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.
有过去，有未来，中国的发展离不开一代一代的传承，父辈不仅指父亲
如果可以
我和我的父辈片头：手与手的相连意为感情的连接，不像《辛德勒的名单》那般的救赎，是普通的小爱汇聚大爱，这部集锦片，由吴京、章子怡、徐峥、沈腾现中国“电影人”拍摄并主演完成，从抗战时期到新中国刚成立再到改革开放然后飞跃到当今社会，四个时期都在讲述一个父子的亲情故事。吴京还是无比的老套到油腻、父子之情净是些虚里飘的东西，即使画面做的再精致、马蹄腾空的定格画面再好，也掩盖不住剧本的薄弱；章子怡，一个女性视角充满着温柔，自然要多煽情你就得多煽情，这在主旋律从来都不缺；徐峥还好，我喜欢徐峥这段，除了开头孩子的朗读和结尾的摩天大楼，美术好，故事也巧；沈腾，作为现在中国应该说为数不多还挺受市场欢迎的喜剧演员，开心麻花只能够大家乐一乐就可以了，笑点还是马丽的耿直和沈腾的动不动的口出金句，继续努力吧hh
《鸭先知》 3.8/5
鸭先知8.5分，骑兵团7.5分，章子怡的那段就不评了
《少年行》这段乍看起来是沈腾式的喜剧片，细想起来文本上对标的是《菊次郎的夏天》。其他单元的父辈都是大人，沈腾单元的父辈是小孩。沈腾的大人是未来的子辈。从点题来看更具有创意和想法。
四个故事，
吴京的个人英雄主义什么时候能改改
由悲到喜的顺序不错，也有些小的亮点。但问题也不少，故事性都牵强。
每个故事都有各自的看点，作为观众来说还是非常满意的~
我和我的父辈，5代人、4则故事，新中国的开创与传承
3星，《诗》＞《鸭先知》＞《少年行》≈《乘风》。章子怡和徐峥部分我是满意的，吴京和沈腾的答卷显然不能及格。尤其《乘风》拍的实在差，建议吴京别把抗日战争拍成神剧，也别把自己拍成超级英雄，几梭子机关枪子弹穿透和没事人一样，也别把骑兵连拍的和愣头青一样，不会拍去看看《功勋》之能文能武的李延年。
崔健——别以为年轻20岁、30岁，我们就不是一代人。只要那张照片还挂在那，我们就还是同一代人
后三个故事看得还是有点眼眶湿润的。沈腾这个机器人爸爸还把我看哭了。其实“我和我的”系列都有很不错的地方。
就章子怡那段还可以。沈腾那段，我唯一看到的，就是深圳的孩子太卷了。
麻花的电影总是那么搞笑又带着哲理：究竟是先有爸爸还是先有孩子？吴京部分虽然热血，但是也失真。章子怡的努钦替代父亲身份确实是很好的讨论。徐峥导演最近几年是个人风格越来越明显了，对入世的东西进行讨论是他最擅长的。
和妈妈一起看的第一遍，和爸爸一起看的第二遍。
食之无味的产品，徐峥的部分也只是不功不过的作品，但这一次好歹回归了家庭，家国天下最后一步才回到了家庭。
《诗》用浪漫的方式道出了生命的终极意义；《鸭先知》海派幽默风格，都很喜欢。其他两部分就算了吧
wujing 2, ziyi 3-4, xuzheng 3-4, shenteng 2-3，王菲歌 5
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