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.
“泄气话和宿醉一样，吐出来就让人舒服了”
不知道为什么散发着古早味，以及已经过了看蜡笔小新的年纪。PS：万万没想到摘下面具是个いけめん啊
想讲的东西也是挺多的，也讽刺了挺多东西，但是都讲的挺好的，所以说不怕你元素多，就怕你讲不好。然后，评论里有的人是怎么看出来风间放弃了他的初心呢？最后小新和风间是平手，同时到达，而且风间手里拿着的是面包，他没有放弃他的想法。没有谁对谁错，小新的想法不一定是对风间好的，风间的想法也不一定适合小新，大家只是想永远做朋友而已，真的没必要想那么多，毕竟这才是青春呀
8.5 才知道原来给PP打码是台版才有的，而且这次打的不是动感超人，而是蜡笔……
想象是无法超越的，想象力就是你的远方。这就是动画的魅力和我喜欢动漫的原因吧！
Fire！青春！
剧情中的推理转折都太公式化了，属于行活。但诸如，妈妈鼓励小新的时候还不忘提醒一句“不要摔倒哦” 这类细节又很用心。
说实在的，每次看小心剧场版都会因为青春这种东西眼含热泪。特别是最近特别有感触，我们不需要一尘不变使劲变强的无情绪化精英，就是想和身边的朋友一起变好
美牙和白神戏份太少差评。前面有些无聊，后面收尾真的很燃！这部主要胜在立意，很符合内卷时代！青春是谜团🥲！
呜呜又看哭了，风间好爱大家，大家也好爱风间。这部剧情比起前几部写实了很多，新鲜形象展示也有趣，变成小新一样扭屁屁的风间，变成大哥大不违和的黄毛正男，推理小能手妮妮，喜欢生物部野生部长的阿呆，用屁屁移动抢炒面面包＆其实脑子就是屁股子的小新。5岁的青春风间背负着更多期望，但是有春日部防卫队在风间可以是风间而不是精英风间，突然就很感激这部动漫没有让春日部防卫队面临分道扬镳的一天，大家依旧是大家，永远是青春FIRE 🔥🔥 🔥
风间真的太适合这种小反面角色了！
不要管别人，尽情去努力就好了，嘲笑努力的人的人才是最差劲的
最后的马拉松竟然热血到让我哭了出来，这就是青春！！每个无意义都是有意义的！！
让小孩子来告诉你青春是什么会不会太扯呀！但是放在小新身上，又感觉什么都成立。大概是看的第一部蜡笔小新剧场版，有够脱线，但也有饱满能量。整部片要讲述的“精英管理还是自由成长”“人治还是AI治”“科学好还是人文好”……最后都浓缩成了“青春最好”……好吧，被闪到了。
天天吵着要当精英的小徹终于当了回主角www
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。
真的好棒！案件展开后就渐入佳境，凶手的设置比柯南剧场版的迷惑性要强多了，dying message的设计也令人惊喜，又合理又无语又有趣，十分具有新之助的风格。
小新五岁又怎么样，他能永远比你活得明白，为了朋友而努力，美伢广志都为他骄傲。好像他们都很成熟，但看看风间，再怎么样都是五岁的孩子：他偷偷在床头放了一张和妈妈的合照。
太好看了吧！！！
小新五岁又怎么样，他能永远比你活得明白，为了朋友而努力，美伢广志都为他骄傲。好像他们都很成熟，但看看风间，再怎么样都是五岁的孩子：他偷偷在床头放了一张和妈妈的合照。
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