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.
蜡笔小新的剧场版我每部都看过，基本没有难看的，从小学就看蜡笔小新，记得小学门口的蜡笔小新漫画5元一本，我每天的早点钱是一元，零花钱一元，不知不觉几年时间攒了一柜子蜡笔小新的漫画书，很庆幸我的童年是蜡笔小新
可能是年龄逐渐增大，其余的热血与感动都觉得太过天真与稚嫩。
海报设计得挺好看，没想到真的会有泪点和教育意义，用照相机照人把人变成平面的这个设定蛮新颖，娜娜子太感人了。
前面那头猪是在太讨人厌了，后面即使给它洗白也接受不了
其实生活很多的灵感源泉都是随手一画想出来的，蜡笔小新的布里夫、肥嘟嘟左卫门，甚至是娜娜子姐姐，都是他随手创造出来的，但是却有血有肉，有着真情实感。
无论生活是多么的残酷，内心也要留一块地方给最初的童心。
我喜欢蜡笔小新，因为那种单纯治愈能让人热泪盈眶的故事情节，只有在蜡笔小新里才会有！小时候看蜡笔小新，就是觉得好笑，可爱，恶趣……长大以后再看，笑着笑着就哭了，每次看蜡笔小新都能让我有一种拥抱生活，拥抱希望的冲动，不管明天怎么样，今天一定要快乐！这一部剧，现在是我心中的天花板！
每次看剧场版都最喜欢看橡皮泥动画啦～ 这次的人物都特别丰满！真的太好看啦！不打字了，先擦擦眼泪……
除夕夜看完的，是怎么做到如此深情浪漫 又怀抱幻想与童趣，不舍天真，是真的不舍天真。
看哭了555近几年最好看的一部，大人们责怪小孩的自私惯性，三个纸片角色的牺牲都很真挚感人，假娜娜子为了救小新而融化，小内裤拉扯身体的告别，肥嘟嘟左卫门再次登场，结局又是集体式的热血，每一年的小新都好好喔。
四位勇士是蜡笔小新！隔夜内裤！娜娜子姐姐！肥嘟嘟左卫门！又是一部充满了感动，充满了创意的剧场版！勇士的牺牲，佑真的呐喊，小朋友的回头，随心涂鸦的快乐融合在一起带给我幸福的100分钟。
不难看但意义不明
音乐和画面都属上乘。但今天就是想给分严格一点。
内裤君牺牲自己弥补缺失的线笑死我了
设定和细节太打动人。首先背景是对小朋友涂鸦的创意和自由的肯定。
快乐，勇敢，友情，蜡笔小新总能把这些普世价值观用最有想象力，最精彩的手法表现来
谁能想到一条隔夜内裤又这样的觉悟？动手吧~动手吧
个人觉得一般，笑点在肥嘟嘟左卫门，其他都是常见套路
好喜欢久野遥子参与的设计，但是故事太不行……
天呐，太棒了吧，呜呜！设计都太有想象力了，还有久野遥子的原画加成。虽然那个汤姓男子没有在这里，但他影响着每个人！人物变成涂鸦让我想到了三角力量，太棒了，感动。
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