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.
Mk2 Odéon 小侄子和片中被采访的孩子们都十分打动我，这些稚嫩的灵魂在各自独特的环境中努力寻找和理解自己在这个世界中的位置。片中平和隽永的咏唱响起时，好像我幼年落寞不安的情绪褶皱也被揉平了。大人们凭着经验信誓旦旦地说着成长路上必经的关卡，而孩子揣着属于他们的真挚、忧愁、愤怒与莽撞，对着一无所知的未来也毫无惧意，对它说c’mon c’mon
好看，那些给孩童的采访带出天真却又很现实的回答，探讨父母与孩子的关系，而纪录片外，又有捉摸不透的侄子，与父母的关系拉扯，复杂而有趣。
具有强迷惑性的概念匹配——假想父亲对照失职母亲、城市氛围映衬人物境遇、大小演员的成熟表演方法与紧密对白节奏形成代际对抗，在欲扬先抑中水到渠成，交付某种普世且“当下”的亲密关系。So Boring！感觉当代好莱坞作者把力气全部用在了如何不声不响地掩饰说教，让作品的爹味显得没那么冲。
今年目前为止最治愈我的电影，创伤与修复，排斥与接纳… 我时常忘记，有无尽的感受等待自己挖掘。争取写一篇
为什么会想起《爱丽丝城市漫游记》呢？
又一部属于导演essay film式的片子，影像虽然是黑白的，却不压抑，反而释放出五颜六色的情感色彩。中文名为什么是“呼朋引伴”，可能是呼应了英文名和电影的台词“come on come on…”希望世界逐渐好起来，每个孤独、不被理解的灵魂能够遇见彼此，呼朋引伴…
想要表达对孩子们精神世界的关注，可他们的面貌恰恰仍是由成人想象出来的。
“我会记得，你也许会忘记，但是我会提醒你这一切。”泪流成河。大人和小朋友的忘年交，一个生命给另一个生命笨拙地示范活着，如何理解自己，表达情绪，在生命的洪流里接纳不确定性。我理解了和小孩工作会激起更多的自身议题。
特别好看！当时看的时候好激动，警校五人组的部分很喜欢，佐藤警官开始的时候穿婚纱，我还以为是和高木结婚了，结果不是（他们什么时候真结婚？）总而言之特别好看！
Everything just exploded. I am not fine. It's fucked.
无法在浮躁的心态下 看完这么慢 这么静 的影片 我们根本无法像男主那样 这么有耐心面对一个七八岁的孩子
Mike Mills的片子总是如此，影像质感十分出众，但是气质又相对独立，以至于在颁奖季会显得有些曲高和寡。但anyway，说不上为什么，静静看完，明明似乎什么都没有说，却觉得获得了某种疗愈。至少在当下，personally，我很需要这样一部片子。也是我今年颁奖季目前最喜欢的一部片子。
“在我们的文化里，母亲是我们的归宿，或说成是我们躲藏的地方。我们躲藏我们现实中的冲突，躲藏成为完整的人的意义，母亲成了我们个人和政治失败的替罪羊，成了世界上所有错事的替罪羊。于是这些问题就成了要由母亲来修复的任务，但显然不切实际。我们这样对待母亲，本质上就是在期待母亲。在我们想不通社会和自身问题时，来帮我们承担解决一切。母亲们没有退路，只能被迫面对人性中最难相处的一面。到底为什么要由她们来承受一切，去粉刷世界、维护世界的单纯和安全”。引经据典论母职，柔软的视角。
谁他妈能懂啊，别说10年了，我都快15年没看过这样的剧场版了TT 还是会有乱来的地方，还是会有撬牛顿棺材板的地方，但不这样就不是柯南啦。剧情+搞笑+适度且合理的推理+侦探团友情及通力合作+警视厅cp管够+警校五人组回忆杀，一切都太恰到好处。五星不是给片本身，是给这么多年来一次次期待落空后终于能不带吐槽的看到爽的魇足感🥹
挺好看的，剧情推理仍然是我的最爱，柯南真的是我的初心了！
具有强迷惑性的概念匹配——假想父亲对照失职母亲、城市氛围映衬人物境遇、大小演员的成熟表演方法与紧密对白节奏形成代际对抗，在欲扬先抑中水到渠成，交付某种普世且“当下”的亲密关系。So Boring！感觉当代好莱坞作者把力气全部用在了如何不声不响地掩饰说教，让作品的爹味显得没那么冲。
虽然这样讲很俗气可我还是想说，Miranda July找了个好老公。五年前的《二十世纪女人》让我这么觉得，这部也一样。
比上一部好看点点，再一次猜犯人失败……大概因为我有一段看睡着了吧……
没看懂啊，一大堆人物，一大堆剧情线，我看的是解说，不知道是解说的问题还是剧情本身的问题，感觉剧情线很乱
啊久违滴American indie！老派而熟悉的赶脚。熟悉的纽约和新奥尔良，仿佛还在手边。两个小天使的相处也会争执吵架嘛。
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