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.
气氛渲染的特别好，最令人惊讶的是三个年龄段的苏桦伟只有最小的小朋友是真正残疾人士，其它两个都是演员！看片时一直以为少年时期的演员也是残疾人…演员找的真好，演得也真好！苏妈在替儿子告白后那段和儿子争吵的戏的台词写的甚好！“大家会怪她而不是天生残障的儿子”压力山大
《妈妈的神奇小子》胜在够热血和十足港味。
你可能走得比别人慢，但你可以跑得比别人快！
吴君如喊出了那句“同工同酬”。但最后好心人的帮助和耀眼的成功又隐藏了事情很多本身的原因。
怎么说呢，今天北京残奥会开幕式，六公主来放这部片子，当然要给六公主面子啦～
我算明白了，陈可辛这派人就是不会拍体育类型片，可怕的是人菜瘾大就往体育片死钻，赶紧要么回炉重学要么以后干脆放弃所有竞技场面
“多吃牛肉”！“同工同酬”！
剧本很刻意，但罗生门、套娃般的层层抖包袱还有点意思。剧本杀。
印象最深的就是，到了外国只能打五分钟的电话，妈妈说：在那边吃多点牛肉啊美国的牛肉靓！儿子说：知道了，牛排和汉堡包这里都不用钱免费吃！
这是部标准的悬疑片，中规中矩，就算有点刻意（比如范伟问窦骁，张颂文是谁），那也是国产片的样板。也就不如心迷宫闯入者等了了数片而已。
哎呦，出来混还是要心存善念的，即使是个贼也要盗亦有道。挺合格的商业悬疑片，3.5分比较合适，还挺黑色幽默的。
随着时间的推移，故事真相也慢慢揭开。
密室剧本杀，不停的反转，一帮演员演绎的一集综艺。不必太认真， 认真就输了。毕竟同类型太多，要突破很难。6.4
短时间封闭空间内连环扣式的黑色幽默喜剧，也不是没硬伤，但总体都套上了，还是新导演首作的话，确实不输当年宁浩《疯狂的石头》。
要给五分，是很励志的。妈妈的不易，孩子的不易。
要给五分，是很励志的。妈妈的不易，孩子的不易。
多线程叙事还整得很明白，新人导演太难得了哟。如果没有最后2分钟可以给4星。不是很懂又没有水钱是怎么冻上的…
窦骁比较出彩，前边演的比后边要好很多。
远超预期，这又是一位宝藏新人导演啊。非线性叙事+黑色幽默，悬念环环相扣，剧情层层反转，在国产悬疑片里属于上乘之作了。范伟的表演很稳，更令人惊喜的是窦骁，这应该是他的翻身之作了吧。
“谁都不当你是普通人，那你就做一个不普通的人”。
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