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.
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小王24岁。郑州某房屋中介二级销售。高中毕业考上民办大专但家里掏不起学费。打工辗转多地来到省城。
这边就是让我们看了一些大人物 和主角的矛盾
#71st Berlin#主竞赛 别样的影像化 混乱的魏玛时代 动荡的间战期 幻灭的个人际遇
好累。片子太长了，我已经没有多少耐心去看这么长的片子了。
进入柱与鬼月的时间，在蝶屋的时间很幸福，与伙伴、朋友的努力、奋斗令人怀念。好看。
这个世界如同人生一样，重构然后打破，再重构。再打破
8.5 好看。不该死的人死了，不该活的人活着，谁都没法成为救世主。
他不会游泳，法比安活过的刹那，前后皆是暗夜。魏玛共和国的动荡背景，小人物的虚无感，无力无奈又骄纵。
三小时居然没觉得过分，就很厉害。影片把一战战败后的德国的混沌与挣扎，通过个体生活的无常，表现得淋漓精致。而法比安可以被看作是这混沌走向破碎中残存的良知，还在求助于理性和爱。可惜的是，德国那时已然失去了可供民众于文明中游弋的可能。如果电影没有另外加那些乱七八糟的镜头其实会干净利落得多，刻意的炫技在这个完整的故事里毫无必要。
从《无主之作》开始就开始特别喜欢男主，这部果然又没有让人失望！
好久没有这种边看电影，然后边哭一个小时的体验了。澎湃的悲伤过后，是一种奇异的幸福感，让我放松又满足。
从故事阅读到气质找寻，小语种电影因对其本身不够熟悉的疏离感带来了一种别样的风貌，好像更接近某种“本质”。从开场的迷幻，零碎，到结尾被焚毁的一段历史，人生这一过程就似在梦中。
得分：7
导演用凌厉新潮的手法描述了三十年代德国的混乱失序，开篇一个地铁站长镜头就把时光推回到过去，犹如噩梦般的闪前（五官扭曲的脸）又在预示着更可怕的将来，此刻像是被巨大的车轮赶着走，所以镜头切换相当迅速，男主在爱情友情事业三方面的失落中最后走向了覆灭，咖啡馆里不会赴约的恋人，广播里即将到来的屠杀，结尾收得毫无希望可言。
第一次看露天电影，从弗里西里德大街步行至博物馆岛，不远处是可望而不可及的晚霞。露天电影场地被各式古老建筑物包裹着，这种时刻我内心的感受往往非常迟钝，我确信这段经历在不久后的将来回忆起来一定带有一幸福感，在当下这种美好静谧的感觉简直不真实得让人觉得这是一场梦，不真实到我的感受不由自主地抽离出去。荧幕上和荧幕下是不同历史背景下的柏林，不同世界里的柏林。沉醉在这夜里，结局让人意难平。
法比安疏离于他的环境，安心沉溺于写作的纯粹世界。不论是他朋友的政治志向还是恋人的演员梦想，他都只是擦身而过，没有深入的兴趣。他是一个真正自由而无用的人。汤姆·希林我的爱！
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这一篇相比其他的，因为没啥战斗内容，当时看tv版就很囫囵地看完了
从故事阅读到气质找寻，小语种电影因对其本身不够熟悉的疏离感带来了一种别样的风貌，好像更接近某种“本质”。从开场的迷幻，零碎，到结尾被焚毁的一段历史，人生这一过程就似在梦中。
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