光明。
三星半。题材和结构很有趣，但台词不够精彩，功利的“踩点”感太强，且过分正确而折损了趣味。还有，只有我觉得这个男妓毫无吸引力吗？他讲话好像在竞选社区领导啊，真是倒找钱都不想跟他做。
emmm…可能看之前被灌输了很多，所以看的时候少了很多惊喜。定位低领化，我也能接受，所以就很顺畅的剧情。虽然最后有被燃到，又燃得有点刻意。
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