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.
令人奇怪的是，在当年那个人们思想观念比较禁锢的时代里，上美能创造出如此多卓越的作品，而在“自由”的今天，我们却很难再创造出如此富有民族特色的作品。或许这是市场经济的影响，但是我认为，更重要的原因还是因为我们丢了一些重要的东西
纵观中国动画电影史，这部片子在当今仍不过时，它有着匠心的画面与人物设计，有趣且奇幻的故事内容，真正达到了中国动画电影追求的「奇、趣、美」。
皇帝小儿：小屁孩，国家竟归屁孩管，不动脑子瞎胡闹。
如果单论剧本和设定，感觉还不错：人物与自身的冲突以及与外界的冲突都有，表现夫妻矛盾的关键点也有，比如妻子也知道的Debbie，包里的避孕药，丈夫满不在乎让妻子去色诱劫匪……最后也有出乎意料的反转。但是电影太拖沓了，而且因为场景局限，要表现各人物的矛盾和情绪转变就必须靠演绎和大量对白铺垫，但对白除了富豪外都极其单薄。如果做成一集单元剧可能效果都要好得多。
现在的动画回看30年不知道会不会惭愧的低头…
小时候最喜欢的动画,没想到这么大了再重看还是这么有意思.
21年新修复版本画面磨皮过于“干净”，失去了应有的纹理层次感，可惜。
又是到结尾处哭得都不行了汗了。。。看动画片还总哭。。。
长大了看，很有那个时代的痕迹，普罗米修斯，而且小时候的印象没错，一种没完的感觉
昨天回学校看见少儿台的童心回放,回味了一下.好看~
人啊，其实很简单，金钱欲望，人活着究竟为了什么？
国产动画自大闹天宫继承文化遗产剪影与泥人风格并改良后 即处于停滞状态 之后更是退化 二战后苏俄琢磨战时迪士尼作画 在光影上进步巨大 但国产动画直到葫芦娃几乎没有任何进步 说是出道即巅峰也好 但其传说性已经脱离了现代生活 魔方大厦和舒克贝塔虽是例外 却又开启了风格劣化的时代 才有了今天这个结果
反派又怂又傻又没智商，他枪没在手上的每一分我都在期待反杀，结果所有人一直在那里唧唧歪歪。美人计也好扯。两个成年人肉搏都能干掉反派，结果一直水了一个半小时，我还以为男女主之一和反派有背后交易才一直不反杀。最后的结局极其没意思，又无聊又没劲。我看有个评论说讽刺说应该反派黑人。我忽然想笑，反派绑匪是黑人，女主换成亚裔，那才是齐活儿了。
蛋生的师傅好帅啊~~~~~~~~
豆瓣TOP250补标。少年记忆追忆（县太爷要金银珠宝一段有印象）。中国动画在魔幻尺度的一座高峰。不同于《魔方大厦》的现代风格，《天书奇谭》有着浓厚的民间智慧背景。2000年前后，在邻居宋健的家里，我曾翻阅过许多本小人书，嗜得的故事大同小异，对历史的阐述、对现实的期许，仿若一体。
欣赏电影对权贵的嘲弄。引用毛老师的一句话，“左翼电影把清白的良心还给了底层，然后一百年之后，我们的影视剧把心机和穷人，又把天真和富人进行了链接。”
小时候看过宣传画报，现在看时，与想象中的儿童动画有点不太一样，这一部其实并不适合儿童看：和尚是色眯眯的，官僚都是贪得无厌的，就连玉帝也是边吃瓜子边升堂的。很容易就想到主创想表达什么意思了。其次是形态各异的人设，只用看看外表就晓得；再次是配乐，民族感极强。这才是中国动画长片。
当官的手下是坏的，
結局算意料之中，lily collins在最後15分鐘才有表現的機會。
【4K纪念版】人物设定鲜明，分镜干脆利落，画面非常富有诗意，如果说小时候看是看热闹场面，现在再看，能品出更多幕后人员的用心和创意，还有审美高度。一转眼离剧本定稿到现在整整四十年了，无限感慨。。
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