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.
风间想同化小新这样一起做精英未来读一所学校，小新想唤醒风间一起做春日部队员过快乐童年。还好蜡笔小新里童年永远不会过去。
一部电影所具备的内核点燃了，不怕电影不精彩。4.5星
近15年来最具原版精神、最正常、最有意义的一部蜡笔小新剧场版，且没有之一！
电影很好看，要看到最后！
一个已经失去了童心的人只想被马桶搋子咬一口，并且希望小新那样的傻瓜们就自娱自乐去吧。
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前半段我还看不出这么高评分的原因，后半截竟然热血了起来哈哈。用最幼稚的小孩最幼稚的故事讲最浅显的道理，难怪那么多人喜欢看蜡笔小新的剧场版。我再也不说小新是傻子啦！
「青春」是恋爱，是后悔，是谜团重重，是全力奔跑，是此时此刻。所以啊，青春里的「无意义」也是必不可少的。
蜡笔小新的剧场版和TV真的是两部番，竟然还玩反乌托邦这套。
成长的收获不仅仅是结果，不仅仅是是否成为精英，并不完美的青春本身就是一首可以回味一生的美丽诗篇。友情，奋斗，挫折，懵懂的爱情和小小的成就，青春本身也许并不美好，但仔细看看它承载的一切却都可以如此美好。
最后跑起来时一系列关于青春是什么的描述可真热血！
流石homo风间......动机竟然感觉还不错
永远的蜡笔小新！看到友邻评论在质疑分数，但我想说，因为它照进现实，也反映社会，既为孩童发声，也为大人呐喊，非常热血，非常动人。它值得。
3.5星。“青春是什么东西呢？青春是铁面具，是恋爱，是闪闪发光，是自卑感，是后悔，是人情道义，是孤独，青春是狂欢，青春是『曾经有过』，是『就是当下』......无论是怎样的青春，都希望他们有一天可以笑着回忆。”有点喜欢这种台词。全片蜡笔小新都在无厘头胡闹搞笑，莫名其妙，到了结尾这段奔跑一下子燃起来，热血又感人，还是蛮可爱，蛮好玩的。
脑洞横飞，这才是真正的“少年侦探团”，悬疑推理剧情不比柯南有意思多了？
非常意外的好看！青春是就算无意义也开心，犯错也开心，就算知道和朋友会渐行渐远，但是当下的我们开心就好！最后一段从开始跑就疯狂流泪 超出预期的好看！
永远吊儿郎当的小新为夺回风间想赢 认真起来狼到可以征服黑道的正南 胡闹和臭屁的童年玩伴也会担心分道扬镳 最厉害的是阿呆恋爱了 钟楼倒塌时怀里抱着学姐最心爱的蜥蜴
世界上没有什么没有意义的事情，存在即有意义
天天吵着要当精英的小徹终于当了回主角www
「青春」是恋爱，是后悔，是谜团重重，是全力奔跑，是此时此刻。所以啊，青春里的「无意义」也是必不可少的。
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