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.
《外婆的轮椅》，就像是朗读写好的作文，再配上与文字相关联的镜头，仅此而已
画面感优秀。每章节都让人感动，所以，我拿走了一颗星。
今天打卡了中国首部绘本动画电影《向着明亮那方》的点映场，就如介绍中所讲的，照亮童年，为爱发光，七个导演取材原创的绘本改变了七个短篇，串联起来！用了旁白的介绍引出故事。有古有今，有笑有哭，特别有教育意义！大孩子回忆过往，小朋友富有教育意义，一举两得！我们还可以把电影翻译成英语的，相信国外小朋友也会喜欢😊
画风还行，但是有几个小节试图用亲情强攻观众，私人喜好不吃这种剧情，哼哈将军更可爱。
形式上是相当不错的，但是可能受限于篇幅的原因，有些想要深入一点的题材最后还是浮于表面，所以我最喜欢的反而是没什么野心的糖水老伯那part。横店with我自己
“绘本电影”乍听起来以为不过就是个噱头。然而真正走进电影院才发现，本片的7位导演真是有一种魔力，能够在动画线条变化之间，把世间之情表现的如此感人至深。当小火车晃晃悠悠驶出山洞，当翼娃子在公交车上看到骑着电动车的父亲，当蒯大爷给一个有一个熟人带来一碗又一碗温馨的问候，好像世界上所有的烟火就是为了此刻而绽放，去看这部电影吧，相信总会有一个瞬间打动你，而我希望你在收获感动的同时，也能收获一个可以分享感动的人。
很感动的电影，绘本改编，很喜欢。比较有特色的是很多地方都是方言配音
喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》、《翼娃子的星期天》结尾BGM响起的时候 直接泪崩(⸝⸝⸝ᵒ̴̶̥́⌑ᵒ̴̶̣̥̀⸝⸝⸝)生活的火车悬空驶过 驶向更美好的未来
很暖心的动画，最喜欢糖水铺的故事。不过也可以从好几篇中看出中国家庭中父亲职位的缺失吧
很欣喜，也很感动，七位导演用诚意打开了国产动画电影的另外一种可能，也让人看到了中国动画原创的力量。影城里有合家观影的，也有不少结伴而行的年轻人，还蛮受欢迎的一部电影。
适合小学生以上的儿童观看，作为大人，我很喜欢，故事很好。
看完只想说，真好。有希望真好，被人爱着真好❤️
形式上是相当不错的，但是可能受限于篇幅的原因，有些想要深入一点的题材最后还是浮于表面，所以我最喜欢的反而是没什么野心的糖水老伯那part。横店with我自己
果然还是最爱刘毛宁的那部分
我要打五星，鼓励一下国产动画！希望可以越来越好！
就是排片很少，今天下午终于看到了，很喜欢这些类似《娃娃画报》画风动画片。
七部作品的画面都很不错，有几部富有趣味不过在剧情完整性上稍差，《小火车》让我感觉眼前一亮，故事的完成度比较高，《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》乡村景象满目的绿色真的赏心悦目。
七个短篇小故事合成的电影故事性上都挺不错，看了其他人的短评说是国内首部原创绘本动画片，这种画风我看着很舒服很温馨。 最喜欢的是外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅这个故事，淡淡的忧伤的回忆，实在是让我动容。 其他故事也都很不错，好几个故事也都有各自的隐喻。
《外公的糖水铺》就是为了周边人能吃饱，暖暖身子就好了，不是为了赚钱，方便大家。向可敬可爱的人致敬！
动起来的绘本，因为设想对象是孩子，剧情略显无趣
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