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.
两个小故事，并么有什么让人惊喜的地方。妖怪的世界，我们两千年前就有故事集了。虽然风格迥异，但是，说到底，无非都是人间世而已。
我是如此的弱小，我只想要报答你的恩情。还是很开心，我们终于看到了相同的风景。
努力 努力的 活着
夏目反过来和田沼说有什么都可以跟我说的时候，他还是那个曾经那个封闭自己的夏目嘛！6季过去，看着夏目逐渐逐渐的改变，虽然世间尽是不可结之缘，但这些缘的底色都是温柔吧。
依旧是弱小妖怪的报恩之心，这种小小的善意的故事，看完仍会令人感动。
第一个故事很有趣很有爱啊！第二个个人感觉有点无聊~~~
又丧又治愈。他说不可结缘，徒增寂寞，他说身边热闹不代表就是充实，他说人类的数十年对妖怪而言转瞬即逝……可共赏的月色如此美丽，总是让人怀念。
温柔啊
只能存在于回忆中的名取先生…但是看到夏目我先啊啊啊啊啊尖叫三十秒！
不是剧场版 是两集日常TV版 熟悉的配方 熟悉的暖心与感动
电影节奏比番剧舒服多了~ 最后三筱和筱目你们两个确定不是在不可描述嘛*////▽////*
由两个可以当做TV短篇的故事组成。《唤石》的情节很简单，一个小妖怪救了悬崖上的鸟，被岩铁看见，岩铁每隔一阵会陷入沉睡，需要有人来唤醒自己。岩铁便把这个任务交给小妖怪。在前往沉睡之地的途中，小妖怪躲避着想要取代她完成任务的其他妖怪，与夏目相遇，一起努力实现目标。这其实是个最最简单的承诺与信任的故事，但好像年龄大了，反而看这样的故事会愈发触动。大概是知道现实中很难出现这样的坚守和宁静的缘故吧。第二个故事是系列最常见的羁绊主题，两只池妖约定不时较量一下，但其一由于池塘干涸而妖力渐失，不得已附身于人，另一只则化为访客前来。田沼和夏目的君子之交依旧清澈牢固，以之照应两只妖的友谊也颇巧妙。还是期待好久不见的第七季和新剧场版吧。
Part2朋友就是无关能力去看一样的风景
做得像两集TV动画。还是有戳中人心的点。
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还是那个夏天温柔的配方 但总觉得少了点什么 但夏目旁边的妖怪们都还在就很感动 第七季什么时候来呀
而在即将终结之时，又回到了过去的心境，似乎没有选择反而成为了最终的选择。
简简单单的治愈小故事，夏目友人帐总能让人心情愉悦。
我已经过了看夏目就会感动的年纪了，现在只觉得无动于衷，甚至略感矫情做作。
一如既往的治愈。第一个故事讲的弱小而强大，第二个讲的强大而弱小
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