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.
停不下的同人腐女心，电子宠物姊妹情深，巨大化怪兽熊猫大战，红月 boy band 道士驱鬼；虽然低幼了点点，但也许是迪士尼多年来最发扬中国元素的一部片子了，加一星感情分
经历过令人窒息的宗族式家教，都会感同身受！母亲意外撞破女儿的恋爱幻想对象，并前去质问，是在致敬《盛夏未来》啦，可惜那个店员小哥后来直接写丢了，倒是另一位看似蠢直男的同学是真姐妹。
好看呀，算是皮克斯中等马里最好的了，已经够到了上等马的门槛（主要争议还是在创意部分，对于许多老外来说应该是很棒的）…另外，这片子真是太懂戳大家的福瑞癖了～
3.中国符号，神话故事、熊猫、宗祠
无法共情的是人从来没有family issue吗？那我挺羡慕你们的
红熊猫太。可。爱。了。猜测制作上为了受众不得不加入了一些stereotype，故事也很简单，但人物形象和美术（比如开头的几幅画）就完虐一堆假中华风了。2002年也正好是导演的13岁吧，满满都是同世代的共同记忆。红熊猫具体所指何意不重要，都是与自己的和解，是得到家人「你可以越走越远」的认同，能在一部作品中尽情表达自己的青春和所有热爱过的事物，真好。（最后快速吐槽一下 小熊猫毛毛的质感是直接照着毛绒玩具成品来做的吗，真毛看着不是那样的吧！）
我们上海女人真的又可爱又变态，其他都是骗鬼的呀。
上一次看到这么喜欢的国产电影是什么时候呢 倪虹洁走进ktv时低了低头 又撑起笑容；马伊琍在天台说 再年轻一些的时候我也吃这套；小玛雅说“我背叛了” 老白赶紧说“我乱说的 你们什么事都没有”；老乌的爱情神话 看哭了 葬礼那段很喜欢 来和去都本应是如此自然的事
非常好看，上海的那个小资味儿拍得惟妙惟肖。修鞋的大爷坐在摊位后的小凳上一边磨咖啡豆一边教白老师：every woman needs a pair of Jimmy choo in her lifetime，太洋气了。另外，里面有一句台词是：不像有的电影，明明是翻拍的，宣传的时候又不提。哈哈哈哈，你就指名道姓得骂吧！
everybody has their inner fear or problems. perhaps a better way to deal with them is to accept them, make room for them, translate them, and live with them. life isn't perfect, so is every one of us. to be a perfect self is illusory and will only drive us to the abyss we set. accept who we are, good or bad, with no judgment. love and peace can be found in the present and the present is the best moment.
是隔离，还是共存？经过痛苦的挣扎，她选择了共存。从这一刻起，美美再也不是那个只知道听话、战战兢兢匍匐在大人偏执愿望阴影下的巨婴了。她终于做回了完整的自己，虽不完美，但自由而强大。别害怕让别人强大，更别害怕让自己强大。解封别人，也是解封自己。
无限放大的的夸张与萌，少女心爆棚的爆笑电影。国外华裔。中国风建筑音乐美食。两代人的母女情。02年Teen Pop。
我说我怎么这么喜欢男团那首歌，原来是碧梨兄妹写的，体育馆那段流行乐+诵经绝了。中国风元素演绎的很棒！
红熊猫不是功夫熊猫，不是绿巨人，也不是狼人，或者全都是。它不是某种超级英雄式的能力，不会引起当局的密切注意，它更像是一个可爱的毛绒外套，鲜会展现出真正的攻击性。女孩亦无拯救世界的愿望或契机，只想追求初中生的“庸俗”，她的烦恼是不能做自己，所谓的反派在家庭内部。在竹林幻境中守候的是观音，是《无极》的满神，是《尚气》的文武，是某种东方主义的代言人。而母女对决无疑是东亚性的对决，弑母是反抗压抑的终极表现，但是树立起一堆夸张的刻板印象再去打破它，终究让超奥特七姐妹的和解不见得那么有力。
【超喜欢小熊猫啊！和我一个学生很像。喜欢的看看职场小烈】这个短评是我在20年上映前写的，当时算热评吧。女人的青春期不能说算是很懂，但是作为少年教育材料是非常不错的。
母系氏族，全员红发，全员可变身红熊猫！
还是那句话，看书要看古书，现代畅销书就是渣渣。看片屏蔽好莱坞，拒绝评分诱惑，吃菜要避免连锁店。总之，直觉还是更管用，拒绝一切宣传与评分，垃圾才需要宣传，精品都需要淘。
导演水平比《夏日友晴天》还要弱一截，问题倒是如出一辙：情感到位却又维持绝对保守，触碰议题但又总不够勇敢，结尾高潮华丽却毫无必要，设定立足于隐喻而故事却本就无需隐喻。并入迪士尼后的皮克斯，依旧在创造新世界，却很少再创造新规则，更多的只是在把幻想向我们早已熟悉的社会和类型片原型上靠而已。
小熊猫太茸茸了！三星半，不论是不是东亚父母，是个人不会反省都不会有改变。能改变就改变，改不了就逃离吧。
神赋予祖先新怡变红熊猫击溃敌人的神力成了世代麻烦，需进行红月驱逐仪式。对超市男幻想被妈揭，羞愧早变红熊猫，妈以为初潮跟踪掏出卫生巾社死。想到好友而冷静切换自如成筹4Town演唱会票的筹码，她也获得了前所未有的欢迎和快乐，日期撞生日派对攻击人。爱女心切的妈因女儿留下红熊猫而发飙成巨熊（自责和过于苛求完美的积压情绪。外婆不让她和爸在一起，她伤害过外婆。），姨子变熊协力挽救残局。沉默而关键的爸。
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