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.
纯情男大与寂寞人妻的magic hour.（全程盯着黑岛结菜的脸）
好像在听身边人故事一样的真实。也或许是为了拉近观众，电影就好像キノコ帝国的插曲「東京」一样，出现了许多真实的地点与车站，可惜很多桥段过于情绪化了。平平无奇
《论：有一双会讲故事的👀的疯批“美人”是如何学会从middle life crisis中与自己和解》
穿那么厚的浴袍拍床戏真的给我看笑出声，如果年轻演员不能接受大尺度真的可以不拍，又假又搞笑，整部片子都很无聊
黑岛结菜好漂亮哦。“之前有在好好认真喜欢你”真的好好笑。看到凌晨了，太阳不准升起来！
2022年7月24日观看。总体还行，没想到是女导演，两场吻戏不错，只是穿着睡衣搞有点不真实。
现实却又反差萌（男女之间互换了位置（此处无拳））我们黑菜已经演船戏啦，印象里还是那个可爱的会长…….（船戏毫无美感甚至有些出戏）前半段很好，反转后拉胯…感觉在看别人的人生，很难代入…虽然平时总会幻想别人的人生是什么样的，但那终究是人家的，并不能共情…所以豆瓣什么时候能出半星（每年一问）
一句话总结，网大诞生以来看过的最好的网大。
在爱人面前发疯似的挽回那已经支离破碎的爱情，在女儿面前极力地做好一位父亲，却总是不尽人意……
2.8星。一个感情失意生活不如意的中年男人的无尽困顿和苦闷，剧情上没啥意思，唯一亮点就是男主坦然正面全裸的肉体和一两场船戏而已罢了。说实话，看完觉得有点浪费时间。
分数低估了影片的价值。 一出看似混乱的闹剧，真实体现出的是走到中年面对的一地鸡毛。一层讲关系，爱与被爱，互相伤害又再彼此安慰。再一层，致敬《阿飞正传》，并完美展现社会责任，提升对同性群体的关注。影片结尾，一切变了，一切又都没有变，真实的人生，总是要迈步前进继续着一切。 男主和男配小gay以及儿子的演技精湛，难以想象是女导演拍了部男性群像，对于女性角色捎显粗略，唯有女邻居的设置，有略微点到一些韩国社会的性别议题。
不知道只出现了前半部分算不算女主，但是她真的好美。比起感情戏，更喜欢男二和男主天台上互道新年快乐的桥段。
儿子演的也太好了吧。
定式日本青春电影。《鸟唱》的黎明深蓝，《花束》的亚比喜好，再加点反转，再加点懊悔，就成了这样的带有无数前人影子的商业青春电影。黑岛结菜真可爱啊，北村匠海总带着一种颓废的不可靠感，能把这两个人的床戏拍得这么平庸、甚至糟糕其实也算一种本事了。3.5归3。
——“就像一句句文章汇聚成小说，痛苦的情感汇聚成了人生，体会到心意，离别，守护爱情，彼此安慰，那炙热的季节，他们也一样，某些人虽然年轻、莽撞，或许与常人不同，那些主人公也是灿烂地、或者用快要痊愈的伤痛，在谱写人生，但我还没有执笔的勇气，一定要对正在克服伤痛的他，说出这句话我才能执笔：你对任何人来说都不是伤痛，你对我来说是安慰。”
（但不得不说 帅哥好多
瞧瞧什么才叫同志界的疯B美人儿！Leonardo也是豁出去了，除了贡献三点全露的疯舞戏码还外加一段意乱情迷的3P，整部电影看下来就是——我抽风、我嗑药、我把生活搞得一团糟、可我知道我是个好爸爸。
糟心了快两个小时，最后十分钟是平静的，好担心编剧最后让他从楼上跳下去
作。男主是不是有躁郁症啊？真的需要去看一下医生。结局问题也没有解决。另外，他都不用工作的吗？天天闲逛还这么有钱…
一见钟情光速告白马上同居什么的，果然是年轻人搞暧昧谈恋爱做得出来的事。后来笔锋一转，变成了人气出轨小年轻，果然是日本喜欢拍的故事。不过其实这个片子讲的是踏进社会之后所面对的理想和现实的落差。黑岛结菜有点帅气的美。就是床戏有点尴尬。
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