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.
当官的家人是坏的。
1.片尾联合导演的采访很有意思，老先生说因为是和BBC合作所以可以搞笑。2.动画存在的意义，就是超越真人实拍的想象力啊！3.中国式盗火传说，这个故事的叛逆感不比姜子牙少哦，看看人家的完成度！
都是童年回忆，为啥我感觉是童年阴影，现在看来也感觉阴间
但是问题在于中途过于荒诞，园丁死的好像死神来了的既视感。
其实我小时候没看过，所以对情节就没什么情结。奇趣美可真不容易！母狐蹦迪那段可太劲了！小皇帝的锥形设定也很奇趣。好色之徒的刻画惊人直接。按京剧脸谱代入角色真是太棒了。没想到始作俑者是BBC？@梅龙镇
哈哈，小时候看这个有些怕，总觉得那个老狐妖长得慎人
好看 我喜欢 艾米莉超美的 本是玫瑰 向往自由 人总是踏出第一步后才开始后悔
啥时演，啥时必看的动画片，咱们啥时还有如此经典的国产动画片可以无限回味~~~
诡异得来又不失有些智障。20211107@电影院修复重映
一个做慈善行业的姑娘，在知道那些毫不起眼的真相后连做两人，多么强烈的刺激才让她变成一个杀手的？我有点不明白，所以不能给出高评价了。
终于理解为什么小时候看会害怕了，因为没看懂。这片也确实不是拍给小孩子看的，普罗米修斯的隐喻和失去的几十年，可以想象那时的人们怀着何等的创作激情。它是幸运的，中国动画曾拥有如此出色的创意和技术，还有肉眼可见的灵魂。它又是不幸的，在结构性的无奈和产业化的困惑面前，注定昙花一现。
剧情很扯，罪犯无脑至极，女权yy片
1、几只狐狸和小孩怪可爱的；2、仙人像普罗米修斯，不过技术有点儿落后，有现在的复印技术，人人都有一本天书不是梦；3、天庭保护天书的护法也太简陋了；4、天庭罗汉式的设置挺好，希望仙侠电视剧能参考；5、小孩就是仙人的继承人（克隆体）吧，一模一样的标记😄；6、几个狐狸很天然，很野性；7、山水园林的场景好评，让我想起小时候房子里挂的山水画；
本以为是部爽片，开了开头觉得是喜剧片，看到中途发现是文艺片，到最后才稍微有点点那么反转的感觉，但确实剧本差了点意思，以至于全剧节奏略温吞。男主演得好，莉莉还是不要演Emily in paris那种傻白甜剧了吧，回归大银幕挺好的。
以后再也不会有这样的国产动画了。官方，不管是人间还是仙界，都混蛋。百姓可爱，但又愚昧。依靠反思的仙人和蛋解救世界的幻想。
骚的 但是不好看 那确实是有女性力量破茧而出的舒适啦 但是 嗨 没意思
上海美术制片厂的动画就是有味道呀。。又是古代神话故事改编。。像大闹天宫像哪吒一样。。还有上译的老配音。。看了听了都很舒服。。
上影厂在那个年代出了很多经典，技术是40年以前的，内核却是永恒的。“老虎吃人才好玩儿”细思极恐。结局有点懵。
确实挺特色的，封建脸谱那一套，不过故事还是不行…
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