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.
虽然是部喜剧，但是现实的残酷令人心酸和感动，年纪比较大的人应该会更有触动吧，总之，是部好电影
ptsd+日和妖怪系 做成TV动画的话会更好吧
前半段《小森林》，后半段《给桃子的信》，开篇立意很好但脚本有些乱，仅有宫内优里的配乐和三明治人客串让我眼前一亮。
2.5，可谓用心做画面和配乐，非要用脚写剧本，真就动画版《尼罗河上的惨案》呗，日常剧情，灾后阴影，奇幻传说，样样都沾点边，样样都讲不深，最后打怪干脆都不讲基本法了，直接上来奏乐拿把弓箭来个精准打击，一点都不带练的就跟后羿射日般就赢了，人啥事没有一箭就拯救了世界（话说龙傲天爽文都不敢这么写啊...），最后强行升华一波励志主题，到这真就离谱他妈给离谱开门，离谱到家了。
就是感觉结尾打boss有点忒随意了。不过画面还不错。挺可爱的。
开始看着挺心酸的，中年危机经济窘迫，感觉都是在强笑欢颜，感觉把生活过成了笑话。后来看到最后才觉得，无论日子多苦，还是要有一颗欢乐的心。
“生活就要尽自己所能，我们都别无选择，只能尽我们所能。”
看过日本世相系列，养老中最痛苦最花钱的疾病还没有到来，这部片子是美好夕阳的晚景。
蛮有趣的生活喜剧，虽然有点夸张但这好像是大多数老龄化严重的东亚家庭所担心的生活，片子最后他们住进了群租房应该也是日本政府想要现今的日本国民这么做的吧
宁静温馨的迷途之家和会讲日本民间故事的奶奶～
客串的搞笑艺人一堆，剧情想通过喜剧来突出没有存款的窘境，但是结局又偏向日影喜欢的温馨，深度不够，娱乐性其实也一般，毕竟说到最后也没讲出好的方案，群租遇到的奇葩事真的不会比婆媳关系之类的少。PS：结婚真的绑住女人，男人一副死猪不怕开水烫的姿态。
要讲的东西感觉太多了显得很混乱，其实只要简单讲述一条线也是挺打动人的
松重丰和天海佑希主演 卡司好好豪华啊 但是天海佑希一看就是花钱大手大脚的人啊！看五郎吃东西就是一种治愈啊！
在雅安地震之后看到这部电影，还真是，心情复杂
“人啊 还是要对自己好一点”
开始以为是小森游戏推广片，后来以为是生活剧，再后来是神魔剧，最后都不是
全年龄段合租房，社会悲剧中的虚幻温馨。老龄化社会，政府也只能宣传以房养老了。很快会被翻拍的
谁不想拥有一个能跟佛祖和合同交流的房东，以及一个如多拉a梦一样的家呢
每年夏天都能和奇妙的动画相遇 比如夏日大作战 河童的夏天 给桃子的信~ 打怪场面虽然潦草了些 整体还是很治愈哒~
两个女孩子经历了一些很不幸的事情，父母车祸去世，收留自己的亲戚又在地震中丧生的日和，处在极度压抑的家座氛围中的17岁少女结。她们都有一个疑问， 为什么是我?想起来小说《刺猬法刚》评论区里有人分享的:世界上的事碰到了就是碰到了，不要去研究为什么是我，会陷入无尽的痛苦
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