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.
悬疑向剧场版绝赞（虽然是小新味儿的无厘头悬疑，dying message也太搞了），个人认为这是小新最好看的一部剧场版。
热血青春！最后的马拉松真的好燃！春日部防卫队永远的好朋友！（一些颜艺真的好搞笑
一个动画片的推理都比国内许多悬疑片做得好 还不反思反思吗？ 当然 还是欣赏不来蜡笔小新的黄和色
该搞笑的时候搞笑，该正经的时候正经，该热血的时候热血，一切都是规规矩矩，没有差错。可是小新的剧情容量还是更适合几分钟的剧集呢，拍成电影的长度还真是有点冗长。还有就是，没有美伢的小新不是完整的！！
青春 FIRE！！！
青春就是享受当下，就是fire，就是长大以后回想起来不会后悔的一段时光！荒诞且有意义的剧场版
连蜡笔小新都这么卷了吗哈哈哈哈哈哈 重返童年 一如既往的好看
近年来《蜡笔小新》除了新婚旅行之外的几部剧场版都做得很不错，这一部里的几个配角都塑造得比较成功，性格各有特色，悬疑部分也不错
我家小新也是能喊出青春是“fire”的男人了，不愧是你野原新之助。
内心快乐比成为精英更重要啊
你印象中他有多离谱，他就有多深刻
幼稚的画风和特别理智的情绪：不刻意敌视高材生，不盲目宣扬普通人。看到最后突然很喜欢正男。
最后跑起来时一系列关于青春是什么的描述可真热血！
喜欢田径队跑步学生会长这一条线，我就是我！我喜欢我！我是最棒的！我爱我！！
这部剧场版真棒啊！没能引进太遗憾了，好想在电影院看，这就是青春啊~结尾好燃，风间最后的告白我都要哭了，しんちゃん，走って！！
前大半段跟之前的作品相比有些弱，后20分钟算是有些力挽狂澜了，不过在蜡笔小新剧场版电影中算不上出色的佳作
蜡笔小新一如既往良心，保持孩童的视角面向成人讲诉普通的道理。
好，快去吧，新之助，
《大人帝国》站在新世纪之初表现了怀旧与前进的交锋；这部在2020s之初，面对科技、教育的发展，讨论了更为深广的社会问题。前半部分，直接抛出：教育与社会阶级、教育内部的阶级、电子产品与图书馆、AI与教师等一系列问题，然后用“吸屁屁怪”象征“分数执念对人的异化”，进而把讨论对象集中到个体间的关系上。从一部写实剧逐渐向推理剧过渡。推理部分很有趣，能够推着观众一起进行思考，不乏对《柯南》和《哆啦a梦》的致敬（那个“33”笑死我了）。最后从推理返回到写实剧，用一场马拉松讨论青春与成长的本质，讨论梦想与友谊之间的矛盾，最终回归到传统的母题：直面生活，享受生活，追寻快乐。贯穿始终的，还有美牙广志二人的暗线，进一步表现父母在孩子成长中所扮演的角色。2022年开年最佳，《蜡笔小新》系列最佳，哭得稀里哗啦。
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