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.
就……挺差的。处处都是露怯，为了展示这是个国际化大都市电影，处处都是虚假的多样性，假洋人假艺术家假劳动人民假有钱人假男人假女人，问就说其实是在讽刺中产，也没见真的戳到啥痛处，为什么放这么多歌，问就是我想要的就是这个风格，为什么上海没有外地人，为什么你觉得不是中产的要住市中心小洋楼，问就是导演身边生活的都是这样的人，这和当初《伊比利亚派对》的别问，问就是“略略略略略”有啥区别。
蛮惊喜的一部片子 配乐真的是太赞了 娓娓道来的感觉 纯上海话增加了一份上海独有的摩登腔调 而如此具有烟火气的电影 也是好久没有看到了的 细节和一些画面蛮妙的 第一次群人坐在饭桌上的唇枪舌战也是堪称经典啊 好看好看
对小资产阶级那点儿小情调、小癖好、小虚荣、小欲望拿捏得死死的，又用自我吐槽来消解了这种装腔拿调，让其在这片土地上不至于显得格格不入。小资的困境就在于心中像红拂一样渴望自由，但却不得夜奔，只能借一夜情来完成一夜的出逃。老白和老乌其实是一个角色的两面，老白是现实，老乌是神话，也是用来点题的那个角色：爱情就是神话，何必在乎真假。
没写了个啥事儿 但是从第一场戏好看到最后一场戏。音乐也好
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两度为老乌和他的故事落泪😭😭
台词厉害，把人完全融到对话里，结尾影院里看电影的人看着电影里的人在看电影
果然是年末惊喜多，关于爱情的那些事被导演和编剧融进了台词和情节中，充分融合上海的市井气和知识分子的小情调，观感上很舒服，方言很加分。三位女性角色的塑造非常出彩，坏掉的高跟鞋用的巧妙，饭桌和画廊两段对话戏写的太猜彩，结尾老乌的故事既大方致敬了原版电影，还巧妙点了题，最后以看不懂原版电影而收场不落俗，没陷入自我感动的怪圈，作为处女作完成度非常好，推荐一看。（8.5/10）
要真挑毛病也不是没有，但胜在用心，没把观众当傻子糊弄，最后的镜头挺有意思：灯光一亮，我们就是爱情神话本身。而且白日密语的《1975》太好听啦！！！
这是一部闯空门的电影，本身就有存在的价值。一星主要扣在音乐上，多，腻。看的时候一直在想两个问题。问题一，上海到底是谁的上海；问题二，老白到底是谁的老白。本片都没有回答，这是比较高明的。
没有看到爱情，看到了友情有多美好。 友情确实是人生最重要的东西，为朋友们干杯🍻
北有柔情史，南有爱情神话，绝妙的文本，精彩的调度，演员到位，角色设计有对比而自然，格局超越华语电影太多太多，让我们触摸到了生活。
看完了才发现，原来是我的观影习惯不好，中途离场了那么多次，对不起
中国的法式轻喜剧… 接地气，不做作的一部能让人会心一笑的电影，国产片子里很难得
每个角色都挺喜欢，作为一个年轻女性，居然会觉得老白这个角色太有魅力了，比徐峥本人有魅力太多。
结尾也挺有意思的，浪漫至死，但是感觉有点虚，可能我还是不够浪漫。
好看啊，文青最喜欢的那一卦，灵，有腔调。几个细节：
影片质感 完成度都非常棒。知道这是部女性向的片子 但徐峥周野芒这么棒 还是惊喜。方言很重要。
2.神预言：吐槽翻拍电影是财富密码（内涵误杀2？）不要乳化（雄狮少年中枪），还出现了hi stranger（王力宏调情）
爱情神话，虽然是对老电影的引用，但更主要像个免责声明。真实生活如此沉重，你就允许我在电影里飞一把吧。能接受电影里的特工穿过枪林弹雨而毫发无伤，为何不能接受电影里的普通人能够富足、相爱、拥有一生的朋友，你不相信也行，我都说了是神话了。导演放低姿态的自嘲、谁都不得罪的小心翼翼可能不必。老乌是真实的（影子）男主，爱情神话的真实持有者，用自己的一生携带它，最后终于捧到所有人面前，然后死去。导演很年轻，这种题材如果往扎实地气的方向去做，对于导演肯定是超纲的，导演已经尽最大努力发挥自己并不那么充足的“上海经验”，其余用审美与想像力补足，亦实亦虚的处理，既是讨巧，也是扬长避短。就像Gloria不肯花两万五救老公，却肯花两万五“嫖”老白，导演并不完全坐实任何一段人物背景。这其实挺好，先不被捆住手脚比较重要。
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