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.
女主称托得更好一些，有坚强，也有弱的部分。
2月25号终于看了一直想看的这部电影，既有笑点，又有泪点，实力派演员的表演朴素又不简单的镜头刻画出真实的生活，蓝鸿春导演不愧是潮汕电影崛起的领军人！
另，几首潮汕方言的歌，还都挺好听的。
太真实了，就喜欢这种环境真实，演员接地气，听不懂潮汕话也能感同身受。
带着离过婚的女朋友回家见家长的故事
7.8 作为潮汕方言的电影 完成度超出预期…描绘了潮汕地区的文化风俗…潮汕地区 确实存在着各种因为外省 八字不合被迫分手的现象，但也在接受着一些新的观念 希望能打破一些人对潮汕地区的偏见吧…ps.女主角很耐看…
由bgm➕楼梯。跳舞戏份。王家卫。
难以融入，不过愿意了解。
好好讲个小故事似乎很难
妈妈这个角色过于真实，克制的一切尽在不言中，包括看女儿离去的凝视都很感人。奶奶也太有意思了吧，为了抱曾孙手把手教学。爸爸:外省有什么关系嘛，漂亮就行！
母亲是最佳女主角。手机镜头里的母亲，你在想什么啊，笑。
后半段出乎意料地放在了妈妈的视角，处理得很好，不徐不漫，细腻温柔，表演也是“土”得恰到好处
除此之外，还具有几分纪录片的真实鲜活和漫不经心。
潮汕话作为闽南话下的支系方言，总给我一种「熟悉的陌生人」之感。因此，哪怕是当风情片，这部片里对潮汕地区风土人文的刻画也值得一看。
电影两星，一星致不断探索进步的主创团队。哪个潮汕人不希望出现像《爱情神话》《火锅英雄》一样的方言电影呢？潮汕文化在当下大众舆论处于一个有相对狭窄偏见的状态，“牛肉火锅”“重男轻女”“婚姻排外”等等，主创团队有心呈现并击破这些，于是选了一个高烈度的题材，这特别值得夸赞，但无奈剧本单薄、表达浮于表面、部分镜头更是让人大跌眼镜，最让人难以接受的是，“相亲胖妹”和“小舅的黑人女友”角色标签，除了满足主创的恶趣味，只会强化偏见。往小了说，潮汕电影可以反映现实问题和个体在代际之间的抉择，往大了说，我觉得潮汕电影，应该承担起呈现和引导建立新传统的责任。
好片，朴实的现代生活，很温馨很自然也好不美饰矛盾的存在，结局还是理想化了
真的是好电影。后一半哭了很多纸巾我怎么回事。演员真的太到位了，尤其是我好爱妈妈啊。
快结尾闪回的片段也有新添加的视角 其实觉得留点遗憾也没有什么不好 最后机场送别最后做朋友挺好的 男主妈妈突然想通这点来的有点生硬 不过现在人可能都喜欢BE结局 也是的 生活中已经有那么多遗憾了 时不时地寄情于电影吧
也真实的体现出了妈妈的不容易，最后在机场说普通话哪里，我没忍住。
潮汕话作为闽南话下的支系方言，总给我一种「熟悉的陌生人」之感。因此，哪怕是当风情片，这部片里对潮汕地区风土人文的刻画也值得一看。
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