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.
好可爱好可爱！！！真的非常治愈，“你走得越远，我就越骄傲”，电影演出了那个年代的青春与美好，情感细腻，有亲情，有友情，有热泪，还有勇敢的选择，看的很想要落泪。
虽然是皮克斯的动画，但整个氛围都是东亚的感觉，啊哈哈，看到她们追星那个小眼神了吗。我很喜欢这种具象化的过程，得知这是祖传的就可以想象得出ming的小熊猫一定很大，只是没想到这！么！大！
本片堪称一代和二代华裔移民家庭和解指南/谁又没从中看出一点自己童年的影子呢
华人祠堂倒是保护的不错
怎么说呢，和刻板印象无关，还是故事本身偏弱，以致于最后一句“中心思想”也比较生硬，但是这个变形但是可以让学生去和《变形记》来比较一下
笑不出，很多地方没共鸣，会觉得比起现实，也太像糖果了…感觉是一个温和化了100倍而且故意搞错重点的恐怖片。但即便如此，也不想太差评，比空白好。
她曾试着撕裂自己 j'ai tué ma mère - j'ai réveillé ma mère!（以及那啥 演唱会那段偶像做法的核级reprise我可能就倒回去看了一百遍左右吧 只要开口唱那舞就必须得配上 敬业男团101了 为什么finneas最后不当主唱而让给jordan？答：因为要飙高音）
it's all warm and fluffy until you realize there's almost nothing Disney cannot capitalize on, including generational trauma...
中国传统家庭中成长的矛盾和与父母的冲突为主题，内涵简单，但是故事精彩纷呈。红色小熊猫的形象更是可爱喜人，每一个动作都透露着青春期女孩的可爱，更何况歌舞俱佳，美术一流，《心灵奇旅》之后最好看的迪士尼动画（03/13 晚上看完，03/14 晚上又在朋友家二刷） @Disney+
影片的立意很不错啊，把女性成长与变成红熊猫进行并置，充满了想象力的比喻。画面呈现的效果也很不错，红熊猫看起来好可爱啊。结局设置的即符合当下美国主流社会舆论，又不至于让人非常尴尬。片中呈现的中国文化有点异化，不过也这正是华裔所接受的中国文化，合情合理，就像这边的中餐一样。
这个男孩太帅了！原来我喜欢的男人是这种款，高端鸭款。
导演前作的母题扩充，第三幕以母亲膨胀的控制欲作为大boss，再混搭青春期女孩熟悉的Y2K追星元素，饶有趣味，体现了百分百的作者性。然而整体太直白太想当然了，好像在对目标受众的小朋友群体用力喊话，不够张弛有度。推荐都看看幕后纪录片，全女性主创团队氛围相当快乐，很加分。（Disney+订阅真香）
皮克斯出品的话真的欠太多，不明白为啥这么高分。
这一次给鸡娃上头的我洗脑，怎样才是真正的爱，怎样才是真正的快乐。
青春叛逆的故事。小熊猫是蛮萌，可是少女们的春心实在是让人尬到脚趾扣出地板洞
成长的叛逆，终会和解的，华人形象难得的高光。
真的是可爱爆炸，谢谢Pixar. 超喜欢闺蜜们！但是说实话从包宝宝开始就不太喜欢导演的三观，不停强调华裔父母望子成龙的畸形三观是不是太陈腐了…看着有点儿不舒服。好像导演本人深受荼毒一有机会就大加控诉。
导演前作的母题扩充，第三幕以母亲膨胀的控制欲作为大boss，再混搭青春期女孩熟悉的Y2K追星元素，饶有趣味，体现了百分百的作者性。然而整体太直白太想当然了，好像在对目标受众的小朋友群体用力喊话，不够张弛有度。推荐都看看幕后纪录片，全女性主创团队氛围相当快乐，很加分。（Disney+订阅真香）
故事虽然没啥新意～剧情老套一点～但是还是可看的～红熊猫挺可爱的～
低于预期。但红熊猫实在是太可爱了！华裔家庭题材与女性觉醒与成长的内核，因为导演的声音过于强大反而显得浅显，无法触动内心。
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