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.
ok。不喜欢女主 但是男主从小细腻的情感植根在一整个年轻的年纪 暧昧和情感的风向从来都是对应在万千变化中的 不是渣也不是违背了道德的准则 在无数个女人中间 在无数年龄和关系的交叉网里 友好和用心往往是磨练成大人 在度过成长这艘船中要不停摆渡的罢了
好矫情好自恋好无聊好单薄好幼稚 Domino的角色台词都像是teenager意淫出来的年上形象 毫无层次 真的辱成熟女性了 再加上达妹的表演每一秒都在疯狂传达我好美好惨…结果就是很油
自编自导自演，Cooper Raiff这位新人有点意思，处理情感那股子细腻，好温柔好舒服。达妹也比『五十度灰』那会儿舒服太多，属于她的上升期来了。
3.5 算是Shithouse的续集，在大学毕业后的过渡，但感觉没有上一部灵性，可能是因为着重在于剧本金句刻画~
三星半，从男孩到男人，这是一部平淡却不乏味，充满真诚且治愈的电影，男主和弟弟都是温柔善良的人，而且其实他很优秀，懂得关怀他人倾听他人还很擅长跟亲密关系表达爱意，这一点要做到其实很难，他对妈妈说：“我的童年过得很快乐”。内心充满善意和爱的人不仅能治愈他人也能和解自己。达妹整个人都温温柔柔的，好喜欢。
好烂，完全共情不了，大胡子的22岁男孩爱上年轻妈妈，喜欢那句 你是在克制接近我还是在克制远离我。
不是特别优秀的电影，但正是现在的我需要的。最后Dakota和男主说的话，可能十年后的我也会对现在的自己这样说 ，一想到这我的眼泪又掉了一轮😢😢😢
没有信誓旦旦的承诺
对话流电影，自导自演的宝藏导演，直白的讲了一个要爱自己的故事，把时间、金钱、精力、感情都花在自己身上，年轻迷茫的时候，适当的have some fun也无伤大雅，谁能一下子就认清自己呢，其中讲感情的地方又占据绝大多篇幅，如果像这样约好了再也不见面，那一定曾经是相当在乎的人吧。
《男人》2022年科幻恐怖类型电影的一部佳作！
达妹这样的角色都快演包浆了，但还是好性感😢Domino和男主妈妈这样思维开放、美丽迷人，还是要告诉自己需要普男的保护，emmmm…
但是还是有东西的，很微妙的点明了男性那点母子情节。可能我也是厌倦了成长老是跟父子关系扯到一起。
戏如其名，丝滑又舒服，生活的模样不就是这样的吗，不是波澜壮阔的却又是值得铭记的，每个人拥有的都不一样啊，就跟里面妈妈说的一样，你的记忆不会丢失啊
片子一出来其实就看了，但是过了很久依然不知道怎么写评论。也许探索自我时候的一切错误都可以被允许(this is the part when you can do your own things)，但最终还是要做出选择。做决定。做决定。成长。
我猜有点犹太元素，表达西方追求的“家庭普世价值”，处处彰显爱意的相处之道，而不是东方式的长幼有序。主角是一种被如此教化的，充满善良人格的青年，因为他的自由活力，介入了一段超年龄有爱的交往，如此一个西方人成长的经历故事。
#SXSW# 一个weety white American boy的故事 难以共情
SFFILM, 圣丹斯美式鸡汤，男主/导演22岁长相气质跟我一个30多岁爱讲冷笑话的白男盆友极度相似，这可能是我唯一能relate的地方了
哪有那么多绝对呢 就这么时常回头看一眼地走下去吧
轻轻拿起，轻轻放下，一个好人。（真想按头编剧们来看看人家的姐狗故事都是怎么写的啊！
对我而言，这部比PTA的甘草披萨更私人更容易共情。Cooper Raiff是啥宝藏男孩，好喜欢他的作品和演绎，决定有空找来Shithouse看看。4.5
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