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.
奔着安志杰来的，不过女主角和少爷这太辣眼睛了
安志杰是真的帅，动作戏很火爆，剧情不值一提。
看了10分钟，实在看不下去了，这动作设计是真的真的超级烂啊……
工业糖精片，四平八稳的情节发展，仓促发糖的结局，跨年特供得理所当然。花了很多笔墨在所谓生活细节，但是却拼不成一个完整的人物。重庆籍导演可以尊重一下重庆方言吗？演员痛苦我也痛苦，反正是不是重庆在这个故事里真的没有太大意义，何苦要这样折磨我呢？
一开始的甜蜜看着还行来着，后面的矛盾升起就让人开始无语了，这就是为了演一段幼稚的不作不死的爱情故事吗？拍这么狗血的片子干嘛。。
一半是浪漫，一半是现实。展现出了每一对恋人都要经历的方方面面。相较于撒糖戏，更偏爱现实部分，将生活中的一地鸡毛抖落出来了，真实、扎心。结构挺耐人寻味，以跨年夜始，以跨年夜终，那些争吵、分歧等困境被温暖包裹着，真心能融化一切。深情不变，生活向前。
跨年观影的一种选择。实感且沉浸的体验——从在大城市打拼工作的背景到情侣吵架的种种细节，总能有一些情节能刺痛到人。工作和感情是可以二者兼得的吗？在两人矛盾不可开交的时候经得起回首初心吗？这部电影像是都市爱情的一面镜子，它窥探到了许多人的真实故事。
最好的前任就要跟死了一样，不要再打扰对方生活
以年为单位，以白头偕老为目的，以你为主语，我们在一起，这就是爱情
以年为维度的恋爱，确实会让人想起花束般的恋爱……所以，细节太重要了！
就是一直打打打，开了1.25倍速看，结果打的更激烈了，但剧情真的有点无脑
如果最后没有复合，起码本片的主题还是明确的！那就是女主她妈说的——一个人的时候，怎么高兴怎么过！
话说逻辑bug是不是有点多，女主这么疯是怎么活下来的。
以年为单位的恋爱还是为是长线，结果是以一年为单位的快餐式恋爱。男女主还算搭，但气质不是那种适合演大荧幕爱情片的大男女主，做个配角挺合适。故事其实就是一个都市快餐爱情，按男女主的年纪，第一次见面就干柴烈火也说的过去，但后面恋爱戏的表现方式完全是青春爱情片的模式，装嫩装的略显尴尬。因为感情的时间跨度只有一年，不同于《花束般的恋爱》表现出的那种因时间慢慢消磨的感觉，分手的过于短平快让人没有共情感。影片里的女主虽然内心感觉没有错，但是想鱼与熊掌（钱与时间）兼得的强硬态度不像成年人，嘴上说不为了钱却没有说服力，而且一年之内还霍霍了一只狗，显得这只狗被他们领养也是倒了霉的可怜。最后结局又走向了缘分未尽的狗血套路。一切的一切让这部片显得毫无看点。PS：从配角名单看，选角导演应该是综艺《演员请就位》的粉丝。
抛开剧情，安志杰真的无敌帅，蓝诗词是照着女主整的吧
安志杰都到了拍网大的地步了还没红呀…
就是看了一个别人的故事，平淡、合理～离开一线城市，大家都幸福了～
吵架逻辑特真实，其他细节就…………Emm………【1】成年柴犬至少25斤+，背着去医院难道比打车更快？大北京晚上没有出租？【2】故事背景线2019-2020，机场不用防疫戴口罩？？？【3】广东会下雪？如果是，原谅我没见识
十分应景的跨年电影，从一个跨年夜开始，到一个跨年夜结束，像是一场期间限定的恋爱，有甜到牙疼，也有难敌现实。快节奏的都市生活里，工作、生活都被加了速，七年之痒也被快进成一年，也许只有让人生慢一些，才能重新记起爱情本身的醍醐味。
就是拍给CP粉的吧，毛晓彤很好看，电影很无聊。女生永远是最勇敢的一方，去调整去改变自己去付出，而男的永远都说要坚持理想不肯改变，结局让人乏味，又是创业成功了，又是重拾恋情，配角其实也没啥必要。所以，一个男人穷的时候别跟他谈恋爱，他要么会吸血，要么会忽视，只有稳定了成功了才有心情恋爱。
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