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.
2012年5月标记了第一季唐顿庄园，十年后在大屏幕见证着属于唐顿庄园的时代落下帷幕：
太失望了，真是太差了，好多次看不下去，剪辑乱七八糟，后半程好一点，总之，再也不想看到它，心情糟糕
新的时代要开始了，愿此刻便是唐顿庄园的完美结局。
👏论如何把一锅杂烩煮得有模有样。古迪子上部打酱油这部失踪 但又不能老让大小姐死老公 我能想象制片多咬牙切齿 怀疑古迪子应该得罪过不少人… 这几年也没什么大动作…
十年的剧演员脸上都有了岁月的痕迹，看个电影就像见了很多老朋友，英式的精致和幽默，没有什么太过的起伏，剧迷可看。适合在家窝在沙发里看，开个小台灯配点茴香酒来点巧克力，悠闲的很。
无论如何，不要放弃写作。我们活着，就是在不断接受一些意料之外的事。
奶奶下线了，但我觉得这个IP可以再拍一个世纪✌👍
7.5/10 很难描述的一种感觉，一方面很喜欢英式幽默的这种年代的典雅气质，一方面四平八稳没有什么新意。➕一句，老夫人说的对啊，生活就是接受要随时发生的意外。goodnight lady grantham
一开篇眼泪就下来了，我宣布理想国唐家屯永远是我最爱的电视剧。
一开篇眼泪就下来了，我宣布理想国唐家屯永远是我最爱的电视剧。
两年前自己一个人无奈之下买了情侣座看唐顿庄园，一对年过半百的恋人携手来看，对角色剧情非常熟悉，一看就是铁粉。当时的自己很羡慕这样的状态，当时的自己也没有料到两年后唐顿2时会遇到自己的另一半，跟他携手走进影院。时间真的会改变和疗愈一切，以及，没有电影的情人节是不完整的。
看完唐顿庄园，想想一百年前我们的国民在做什么，再看看当前的生活，不由感叹：这些英国贵族命大，没有摊上革命。
想念Sybil和大表哥，告别老夫人，唐家屯的故事，是不是就此终结了。
唐顿庄园，静远流深。
老夫人值得一个完美的告别。但是，请不要再往下拍了，大家都老得好快。
应该不会再有续集了吧。几乎每个人都得到了happy ending
我最爱的老夫人！！！！！！！作为唐顿新一代掌舵人的大小姐真的和老夫人很像。父母爱情好好磕，二小姐工作的样子真好看，巴罗也好可爱，这个大家庭里的每一个人都很生动。看剧版最后一季和上一部电影版的时候觉得剧情已经很疲软了，没想到这一部还是给了我很大的惊喜。
{★★★} 作为上一部电影（却完全不是电视剧）的爱慕者，我几乎在第一时间翻出了这部续集。结果是在承认第一部电影描摹贵族生活之余还勾勒时代云涌前屹立不倒之事物的前提下，我发现这一次只剩下絮絮叨叨的贵族生活。这未必全然是一件坏事，因为Julian Fellowes写作人物与台词的能力在这个时代如若凤毛麟角--但坚持你走下去的不该只有情怀，而我怀疑这个IP到底还能透支多久。
美好的续篇，节奏很快，化妆有点怪，我是希望可以一直拍下去啊，但是生活不是这样的
上映没去，终于还是看了。太多pair过于美好，但也可以说是一种美好的愿望。老太太终于落幕了，真的好喜欢她，Mary接过担子继续吧，be the dragon！虽然片子对主仆制度有很多美化，但是抛去那些外在身份，主仆各自都能居其位做其事，也是因为彼此的理解和感情吧。别的不说，那个时代对同性恋污名化很严重，他们也能理解barrow并且帮他keep decent。电影本身情节其实没啥，但我太吃感情牌了哈哈，毕竟是看过两遍剧集的人！
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