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.
典型的韩寒片子 但是这次时长太长了 明显节奏把握不好 中间实在太拖沓 最后也没拍好 观影体验很差 如坐针毡
韩寒每次都在进步，我巨喜欢《四海》，收放自如、张驰有度，大笑和眼泪交织，克制地表达情感，但是在不经意间，就会触动你内心最柔软的地方。韩寒对镜头和氛围的掌控，竟然有王维山水诗的类似气质，干净、凝练、超然。《四海》是值得多刷细品的优秀作品，人生底色本就孤独，四海为家，要记得抬头看星星。
韩寒的片子，食之无味弃之可惜。算了还是标记下吧。
看完真的好想吃饭团，看着就很好吃啊。不算俗套的爱情故事，中间满满的推拉是有一点难受。但这就是青春不是吗。索性结局是好的。
dcard改编的意外地我觉得很好看 配乐狠狠的不错 因为周兴哲去看 值回票价！
南澳取景很好，但人物安排进去就有些尴尬了。。剧情每个转折点安排的目的性都太强，很容易就被观影者看透。
还有那个🍙，你想吃什么隔天就会有什么
前一段沈腾翻译welcome agen 我哈哈大笑 后一段沈腾说别活成我这样 我瞬间泪崩
就很青春 感觉蛮不错的 还好没有be哈哈
上海封城期看的网络资源，意外觉的很不错啊……人活着，太难了。刘昊然演技了的，对他的印象大为改观！
仅仅发表一下个人观点。满分10分在我心里可以打7.5分，是挺不错的电影。每个人的喜好口味不同，请相互理解。建议以下群体在春节期间观看:
故事很好 女主演技有感染力 就是桥段太好猜了 至少猜出来了六个吧
好笑的地方就靠台词。
青春嘛，就是这样会想很多，会犹豫不决，也会在最后鼓起勇气告诉对方“我喜欢你”。看了原帖子，藏不住笑了，也太美好了。
韩寒的电影
多喝热水
所以爱就大声讲出来啊
韩寒好像每部片子都在说同样的事，有点乏味了
我一个爱看台湾纯爱片几十年的人、被本片男女主颜值劝退、坚持了十分钟实在受不了！
韩寒下一部电影就没人看了吧。。。越拍越烂。。。无语到了。。。
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