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.
终于亲自看上了！场景做得真好，无论广州还是顺德都几乎可以乱真……情节很多日漫元素显得尴尬，跟本土文化格格不入，剧情有些过渡不好的地方也是硬生生糊弄过去了，主角也是莫名其妙开挂，但……看到木棉花，听到振奋的鼓点，如何能不被打动呢//感谢木头姐给看了！五星！！必须的五星！！！
上山、下山，每个人有自己的路要走。赞电影尊重现实，没有给主角们一个因舞狮夺冠就走上光鲜未来的结局。很喜欢电影里满满的乡土文化，感情充沛的插曲，堪比实景拍摄的细腻画面，和即使明知是煽情套路也让人留下泪水的感人片段。虽然大量打工少年和留守儿童可能不会看到这部电影，但看完电影的你和我难道不会对他们更多尊重和关爱、不会懂得无论身处何种境遇，每一个个体都可以在自己的人生轨迹里创造精彩吗。中国的动画电影做出了成人和孩子都可以欣赏的好故事，很棒👍
只要你能稍微忍受前半段些许的中二狗血的剧情，那么今年的国产院线最佳没跑了！开篇媲美《冰雪奇缘2》的怒放木棉花真是惊艳人心，大片温润的暖光也非常柔和地洒落在观众疲惫的内心，活灵活现的舞狮特效让我们在这个习俗快要绝迹的年代第一次如此近距离地感受传统文化的魅力与生命，密林丛中佛前的磕求与闲庭迈步让我们见证了内心的力量，聚焦留守儿童、外地务工家庭的柔思也第一次让人感受到国产动画团队的温情与思考，高潮处至死是少年的燃情也燃烧的恰到好处。这么高质量高水平的原创IP故事，在阿娟向着擎天柱高高跃起的瞬间，我才真正的看到了独属于这个时代的哪吒。
有点程式化的故事，按流程走最后总能掐到点泪点。
And maybe they'd be happy for a while” 很久很久以前 Finch存在过 挺好 PS: 无论在什么时候 一个人会遇到的危险永远来自同类 当Finch连夜逃避人类追车那一刻 人类的消亡已经注定
能够沐浴阳光即是幸事
和丸子一起看的～熟悉而怀念的岭南风光和湿度色调。前面的搞笑节奏可以再调调，但是感情很真挚。喜欢贯穿全片鼓点表现的气势。
废土、机器人，我蛮喜欢这种题材的，可是一到煽情的部分我就有点儿厌烦了，而且机器人真的有人类情感这种东西吗？即便是进化得快，也只能是模拟而已，搞得像真的一样，我不相信。有点失望老实说。
“谢谢我的狗，我的机器人，谢谢我的老年，我的疾病，谢谢我的死亡，与，我的生命……”
一人一狗一机共同上路，黄沙废土也能散发温情可爱，为Jeff的率真触动。净土与蝴蝶暗指着现今还能挽回的环境恶化。
机器人是人的延续。延续人的情感，关系，对世界的体验。人是脆弱的，可某些东西生生不息。
国产动画终于——暂别满天神佛，重拾人间烟火。
【人、狗、機】有些電影真的就是很適合夜深人靜的之後一個人默默躲著看。而有的演員就真的是很厲害，他完全可以用自己的演技讓你覺得這兩個小時的觀影過程是轉瞬即逝的。哪怕整部片子的真正人物主角只有他自己，他也可以用自己的實力做到。末日下明明不相信任何人了，卻把最後的一份信心給了Jeff這位機器人。這樣的結局，實在是太好哭了。
最后杰夫独自坐在那里看着夕阳，想到他即将面对的，感觉是无比的悲伤残忍，就像当初芬奇出发时一样吧，孤独却又仍含希望。
快进看完的，总觉得开头那部分，我哪里看过。#20220226
片子叫芬奇不叫杰夫，是因为废土设计的机器人杰夫一直叫着芬奇的名字。它被制造出来的使命是保护那只小狗，将死的人希望让这微小崇高的人性延续下去。就那么简单，世界让你我成为孤岛，但我最爱的机器人，照顾好我最爱的小狗，总会有希望的。
终究在地球的只有机器与其它动物，两种信任的态度，按主人公说的人类的“矛盾”生命的本质，
辐射把阳光化为毒药，防备令拥抱变成奢侈，遗憾是伏在膝上的小狗，希望是拂过钢索的河风。地下堡垒是兑了冰水的啤酒，地面历险是值得回味的罐头，保持怀疑是岁月予人的能力，原始信任是造物馈赠的奇迹。
希望未来也能够有独属于中国的女性题材动画。
前所未有的抵制与反抵制，自带原罪的眼睛与片方完全负面的大肆宣传，政府官方的保驾护航与全民参与的反辱华抵制，属实给电影圈提供了一个魔幻可笑的参考例子。
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