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.
把俗套的恋爱故事重新讲了一遍，故事还是毫无新意，但，却在各种细节各种安排下，观众一次又一次地被击中心脏。好编剧果然是神奇的一类物种。
这部电影讨论的是工作对人的异化，工作啊，真是一件可怕的东西。另外宅男宅女的用户画像还真是单调啊，我也喜欢押井守，我也喜欢黄金神威，看到这个世界上满是跟我一样的人，一点也高兴不起来
我打2星不是因为我觉得矫情，而是因为我觉得导演和编剧没有做好基本的功课。他们甚至没有好好思考男主女主到底是怎样的性格？以及我高度怀疑他们是否有人物小传？从头到尾都是精心虚假的堆砌，很想问问编剧是因为突然想到分手那一幕，然后潦草的写出了一整个故事吗？太潦草了。
刚开始总有浇不息的热情，但恋爱和花束都有一样的难题，如何保鲜？我觉得参与感很重要，一起去完成、分享、观看、阅读、解锁未完成…
两个人会在一起是因为如此的相同
“我们是如此合拍，合拍到在同一时刻想到恋爱，在同一时刻想到分手，合拍到分手时的话语都准备得一模一样，合拍到即使不在一起也可以同一时刻起身。”
终究是逃不出兰因絮果啊……那些恋爱中的小细节，刻画的太生动了……
没啥代入感，可能这个男的太理想型了，又文艺又可爱又会画画又会做饭还能努力工作，毕业后的转变太脸谱化。一开始爱好那么一致就很假，既然可以找回当初的感觉，还分手也是莫名其妙。
恋爱好难。其实不用分开，一起找回最初恋爱的感觉就行，或分开一段时间做灵魂伴侣。日本人的电影还是太刻意和过于乌托邦了，哪有100%合拍的两个人？爱情如一束花需保鲜，前半段是暖热的恋爱，后半段是冰冷的相处（冰火两重天刚好在半程时间转换）。被社畜文化摧残了生活志趣，两人相爱也形同陌路。这片的客串也太多了吧！小田切让、押井守都请来了，居然有古川琴音妹妹！村花貌美如花，衣服很好看，但单调的演技不如其貌不扬的苏打，基本禁锢于瞪眼和微笑，虽把握到可爱灵气，但诸多场景的情绪演绎不到位。吉他和钢琴主导的配乐灵动悦情，日记插画式的片尾设计可爱逗趣。场面调度较有讲究，色调、灯光一塌糊涂！！我也喜欢看天然气储罐，也会上Google Map找寻自己。其实我更想和也喜欢电影、音乐、足球的编剧谈恋爱哈哈哈！
完全没有get到男女主之间的chemistry，“我喜欢XX”“哦我也喜欢XX”这种肤浅的对话并不会带来心动的感觉啊……
唯一能共感的是男主工作后只能玩玩弱智手游，以前爱看的漫画小说电影什么都看不进去的部分…是的因为我已经成为这样的人了。
虽然确实勾起了不少美好的回忆，但抱歉，电影还是不太行
恋爱的感觉不过是因为刚在一起所以愚蠢的头脑把我们情绪放大化的结果。
在很多人都在唏嘘这个电影的时候有点不想看了，拖了很长时间才看完。什么叫百分百对象 ，并不是重复率高就是完美爱人，有摆脱不了的环境和环境的不断恶化，对，不会变更好，有一起经历各种天打雷劈的共同成长，对，没有人能维持现状。相爱的人都是从第一关开始，即使是重复率这么高的两个人也没有挺过第二关，换个人从第一关开始也还是一样，结果会不会有变化取决于得到成长或者失去耐心。
原来所有的豆瓣er都在想，这就是在拍我自己啊。
曾经一起入职的好友这次已经要提干了，我还是在看书刷电影打游戏，好在工作上也还说的过去，今天和欣赏我的领导聊了以后的规划。
四星半。两个人刚开始的契合点设置的过多，看起来未免有点刻意。但日后逐渐变化逐渐相互远离的过程倒是很真实。很喜欢这样的结尾。只是怀念也挺好的。
我爱上你时的内心活动。现在看来，我果然一点都不文艺了，哈哈~
我觉得这部片子在探讨一个问题：一种只输入不输出的文艺生活到底值不值得过？值得是因为它会给你感动，不值得是因为它只会给你带来感动。坂元裕二的东西就像燕麦片，细细碎碎，虽然脂肪含量不高，但是吃多了容易胀肚子……
开始是结束的开始，相遇是为离别而相遇，最稳定的关系是我们再无关系。那许多感情淡了就结婚的couple，不知是侮辱了爱情，还是侮辱了婚姻。前面所有的刻意都过了，最后那段挥手，明知，但是，还是破防了。坂元裕二，好会。
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