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.
一部结构很完整、表演也很合格的国产青春片，人物行为动机蛮充分，热血的地方也不会让人犯尴尬症。不知道日版如何，但翻拍本土化得很成功，起码，不牙碜。
清爽可爱，五个扑水少年选角挺好（高飞好帅🙈）。
制作很扎实，视听在线，几个男孩也不错，故事不做作不尬，很流畅。就是起承转合还是套路了点，导致情感力度还差一口气。
闷葫芦队长、体育生、啰嗦蛐蛐、学霸、老好人，五种男生的表现都很到位，互动也相当有趣，特别地道的高中男生，爽是最重要的，扮酷也是需要的，中二也是必要的，从男生的幼稚到男生的阳刚，阳光而活泼的少年，竟然通过花样游泳给表现出来了，辛柏青的颓废老中年也很赞，真是大陆近年最好的运动系青春片儿了，而且还是本鲲最爱的水上运动，赞叹。
同样的青春运动歌舞，为什么会有燃野这样的垃圾在前，才能衬托一个正常认真制作的扑水有多好呢?
拍得挺好的，故事线差点意思，特别是老袁那条线，我还是不敢相信老袁是管后勤的。
有了日本人的珠玉在前，翻拍片总是能难讨好。我们在原版基础加入了些本土特色的东西。这些东西有些成了减分项，有些成了拖长片长项。当然我们也不光妄自菲薄，也有许多高出小日本的地方的。
中规中矩，导演的价值表达，故事的精彩度，燃的程度。主角还是回归“平庸的大多数”那套成功学。基于扑水、少年的因素，想看到关于性别议题上的新表达，显然导演没有深入。
看了原版后，觉得本土化做得不错，问题主要出在冒牌教练那条线。国产青春片里好像一直缺乏不着调的大人形象，一个这么好玩的角色，为什么要加入这么多爹味说教啊，整个变味儿了🙊
评分低到不科学啊！表演到位，本土化优秀，节奏层次鲜明，反转合理，非常合格的翻拍片，目前为止最佳国产青春片他说第二没人敢说第一！
每一个中国少年，都有一双呆萌驯良的死鱼眼，随时翻世界一个白眼
几个演员辨识度不太OK（也可能是造型原因），最后给我一泳池的小伙肉体也没法弥补前面太多段尴尬桥段，看得出导演是个恋脚Gay了，但疑惑一个Gay居然没把男性身体的美好拍好…
影片除了辛柏青再没有明星了，但五个男生演的都挺好，各有特色，局部情节也不错，但结合起来总觉得少点什么，每个部分都不尽兴。
青春，太难了。学霸有难处，学渣有难处，特长生有难处，好人缘有难处，中不溜也有难处。一边难得痛哭流泪，一边又肆无忌惮的说干就干，这才是青春的魅力。懵懂，冲动，梦想，热情，张扬，团结。—— 电影简单又真实，这才是戳心的地方。
我觉得还行吧，不过有两个点确实很土：学校会游泳的都来参加花样游泳，太戏剧化了，而且很土啊……后面结尾有点拉垮……太多阻碍堆叠在一起，就有点刻意。但我还蛮喜欢队长跟高飞谈话那段，整体而言还挺搞笑的，而且花样游挺不错的
说这片子会是黑马简直是在黑黑马，完全就是光线青春片套路的又一次复刻量产，我想象中的这部影片都比它实际的样子要强，几个新人下苦功夫在花游上还不如先练好表演，当然这个锅明显该由调教能力不足的导演来背。
还不错，但也没有那么好～可能国内太久没有看得下去的青春片，导致大家都有点过于激动了。几个演员的不做作演技，还是有加分，让本来俗套的青春剧不油腻，也是一个本事👍
很久以前看过日版的，虽然忘了剧情，但依旧记得那种欢快的少年气息。这部电影虽然有许多小毛病，不过需要展现的地方展现出来了。
整个国庆档一开始本就只打算看这一部，查了下拍片，太艰难了。都是五六点的晚饭时间和十点之后的睡觉时间，每个影院一天基本只安排一场，挑了个晚上六点多的时候去看了。
主角独自跳弹床的那一段走心了，热血青春片拍出了不少令人感动的画面，也算不寒碜了。
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