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.
致学龄前儿童的童话故事集节选，童话小镇的居民们因勇敢的女孩和她的好伙伴生活变得更美好，唯一的问题这个红色的三米巨犬确实不够可爱
开场事件不错，结果那一年居然直接就用字幕卡略去了，叙事大硬伤…… 主角在凡间的那一年时光对解释人物动机可以起到很大作用，至少应占据半小时篇幅，尤其结合结尾想表达的主题来看更是如此。
？？？啊这。。。黑人问号脸。。。虽然不知所谓，不过进击的巨人那段有点意思
我这种文化沙漠干嘛要看这部电影啊！完全就是被预告片巨人给吸引罢了！
迷离荒诞的奇幻之旅，色彩与镜头的登峰造极，即便放在众多A24杰作之间，《绿衣骑士》仍然是其中极为耀眼的那一部，满分。故事上个人感觉并非晦涩到一筹莫展，导演还是留了很多讲解在的，大体上表现出了这是一场关于骑士的成长冒险，只是细节上的确需要原文对照。
4.而且城堡深V女主人霸王硬上弓，也不晓得是她自己觊觎高文爵士的贞操还是为了助攻她老公，她不仅送了一本爱心之书，还与其深入探讨了绿色的哲学涵义。
基于皮兰德娄的生平、作品，但保罗·塔维亚尼从一开始就代入了对哥哥维托里奥的纪念，恐怕没有哪个观众不会被影响。虽感伤但更让人看到了西西里人的从容，甚至每段都有诙谐元素
2.亚瑟王说话含糊不清一直透着牙疼。
没看进去
确实漂亮我也确实跟这些史诗故事有隔阂……盯着看也不是说看不懂，但实在是沉闷
然而不是西方观众 对神话故事 人物 剧情和骑士美德实在不太熟 没啥代入感
灯光摄影美术方面极佳！故事看不懂，看了高评论才知道却少相应的文化知识背景。
影像风格和一些处理倒是很动人
可能我不太懂这种流派…
Like everyone said, top-notch on cinematography, sound design and art department, but no story, only vibes. Good for eye, not for brain. The last 20 mins makes the most sense of the movie, like an ending explanation in the ending. The overall tone of the film, or from adult fairy tale aspect, it reminds me of Tale of Tales.
挑人的电影，也不是说观影门槛有多高，是那种电波对不上就会感到十分无聊的类型，然而只要抓到氛围并投入其中就会有抽飞的感觉（嗯）。观影建议首先是要清楚David Lowery是什么人，原型文本不需要提前了解故事其实非常简单（读懂故事反而会损失那诡谲的迷幻感)，浓厚的Anglo-Saxon台词也不必完全理解当作是影像化的一部分就好，真结局出来前感受会有点糟但不急着下结论。
关于生命，死亡，与告别——与Pirandello的告别，维托里奥的告别，还有男孩对自己杀死的红发女孩的漫长告别——她的生命被永远留在童年，男孩一天天长大，终于也来到生命的暮年，即将面对与人世的告别。生命就像一个又一个轮回，但每个春天，夏天，秋天，和落雪的冬天，都有一个人坐在小小的愈发凋零的墓碑前，直到这个人也已满头白发。
好家伙！我直呼我直呼，没想到这年头还会有这年头的电影，我寻思这应该是我寻思，不愧是最不愧是的A24，这符号属于是属于是了，这摄影这配乐这调度属实是属实了！果然大卫洛维就是果然！真是看君一长镜头，如看一长镜头！记得上一次看到这么热衷于拗造型的电影还是《扎导版正义联盟》。希望下一次看到这么这么的电影还是不要逼自己看完了。
以命抵命树传说，墓场善举转枯骨，玉女池塘寻头颅，巨人迁徙不代步，银版摄影交换礼，谎言腰带走马灯；废材骑士解构重塑古典浪漫骑士精神：功利尊严荣誉生死皆虚无，绿色终将带走一切，人之承诺即便毫无意义，却是自我可以选择的唯一真实；好看
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