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.
5.5/10。「魔法屋出现裂痕」大概是看完这部电影后对目前迪士尼的最大感受了。（Live）
虽然各种俗套和无脑热血，但还挺好看，不过比《夏娃的时间》差不少。7.5分
3☆给林聚聚的歌
前四十分钟，一直在考虑要不要继续看，但看了诗音柔道练习那段，兴趣大增，最后结局真是感动我了。前面好些对话和镜头原来都是伏笔，真是一个让我感到惊喜的作品
【4星】很久没看到这样画风、渲染、设定均在线上乘的动漫电影了（控制电子烟花、大家一起放歌那段可真是华彩至极啊），以未来感的动画为载体，尝试打通普通人体和AI智能体之间那层近在咫尺的界限，八年时间里一直默默不间断的关注、理解、羁绊，让它成为了“她”，成为了彼此心里不可分割的真实存在，成为了光明正大存活在这个世界上的爱的理由。
这不比龙与雀斑公主好看？？？（啊！虽然音乐上还是雀斑公主的好听一点…）Tao酱的声线还蛮适合配AI的，可可爱爱！
比同期BELLE好看多了！中间哭了好几次…TOMA跑到台上唱起歌的那一句 我直接暴风哭泣了 555555青春和爱和友谊最美好了
迪士尼的卡通基本都是要大家做自己，自己永远是最好的，不要受人影响，挺好。
7 吉浦康裕与大河内一楼的风格都相当明显，几乎影片前半属于前者，后半属于后者，成功的歌舞片。
立本人有病赶紧治吧，AI题材栽死几个导了，救救我吧！//智能音箱成精过于吓人……看晕过去2.0
AI都比人类感人系列·片里的AI简直智能超神了，大概是作者梦想理想中的场景吧，如果能实现的话真的是很赞，公交车AI驾驶简直炫啊！还有女孩的家中设备👍🏻！
#95thAcademyAwards# 跟我小时候成天意淫的房子一模一样…
作为动画来说优秀，作为迪士尼动画来说及格。Surface Pressure是近几年动画片插曲里全方位素质最高的一首。词作，风格，配的画面都是全片少数令人惊艳的部分。
诗音和妈妈体现的其实是两种对立的价值观，“机器为人服务”及“人为机器服务”，我比较遗憾的是剧中这两种价值观的冲突是没有结果的，就像问题小说，只把问题摆出来不解决问题。可以说妈妈到最后也没有真正反省过自己的问题和她带给女儿的伤害，甚至她帮助主角们侵入公司都只是为了报复公司的人阻碍她的项目，她欠里美一个真心诚意的道歉，这是全剧最失败的塑造。
我宁愿多看100遍白雪公主，也不愿意把时间浪费在这种连故事都没讲好的动画片，就故事而言迪士尼最差之作无疑了。
总体有些俗套 迪士尼的感觉过于强了 歌还不错 后半部分还算是有点惊喜 多给一颗星吧
但即便是这样，也还是比《龙与雀斑公主》好的
因为是讲哥伦比亚本来想无脑打五星的，但是故事实在是太弱了，没有任何能打动我的地方呀…基本靠No se habla de Bruno和Dos oruguitas这两首歌在撑着，画面太满了，里约大冒险都没这么满啊…
《夏日友晴天》更胜一筹，《魔法满屋》价值观一言难尽，不管你家人怎么忽略你打压你，你必须无条件对家人好，然后一个拥抱就和解了，懂了吗？
智能AI逃离本体，穿越茫茫机海总要陪伴你身边，AI本主下达命令始终不忘，女孩感觉到幸福吗？女孩今天笑了吗？
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