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.
青春是铁面具，青春是恋爱，青春是闪闪发光，青春是自卑感，青春是后悔，青春是人情道义，青春是孤独，青春是狂欢，青春是曾经有过，青春就是当下，青春是哈哈，青春是FIRE！
一个培养精英的学校，人被一种叫欧兹姆这样的机器控制，加分减分，然后把人归为不同的班级，于是1亿分精英享受吃法国大餐的特权，负分的学生只能争抢最难吃的面包，于是学校充满了嫉妒和仇恨，出现了许多残害人的悲剧。
永远都爱蜡笔小新，而且这部真的好好看！！！悬疑推理完全没有不搭的感觉！！最近几年最好看的剧场版了
“那些嘲笑正在努力的人的家伙们，全都被秃鹫揪掉脑袋算了”😌
前面真的是尬到我了，说是本格推理用的全是变格手法，而且是真的过于乏味冗长了，直到赛跑环节的出现..何谓“青春”我想春探部成员们的行动以及台词已经诠释得很到位无需我再赘述了，我只想说这是我看过最燃的一段奔跑，没有之一。小新一直走这个方向的话就太正确了，远比他的搞怪和恶趣味来得深入人心。可以给四星，毕竟在现在这个年岁还能有心思来看长不大的小新已经实属不易。
天春学园是浓缩版小社会。蜡笔小新被创造出来，就是奔着挫败精英教育去的。开头有点小惊艳，可惜高开后不停低走。
期待了好久的剧场版。终于看到了。只有蜡笔小新才配得上永远的神。
哈哈哈第一名流石同学眼镜是屁股形状的，原来正男是个弯。// 青春，到底是什么？青春是铁面具，恋爱，闪闪发亮，自卑感，后悔，人情世故，孤独，好耶好耶，曾经拥有，此时此刻，FIRE!
推理不是重點，所以情節沒什麼邏輯性。另外雖然廣志和美冴戲份不多，但他們支持小新的一番話十分令人感動。風間和小新的 CP 粉可以準備狂歡ㄌ。
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很喜欢这部优秀的作品。
看过的小新剧场版中最内容丰满最结构复杂最用心的一部了，理念和情怀也是满分，爆发了呀
1 艺人配音有点突兀
是常态 但是这种悲伤也能随着时间消逝 让人慢慢接受
“那些嘲笑正在努力的人的家伙们，全都被秃鹫揪掉脑袋算了”😌
Crayon Shinchan Shrouded in Mystery The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy 2021 JPN Blu-ray 1080p AVC TrueHD 5.1-DIY@TTG，39.40 GB
一篇儿童无厘头动画剧场篇，居然涵盖了友情爱情梦想勇气教育青春热血义气团结，还毫不违和。以及风间的愿望和忧愁，想要永远和朋友在一起又害怕成长差距带来的渐行渐远也让人动容。制服老大接面具有帅到哈哈。
😅蜡笔小新所有的剧场版我都看过，这部真的不好看啊。我都不知道怎么能这么高分？
可能展现了表层的二元对立和对于标准化的迎合，但是有关局限与定义的苦衷，面对更宽视野和更多角度，它仍旧重要吗……
第33代番长真的太帅了！！！！最喜欢的一部剧场版
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