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.
很棒的动画片，精彩有趣，寓意深刻——“那些书上写的都是谎言！”
蓝色狗鱼也太搞笑了吧。网飞的动画片。人类世代与海兽为敌，海兽猎人以猎杀海兽为生。国王打算让海兽猎人和自己的海军比拼一番，赢家可以继续得到资金支助。本以为是竞赛猎兽的故事，结果反套路了。海兽猎人中的下任船长与古灵精怪的小姑娘误入海兽领地，发现海兽并没有传说中那么恐怖。几百年来的海兽伤人事件，似乎都是皇室自导自演。于是，一直以猎兽为生的候补船长与小姑娘一起，展开了营救海兽的行动。还不错的动画片，蓝色狗鱼很狗，红色海兽很丑。
第一个想吐槽的是在大航海时代有个黑人女大副……当然了，你可以说这是架空，不过真的也就是这个政治正确时代才会有这样的产物。开头本来可以更刺激惊险，但莫名其妙搞笑，然后就在节奏里很突兀。本可以更成人化的海兽，结果为了低幼妥协了，挺可惜的。整个故事更像是关于揭示谎言的故事，而不是关于狩猎。中间一段人兽和谐相处其实还挺有意思的，但是最后说真的太童话，成年人的我是没有代入感的。揭示谎言到战胜谎言，只可能是一方彻底打趴下另一方，没有妥协一词，现实其实很残酷的。
海上版《驯龙高手》，一开始看着人类穷追不舍地追杀Red就觉得很莫名其妙：人家在自己的地盘（海洋）生活，人类自己跑去人家家里攻击人家，事后还把锅全扣人家头上，真是服了。结果看到后面…发现果然就是这样。
年轻时只能去没有窗户的钟点房，成为大人后，找个女优都可以开一间视野开阔正对东京塔的高级房了。
其实电影说不同的地方还是挺多的 比如强加主角光环就可以概括一切了。虽然我并不认为最后仅凭一个小姑娘的演讲就能平息大战摧毁人们对王室的信任，但是要是非要解释分析也能说的通。
年轻时只能去没有窗户的钟点房，成为大人后，找个女优都可以开一间视野开阔正对东京塔的高级房了。
无论剧情特效还是音乐都和驯龙高手没法比 最后圣母是最大赢家？笑话
异形抱脸虫变成了小黄黄入侵，大鲇鱼对决大螃蟹，历史只是统治阶级的虚构；场面设计还行，故事白左得比较一般，Greta Thunberg 式小女主人设也缺了些亮点
野心太大结果一部电影完全没收住剧情给人感觉结局非常仓促，老头的恩怨皇室的预谋怪兽岛的细节都可以展开详细讲讲，有点可惜
感觉还是差了点，说不出来差在哪里，前面太啰嗦，后面太着急
其实电影说不同的地方还是挺多的 比如强加主角光环就可以概括一切了。虽然我并不认为最后仅凭一个小姑娘的演讲就能平息大战摧毁人们对王室的信任，但是要是非要解释分析也能说的通。
制作自然华丽，但剧本那叫一个烂，简直是蛆流成河，各种不合理，各种编不下去按套路瞎编，看到开头就猜出结尾，大概又是哪个富二代为了个人梦想出来坑害人类社会的作品吧！
这样的动画才像样嘛。1080P 22/07/09
想要一个小蓝！头灯太棒了。以前只要忍受个人英雄主义，现在还要加上忍受zz正确，真的是有一点扫兴。
过去的历史是独裁者编织的谎言。
浓浓的迪士尼画风，却是网飞的片子，故事主题也是老生常谈的人和自然如何和谐相处，全片看完，总觉得方方面面都缺少点新鲜的东西。
圣母，政治正确✅，环保，现在没这些元素美国片拍不下去了，看到40min看不下去了。
巨兽+反抗父权制和君主制+反战争，画面美丽绝伦，巨兽爱好者得到极大满足T-T。小红背上中了那么多的矛，却还出面救了男女主两次，我真是替她感到委屈，多么单纯的兽兽！
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