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.
。。。这是有BL成分吗，宇星前任男的吧。。。
演员的表现也很入世，没有刻意的笨拙感，深入真实。
听说后劲很足才看的，什么看着都是“淡淡的”，才是生活吧
下半年第一部让我心生感慨的电影。伊藤沙莉的烟嗓和慵懒的身姿意外的性感，池松壮亮演起这样稍显潦倒的艺术家人设也驾轻就熟。这段恋情比起用花束作比，更不如说是「霓虹灯般的爱情」，它没有象牙塔里小文青的那种百般矫情，它在迷乱而残忍的都市里，穿梭在人来人往中，有着不可抗力的时效性。也许你永远也不会想到，坐在驾驶座上穿着板正制度平稳驾驶的司机会眼含热泪，会有着怎样的爱情故事，她的「稍微想起一些」又会有怎样的回忆，那个黑暗的舞台上，上演着相拥而眠、水族馆约会、出租车后座接吻等多少情节。可最终车继续行驶，爱情落幕，回到家，庆祝一个永不会忘记的生日，买一个蛋糕，再用一个蹩脚的理由搪塞过去。没关系，明天再吃吧，爱永不过期，我随时都可以稍微想起。
感觉还行吧，拍的是关于恋爱的故事，在加一点青春校园剧结合拍出来就更好了，这就有那种从校园婚纱的感觉了。
伊藤莎莉很可爱，但是她和男主的cp感就见仁见智了。剧情很平淡，时间线也挺混乱，看着看着开始懵逼，思考这到底是回忆还是现实。
3.5导演风格浓厚（动容于中间男主抱住女主那一幕）
看到最后就觉得，果然爱情还是需要一些奇妙的支点
追溯到爱情开始的时候 那小巷中亮起的一期一会灯牌 不就是这段感情最好的注脚 致敬贾木许 也是另一版驾驶我的车 逃不开导演舞台剧元素 以及永远能get不帅的小亮
那些真正时常闪回的片段，并不是《花束般的恋爱》中那么具象的音乐、小说。
爱情的开始和结束都不在一瞬间，随着时间细微的变化只有自己清楚
有那么一瞬间，你发现我们之间的默契消失了。
喜欢这部的点在于，对比花束，它更好地营造了情侣，或者说互相吸引的人之间那种说不清道不明的融洽的氛围，而不是用书、电影
很闷，又刻意的情节，只在最后“我们在哪里见过吗”情绪上来一点点。
3/7/2022 9:50pm bc / 敗筆是找她當女角。。她像肥師奶啊
黎明之前，稍微想起一些爱情桥段。打破线性时间完成对于爱情的回溯，于是结尾才会显得后劲十足。同意高赞短评说的，也许真正的情侣就是有一种说不清道不明的氛围。池松壮亮和伊藤莎莉意外地搭。喜欢幽蓝的水族馆、出租车里的告白、巷子里的共舞。8/10
感觉是我的内心独白 可能我和导演有相同的经历 或者是类似的人
最后分开了有了家庭还是想着买个蛋糕
想看舞剧，想吃日料，想吃蛋糕，想去海洋馆，想恋爱
与其说被主角感情的遗憾所触动，更多的是被疫情前的生活所触动。还有多久我们才能回归正常的生活？想去见一个人就能去见她，可以在深夜的路灯下大笑、举杯、舞蹈，可以去干任何想干的事，可以看着彼此的脸而不是通过记忆勾勒口罩下的样子。东京很大，上海很大，世界很大，如果不刻意去见，光是偶遇都要花掉太多的力气。很多人觉得这部好于花束，我不这么认为。也许是花束更对我胃口，也许是花束感情更充盈，也许是花束对我而言已经不是一部电影，是一段我驻足回望的美好时光，是开始，是纽带，是“我遇见了一个跟我想法一样的人”
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