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.
林漫威写的歌好汉密尔顿风啊，写的词让每个人物都活起了we don't talk about bruno音乐剧风最强。👍(Bruno的配音是照着林漫威选的吗，唱歌的时候好像啊)
整个舞蹈编排场景转换还有原声带都过分百老汇了，总觉得更加合理的发展应该是魔法彻底消失才对，这和解得过于敷衍，为说教而说教
画面真的是太美了，歌也很好听，夹杂了不少历史私货，对拉美历史及文化的陌生，以及人物略脸谱化，终究不会让这片子在国内火起来...
哈哈哈万丈高楼平地起，辉煌只能靠自己😂
為什麼她美麗看起來年輕的pepi姨要跟一個又老又胖又醜的男人結婚，基本完美的小紅貓里的爹也是啤酒肚
它居然没有彩蛋，像拍着拍着钱不够了，老板说差不多得了吧下班回家吃饭了。结尾特别匆忙，mirabel因为没有gift一直被全家若有似无地排斥，外婆也对她严厉，吵一架房子塌了就瞬间和解了？bruno逃家数年变成不可说的男子，结果一出现就冰释前嫌全家抱抱，那他躲在墙壁后这么些年就没有一次听到大家谈论他不觉得问题很大吗？歌大部分很好听，画面绝美，神奇的casida谁不想拥有，塌房之前算是精彩，就是高潮没顶上去，最后大团圆就立刻结束，也算是干净利落，肯定没有续集。
只要有爱，家就是一座坚固的幸福城堡，只要有爱，就会魔法满屋。爱，的确是这世上最神奇的魔法！
期待很久的电影，本以为是又是一部媲美COCO的拉丁裔为主体的电影，没想到编剧团队如此有失水准，尽管其他的工业制作水平全部在线。为什么魔法突然崩坏蜡烛熄灭，为什么只有女主没有魔法，为什么只有女主是拯救者，为什么魔法突然复原甚至更强大，都没有很好的解答，看得一头雾水。仅仅只是因为Bruno回来了？他根本都没离开过好吧。
真的撑死三星
抛开政治隐喻，唯一没有天赋的孩子在家族中被指责，被遗忘，这样的设定实在容易让人心疼和共情。迪士尼对完美表象下分崩离析的探讨值得肯定，但放到台面上就是既不完全童话也不完全残酷的，无趣的《魔法满屋》。
就这？这就完了？饭米粒呀！
迪士尼走单纯路线了吗，故事人物都那么简单。但是音乐好强啊，所有原创歌曲都出自林漫威之手，不愧奥斯卡提名。
这个设定其实很真实，我蛮喜欢的，但这个讲故事的方式真的太太迪士尼了
是很多不明意象了，而且整个小镇居民都像是崇拜皇室一样崇拜这家人，有点接受不能，没什么特别讨喜的角色罢了。
故事情节和《百年孤独》很类似，哥伦比亚、内战、女性主导家族、家族里有离群索居的预言家、完美的女人等等，最后屋子又恢复魔法了这点真的很无语，所以女主和姥姥的能力一样都是魔法屋吗？很莫名其妙。私以为，最后屋子修缮好，家人都失去魔法从而依靠自身开始像普通人一样生活更有意义。
因为歌曲一般（sorry林聚聚）差点没去看，好在动画还是无可挑剔的，祖孙三代常年互相伤害，解开心结共建和谐社区，奇迹就是你，预言不可取
当世界越来越四分五裂的时候，只有迪士尼还在追求相亲相爱。
AMC Sunnyvale 12 | 故事特别无聊 几个关键字嘶来吼去的听着尴尬 美术绝赞 音乐好听但歌词白眼 迪士尼就是有钱
这个画面也太可爱了吧！各种魔法的画面都太美了！每个姐姐的主题曲画面都做得太好了！魔法世界总是让人欣喜！
如果只是美好的童话该有多好，那样便只会记得「Stars don't shine they burn.」「You're more than what you're gifted.」「The miracle is you.」
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