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.
沉浸于70年代，男女主角永远在互相靠近和互相推开的似爱非爱的轨道中推进这段奇奇怪怪的好莱坞往事，明星、政客、流行和政治事件成为了他们生活中的过客，Gary过于早熟地混迹于街头，Alana却任由十五岁的少年牵引着她二十五岁的生活头绪。在总是无缘无故的“日剧跑”的青春叙事里，总有种反成长的怀旧在里面，或者说PTA从未被时代神话所说服的局外人的友善讽刺与温和调笑。
这个片子刚出来的时候大概是所有奥提里面最想看的一部了，结果看完还是有点失望…整部电影很拖，很碎，很乱，甚至很多地方有些莫名其妙…
三星半。就很难想象PTA拍了一部纯爱，但是男女主都长相平平这一点非常独特。
70S，虽然是最混乱动荡的时代，但同时也是充满活力、无限可能的时代。PT安德森借一对男女的青春故事道出了对往日的思念。过去不会变，那是历史；变的是我们，因为会老。
很有意思，我全程都没太看进去，但又能一直吸引我看下去，太多妙笔了，声音的处理也很独特，真的看到之前你很难想象会在电影里看到一段长长的几乎无声的倒车戏
好久没有看到如此舒适愉悦的电影了。青少年的爱情小品和成长日记，也能拍得如此“波澜壮阔”，包罗万象，仿佛70年代the valley的地方文化志，也只有举轻若重的PTA了。
本质上还是青春爱情小品，放在了70年代好莱坞的大背景下，让一些伤痛小清新都裹上了Valley气质。未成年的小孩明星和成年不得意的女性，进行了一场两个多小时的爱情追逐，相伴或者闹变扭都像过家家一样，前两场奔跑的戏份是恰到好处，最后一场双向奔赴就添了几分刻意。我始终不看好女孩能忍耐男孩的幼稚到何时。至于PTA拿亚裔开涮这事儿，好莱坞不就这个德性么，zzzq不过是老白男掩耳盗铃罢了。
虽然有很强的话剧感，虽然有些情节安排很刻意，情绪转变很生硬，但作为喜剧片，合格的
不过放映前放了整整五分钟的贴片广告我是真没想到的
（知道是翻拍）
就如卡车以倒车的方式下坡 不用依靠石油提供动力 《甘草披萨》也可以称为重力电影 所有时间和冲突都回到私人情感的纬度 而这又无不是时代的情绪 西恩潘或是库博的角色都好有趣 “你喜欢吃花生酱三明治吗？”
比原版差远了。马丽演人人垂涎的美女太让人出戏。魏翔的兔牙可爱。
2022年电影院看的第一部电影。看了一个半小时提前离场，不想继续带着两层口罩闷得难受地看一部没有逻辑又充满男性凝视的无聊电影。
不解释∪･ω･∪
PTA临了临了在20年代开头拍了个青春片，拉出一票熟面孔老朋友，结果比这堆人都更加分的反而是来自音乐组合Haim的女主，非常70年代的长相、气质和五官。
你说不好吧，我觉得演技可以～你说好吧，我不知道这个剧本的逻辑是啥～
如果青春片可以是素面朝天的，如果青春可以不矫饰… @望京电影资料馆
7分。这个片太文化差异太私人了。第5分半热狗店天空的晚霞，让我想起洛杉矶，第39分钟俩人奔跑的那条街，让我想起Pasadena，结果两分钟后出现了KPPC Pasadena！
喜欢。70年代的风，随着时代浪潮前行，一来一往的推拉真的让人心潮澎湃，像是在看那种最经典的爱情喜剧。而也时常会担心太多，比如深知他们身处于不同的年龄阶段，会有不同的目标和理应不同的生活，男女主分别做出的几个抉择都蛮有意思，能看出逞强和成熟，也能看出美好的爱本身。虽然只是短短的几个月，也值得一个HAPPY END，最后真的太快乐太快乐了，像是要融化在风里。4.5归5。
真的是家庭作坊式电影，PTA玩得很开心。（但是我不care，还有为什么会有这么多生硬的跑步桥段
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