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.
小兔的身影在墙上照片的游走；镜头从蒯老伯的芝麻糊到城市运转、前者对后者的提喻；背景动画呈现了城市空间跟随行进的人在一张张原画下的飘逸，以及城市中到处充满着和翼娃子那样做作业的孩子……这些现实为基底的动画所呈现的一种共性是，动画做到了不只是将镜头聚焦于生活于此处现实的人，而且还呈现了现实中难以注意的人与世界的相互作用，这种无形的作用力在动画中被赋予形体，动画形式的突变让这些隐藏于现实世界的奇幻能被观众直观看见，最终这份默默的奇幻也被揭开了面纱，我们恍然大悟其名为“时间”。
四分有两分是给主演之一保罗，好帅哈哈哈。其他给剧情吧，最后升华成功，也表现了夫夫家庭的一些矛盾，但是我不咋感冒。
第一个故事，被前排观众高频次的屏摄打断，经工作人员干涉后终于清静。
如果你们不相爱了，可以分开。但这不是你出轨的理由。婚内出轨，欺骗另一方，还理直气壮，希望这种人被天打雷劈。
看完这部《爱的千丝万缕》意外觉得很戳心。 当同性终于跨过可能比异性恋艰辛百倍的困难，终成眷属，拥有了一个合法的家庭，拥有了可爱的孩子，从此过上了幸福快乐的生活时，我们应该为此庆幸。然而既然是生活，就不可能只是童话，幸福快乐也不可能是它一成不变的结局。
每个小短片的画风都很可爱 独立动画 看得出来用心 萤火虫的氛围很美 意外的喜欢外婆那篇故事
7个不同风格的绘本短片。本想着要不要跟球球一起看，可是看的过程觉得他不一定能看得懂，还是有一定深度的。7.4分1865评价
6/10 因为费那奇知道的这部动画 不过比起在费那奇看的，这部的选片和内容也都更大众（落俗）些。最喜欢《蒯老伯的糖水铺》《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》《翼娃子的周日》。我就希望老了可以开一个像蒯老伯糖水铺这样的店，佛系经营，不求赚钱，只求打发时间，还是接触到社会；只做夜宵档也会接触不同社会层级的人。理想的晚年生活😬😬
兔妈妈照顾小兔，萤火虫小女孩找妈妈，糖水老伯的女儿带儿子，哼哈男宝只有妈妈带，河北郏县里的妈妈除了忙农活照顾外婆还要给家人做饭，翼娃子也几乎都跟着妈妈，电影院里也是妈妈带儿子看电影。“母职惩罚纪录片”加上现实里的照应，我笑得想死。
许多家庭都会遇到的琐事，但出现在同性婚姻中却又那么特别
千丝万缕的爱如缠绕成一团的思绪，解不开，又怎么样呢。勇敢接受，继续前行。
蛮少见的绘本主题电影，7个不同画风的短片，讲述中国普通人的故事，充满了市井烟火气，温暖童趣真诚可爱，广东方言、川渝方言、河南方言让人非常亲切。最喜欢《外婆的蓝色铁皮柜轮椅》，导演的旁边像散文一样，想马上回到老家抱抱我的外婆。
经费看上去不是很够。
谈不上精彩 但大概是我的期望值较低 所以反而出乎意料的好看…很好的故事 既真实又不缺乏戏剧性 演员选的也不错……我一般不看同性题材的 这次没注意却观感不错
爱 童年 温暖 光 亲子 家园 成长 分离 孝顺 自我 治愈
圈主人监制不会令人失望，如果我有孩子的话一定会带来一起看的。也许是作为或远或近的游子之一，触动泪点真的不需要千言万语。 也是因为独立动画的“小众”，院线排片真的非常不友好，所以也有了机会包场( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )
原创绘本动画片整体质量真的很不错！！
这套绘本以前就看过。大人很喜欢，但其实其中的一些感情孩子还不懂
后悔没有带孩子来看，太可爱了。也是很能治愈大朋友的呀
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