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.
把我的松本穗香拍得这么丑，导演能不能切腹谢罪？
这是一部新西兰的电影，片尾年轻人对奶奶的送别，采用了传统的毛利舞，祖孙三代，各有各的问题，而最后能够和解，皆得圆满。
仍然是相互积极作用的老少搭配，就看如何徐徐抒情，如何发生反应。电影平缓的情绪流淌在后半段忽而变得湍急，人物之间的加速言和显得太过刻意，有些破坏了此类型片应当细水长流的渗入式气氛。Charlotte Rampling的角色塑造依旧使人叫绝，只可惜或多或少被剧本牵制了手脚。
这样有型，这样酷，死去的这样平静，哪一个这样都是我羡慕的。
其实有人一直爱着你，要过好每一天。
兰普林的演技肯定没得说…这片子跟“喜剧”俩字基本没半毛钱关系，一个从来自由洒脱的女人，无论在什么年纪，都用自己选择的方式做自己，甚至连选择死亡也是。壮阔的新西兰风景，时不时让我羡慕——方圆五公里没有别的房子的地方，开party音乐再大声也没人投诉呢！
“放心的你，逃跑的你，都是真实的你。”阿真在开导学姐的时候，有联想到自己吗？阿真最后找到了答案，其实也是接受了真实的自己吧。做到了就容易看开了，身边的羁绊就看得清晰了（虽然真的很难做到）虽然都说“世界没了你照样转”，但是自己内心绝对不可以承认自己可有可无！“人生就是一场寄宿，还是请多爱它一点吧。”即使生活再怎么糟，我也是更倾向于在细微之处找到爱的。阿真用100天做到了，希望我也能做到，在我的homestay中画出饱含爱意的烟花。
在停尸间复活，用100天调查身体主人的死因，一开始对身边人都挺怀疑的，感觉就是青春期的那种烦恼，几乎所有人都有的吧。长尾初主演但是感觉还是能看的，也不会尬。
要好好活着，看看周围，不要封闭自己，感受点滴的爱，即使真的没有人爱你，也请自己爱自己，好好活着！男主有点龅牙，用牙齿咬着嘴唇的时候，真是越看越讨厌啊～～剪掉头发后帅多了，但千万不要笑，不要露齿笑！要不然太出戏了。话说，燃烧着的本子从高楼往下扔没有问题？况且楼下还有个小女孩！
剧情真的很平。不过，夏洛特兰普林很美，优雅犀利的老太。
She’s a fighter! 结局真是温柔啊...
不过不失的死人纯爱，樱花一样终将凋零的恋情，虽然老套，但男主后知后觉意识到错过的戏还是让我爆哭了。岛的演技有进步，除了第一场哭喊戏有尴住我一下，后面倒是渐入佳境了，反倒是松本穗香演小太阳人设，不知道为什么演出了一股间歇性抽风的味道，前半段浮夸的开朗模样实在让人难以忍受，得病后到是真诚不少。不过比起男女主之间的情感，兄嫂对女主的关怀刻画得更细腻一些，樱井yuki和b太演得也更动人。
酷老太的設定但拍的并不酷，人物之間的愛恨糾纏沒表現好。
看了一天的烂片了，终于一天的最后一部不是烂片了。一部有点悲伤的喜剧片。
我说怎么辣么眼熟呢？原来是翻拍他泰的，不过男主是真的帅，像四字弟弟。
就像霍普金斯老爷子演被阿兹海默症困在时间里的老人，角色和演员就会在无数个瞬间让你恍惚…看老演员演戏就会这样….
家庭片，祖孙三代都有难以释怀的经历，一个直到老年都很酷的女性角色。
冲着Rampling看的，看完开始思考如何养老......
剧本很不错。男女主演也很用心，情感戏很不错。 中后段有点拉胯。 3.5星
3/5 中岛老师在女主卧室门前那段自白比后面两次痛哭更能触动我。b太演技全场碾压。
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