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.
更喜欢汉密尔顿，换一个能hold 住的女演员会不辱没这么经典的音乐剧，
同时，片中除了表现种族之间的矛盾，还有一个同样值得深思的议题——城市化对于贫民窟的侵略和影响，感觉只在影片前面的一部分有所展现，但也只停留在“展现”这种表层的社会现象，但是到后面却没有看到这一方面的矛盾有着原本所期待的那种质的改变或者激化或者解决。
女主我不认识，主要是看吉米欧阳。他演技还是差着那么点儿劲儿的。不是说浪漫爱情轻喜剧的男主一定要好看，但确实得有点swag，能让人花痴得起来。
好看！！！温馨啊！！！爆米花！！想念美国的圣诞节了。。结局也很棒！Candle maker!!!!!
？？？奇奇怪怪。跳舞好看，唱的都不好听。故事烂。
好看！！！温馨啊！！！爆米花！！想念美国的圣诞节了。。结局也很棒！Candle maker!!!!!
男主演的…非常离谱…不要轻易尝试歌舞片…莎翁的底子还是好的..但是还是留给舞台不要留给银幕了..
虎胆龙威确实不是圣诞电影，不单真爱至上不同意，大开眼戒可能都会表示不服。
故事乏善可陈，可这运镜和打光真的好屌，人剑合一那种
这个确实属于认知壁垒或者知识盲区了。对我来说除了一些光影设计和中间那首America外这又是在难听到家的音乐中折磨人两个半小时的体验，所以我在读评论时频繁看到“经典唱段”这四个字时只能表示非常困惑了
故事是没啥意思，但史匹堡的调度依旧行云流水
如果你不知道奥斯卡最佳影片长什么样，它就长这样。那运镜，那色调，那配乐，那灯光，斯皮尔伯格的电影就是好莱坞的代名词。如果你开始爱电影，又不知道从何看起，斯皮尔伯格的影片是入门影迷的首选。这部翻拍作品还是较原作逊色不少，街区的还原还是有着现代的痕迹，演员的眼中多少透着手机屏幕的“反光”。
所有群舞片段，运镜、调度、剪辑最大限度地展示出了它们所能够释放的魔力，这真的已经是商业电影视听享受的天花板了。丽塔莫雷诺踢开强奸者的彩蛋，比所有漫威彩蛋加起来都燃。小quiz：那些说照抄了原版电影的人哪里有毛病：A眼睛，B耳朵，C脑袋，D钝角
请教朋友怎么欣赏音乐剧电影，他说“语言无法表达时就唱，唱歌无法表达时就舞，赏心悦目就好”。在没有看过老版的情况下，本片观赏性还是挺强的，光影和色彩俱佳，有色裔演员们的唱跳好听好看，大师级别的运镜锦上添花，纽约西城罗密欧与朱丽叶的故事，莎翁每个板斧都按部就班地砸台子上了，要说有点失落的是期待斯皮有不同时代语境下的改编算是落空了。
合格的圣诞电影。虽然很抱歉现实中会不假思索左滑男主，但营造浪漫的时空，心意的合拍胜过左滑、右滑带来的幻觉。Nina还是有一见惊艳的感觉
向经典致敬的同时具有着圣诞时该有的温情与浪漫
虎胆龙威确实不是圣诞电影，不单真爱至上不同意，大开眼戒可能都会表示不服。
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故事乏善可陈，可这运镜和打光真的好屌，人剑合一那种
年轻人要多跳舞，多唱歌，多谈恋爱，少打架，打完架就没有明天了
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