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.
作為是枝的電影應該是後段那檔。依然是細膩的，演員們也恰如其分，包括電影新秀的李知恩。宋康昊演這角色可說是信手捻來了吧。但整體有如一個童話繪本，用過度溫情的畫筆掩蓋了現實斑駁的底色...剛好最近美國墮胎權議題沸騰，這部片看著也是有點尷尬，我想，他大概是太理想主義了吧...謝謝你的出生，但沒有羽星幸運的那些被拋棄的孩子願意經歷這些嗎?
作为个人第一部是枝其实没有感觉很平庸，只是将一个灰色地带的温情童话原原本本展现在观众面前，适当而自然的煽情，就如涓涓细流一般 没有犀利的抨击也没有深刻的反思，提醒着我是枝补完计划是时候该提上日程了。宋影帝驾驭这样的角色简直轻轻松松正常发挥啊
全韩国阵容但依然日式，感觉是拍了一部韩国给的命题作文
旅行版《小偷家族》，虽然很爱是枝裕和，但实在是无法接受这个剧情走向，宋康昊几乎没啥存在感啊，居然能拿影帝？无法理解…
7/10.
而IU呢，粉丝就不要吹嘘初次入围就争影后什么的了，她在影片中的表现只能说：真是个难得的韩国非整容的漂亮女生。
《掮客》
还可以，但一想到这是是枝裕和，还找来了宋康昊裴斗娜姜栋元，就感觉很浪费了，大家都没什么发挥空间，比小偷家族各方面差的岂止是一星半点
当是枝裕和领着一帮韩国演员，影片完全没有他原来的气质了
对比看了「晨曦将至」，是枝裕和的这部作品太寡淡了。警察的故事线真可有可无。从头闷到尾。
自私永远不可能与善良画等号，充其量是个有体会还不一定能感同身受的约等于而已！
就这？这种阵容就这？
看前面的时候想到漫画星之子了，洗车那段就很是枝裕和啊。这么看还挺跟时事啊，不过一句谢谢你出生在这个世上也没办法抵御人世的苦难吧。既然没办法让孩子幸福为什么一定要让他出生呢？
20220710 五个陌生人的公路旅行，还是有点缓慢，水土不服，大饼脸只能算正常发挥，没什么不一样！
我看得蛮开心的。没有韩国人不要演日本故事的感觉。如果还是日本人演，这部完全是是枝裕和巅峰包裹滤镜的片子，怀疑我会骂很多。最韩国的应该是在妈妈桑家门口聚焦大声量的邻居大妈吧，日本邻居大妈不是这样。宋康昊踩缝纫机特别有意思。
爱是枝裕和，但这部和《真相》真的让人看得好累
是枝裕和导演这部片子真的很寡淡，可惜了那些演员。一招鲜吃不遍世界的。女警这条线为何如此鸡肋。小偷家族可以温情，但这部买卖孩子的温情就有点儿消化不良了，还是在韩国，社会议题太流于表面了，温情显得好假。两星半
水土不服的问题已经说烂了，但放到同是东亚文化语境下的韩国，比《真相》还是强一些的。
电影《掮客》一部日本导演执导的韩国电影。该片口碑崩盘，是因为韩国电影爱好者期待韩国式的黑色电影，在黑色电影中人生没有希望这一事实，如同韩国西餐都要附赠的辣白菜，赤裸裸的感官刺激。
虽然我们没有奖，但是在群像戏里也算出彩了。
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