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.
#94th Oscars# 现今奥斯卡与欧洲电影节的审片品味已不可同日而语。作为BP明显层次单一，浮于表面，过程草率又过于轻易，基本没太预留提升思辨和情感升华的地方。这样的作品如何能喂饱口味多元且观点苛刻的受众…如何打败了犬之力..
我是土狗，我就是爱看，虽然类似的励志故事我已经看过N多次，但是依旧会热泪盈眶
剧本完成度确实高但是在改编里干得过《犬之力》《甘草披萨》《驾驶我的车》吗……得益于原文本优秀，考试段落家人的主观听觉设计真的很感人，而且听不到音乐的家人与孩子的关系实际上就是对家人不理解孩子抱负的隐喻，这些都相当精准但非美国版原创。以及，喜欢的男孩突然倒追自己，家人创业突然成功，没怎么练习音乐突然考上伯克利……精妙的点子都被这些偷懒给稀释掉了
虽然猜到影片某处必然会有以听障人士角度展现的戏份，但真到了那下猛然消声后的寂静，还是被狠狠触动到了，实打实的感同身受。其后父亲用触觉感受歌声，以及边唱边打手语的段落，都特别动人，这是一部充满关怀的电影。8.5/10
【D】抱歉，感觉就是那种充满套路化的“温暖人心”式贵物，为了“治愈”而治愈，为了感动而感动…看完只感觉被pua了2小时😰
因为我擅长
这不就是《贝利叶一家》🐴?
阳光明媚，舒服得一塌糊涂的那种电影，每一个角色都无比可爱，就连他们家住的房子我都很喜欢。
改编还不错，哥哥这条线改编得好。不只是停留在美国青春片的表达，还有不少属于聋哑人的笑料，融入得特别好。通过自立表达对家庭的感情，音乐不错
片子很舒服，但不至于这么高分，之所以出群是因为最近的片子都绞尽脑汁想怎么样让剧情丰富，各种反转悬念或者阴暗结局。这放在现在就是鹤立鸡群了，这放过去就是个普普通通的励志片，论拍摄论本子都不算很好，只是现在需要这样的电影，因为大家都太丧了。
我是看过贝利叶一家的，听说这部coda是翻拍贝利叶，虽然我不太记得法版情节了，但我真没办法把这两部联系起来。细想想这两部名字其实是可以对调了，贝利叶一家倒是更多关注聋哑人和coda的身份认同，而这部以coda为名的电影倒是更多以聋哑人家庭关系出发，我不觉得他们一家任何人对自己本身的身份认同有啥太纠结的。虽然方向不一样，但是这部美版翻拍是拍出了自己的精气神，非常有美帝的气质，自信洒脱，自我一点点也是可以的。
类型片的教材，等同于中国主旋律电影。即将三十岁看这类电影，感动依然会有，但也没有来自电影的惊喜，无非是青春的迷茫，其解决方案是先与世界和解，再与自己和解。类似伴我同行的跳水，与jack&rose的对视，友情和爱情最美好的两个画面都有了。
我觉得女主能进伯克利，就像这部片子能进奥斯卡一样难以置信🤔
这么轻松愉悦的片子居然能提名奥斯卡，估计也就是陪个跑。而且又是翻拍，不过真的易于下咽。WYT
看到最后有些泪目了，没有啥花里胡哨的元素，不矫情不做作，通俗却不流俗，就是很诚挚的讲好一个故事，然后感动观众，有点找回了最初看电影的感觉，真好。夜空下与面试时，被深深打动。有笑有泪，家庭和梦想间的矛盾成全，彼此都需要放手。有点想到了凤凰河主演的《不设限通缉》。这样一个亲民温馨的故事，相信很少会有人不喜欢。
面试上的手语，父亲用自己的方式感受女儿的歌声。。这泪点真是一波接一波。。看这片我用掉不少纸巾。。
淚目...想到自己背井離鄉海外求學，媽媽第一次出國飛來參加我的博士答辯儀式，其實也是那麼孤獨的坐在人群中完全不懂我和周圍的人在說些什麼，也是看著別人的反應開始拍手鼓掌...I miss them dearly
这剧情怎么这么熟悉
还行，说实话比较迎合观众，所以分数虚高，没什么亮点
普普通通美国小品，普通到都找不出什么很惊艳的戏值得提一嘴。无功无过。倒没必要批评这部电影怎么怎么。主要是奥斯卡的问题
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