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.
有真情实感，纯真的少男少女也表现得很真实。但倒回的结构看起来真累。
剧情起伏没有第一部趣味，一些老角色客串反而比新角色的加入更让我欢乐。音乐的发挥倒是一如既往，如果重点歌曲更加突出就好了，现在看起来像个舞曲大杂烩。
故事有点差强人意，但还是要说一句：梦想永远值得歌唱。
没想到还有续集，和第一部几乎完全一样的情节，不过还是可以乐起来不少次。Release the piglets!
良心喜剧动画 几乎无可挑剔的剧情和诚意十足的动画
A Sky Full of Stars响起来的时候好像回到了17年夏天的现场，一下被戳中
虽然不如1，但是在这个大环境里没有随波逐流的去搞zzzq挺不容易的，里边有个二哈女儿太逗了，我在这一集里最喜欢的角色就是她
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曲子还行，道具布景真的棒，但是故事很散，音乐剧每幕的衔接过渡也很潦草，仿佛一个大杂烩
投屏 用音响放 OST比第一部水准好 故事情节能看 总体4星
I thinks this is one of best cartoons. 各种情绪饱满到位。反正是戳到我了。
3.我们必须成为大人，拥抱遗憾，珍惜当下。
卧槽 Netflix不要自己拍电影了吧 还是去买吧。没一部能看的。导演什么玩意儿。人物觉得自己像垃圾就躺在垃圾堆上，人物turn off了，东京塔就熄了，人物不想结婚身后就有人拍婚纱照。森山未来天天撩他那个丑头。表演极其尴尬，调度全靠巧合（说完尴尬的话，电话就来了） 只有东出好看，又让他站在消防梯上抽烟，（剽窃滨口龙介都不换演员的吗？）声音处理也极其极其刻意，而看不出意义。
剧情不错，有泪点有笑点，人物弧光丰满，搞到了一大堆版权，歌也好听，你还能对一部动画片要求更多吗？最后狮子出场，那一通电吉拨弦差点没把我眼泪拨出来。
很无聊的冷饭，只有 Miss Crawly 有趣得一如既往。新角色中，反派女儿这种被宠坏的任性的但是内心不坏单纯的大小姐设定也挺可爱。
“为什么这么说？每个人都会死啊” 丧感十足
最起码，不讨厌，不失望，仍然带着光
我也有一个装pen pal信的铁皮盒子，我是不是也能拥有这样的人生走马灯？
2021大怀旧时代，但同样题材（和类似的毛病）还是挑人的。森山未来的自我沉溺触景生情比苏打能让人感同身受，伊藤莎莉演文艺女青年也比村花有说服力多了。此外这片其实比起《花束》不算报菜名，对城市时空间和文化符号的处理显然更具体。只不过这种走马灯式的闪回确实只是和表象绕圈圈罢了。
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